Tackling the Root Cause of Outages
Discover what’s driving system outages at utilities across the U.S. and where your utility’s reliability indices compare to public power benchmarks as reported in the PowerTRX Reliability platform (formerly eReliability Tracker). Dive into where the data shows mitigation strategies are working, from vegetation management to contact with wildlife, and what other practices can help your utility understand and improve its reliability track record.
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Managing Growing Pains: Balancing Growth and Risk
Community growth brings economic opportunities but also new risks for utilities. Explore how T&D planners can manage line extension policies, capacity constraints, power supply costs, and rate design to ensure growth benefits both the utility and its customers. Review how growth has affected utility capacity and reliability in different regions and how public power is leveraging distributed generation to manage some growth.
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EV Infrastructure: Utility and Commercial Perspectives
As the landscape for EV charging infrastructure continues to evolve, utilities and commercial customers have changing considerations for load, cost, and other grid impacts. Follow the latest trends in Level 3 DC fast chargers, including how this infrastructure is affecting load growth and electric rates. Review strategies for right-sizing transformers with EV load and considerations for optimizing EV infrastructure builds, whether utility-owned or commercial installations.
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EPA’s Regulatory Agenda and Public Power
Join us for a run-down of the latest regulatory agenda at the Environmental Protection Agency, including recent developments affecting public power environmental programs and operations, from power plant air emission requirements to wastewater discharges, permitting, and solid waste disposal.
Networking Break with Sponsors
Opening General Session
Welcome to Huntsville
Honoring Our Colleagues: Safety Awards of Excellence
Keynote: A Passion for Space and the Importance of Using the Right Tool
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Photo Opportunity
RP3 designees and Safety Award honorees can get their photos taken.
Networking Breakfast with Sponsors
Visit with peers and chat with conference sponsors at this informal breakfast.
Welcome Reception
Kick off the conference with this opportunity to network and build lasting relationships in this relaxed setting. Enjoy music, food, and drinks while connecting with friends and colleagues.