3rd In-Person Workshop: Foundation Models for the Electric Grid

Session

Grid Use Cases and Needs

Feb 11, 2025, 9:30 AM

Room 1416 (TCS Conference Center)

Conveners

Grid Use Cases and Needs: Presentations

• Venkat Banunarayanan (National Rural Electric Cooperative Association)

Grid Use Cases and Needs: Panel Discussion

• Venkat Banunarayanan (National Rural Electric Cooperative Association)

6. Adoption of AI for power systems at Hydro-Québec

Sylvain Nadeau (Hydro-Quebec)

2/11/25, 9:30 AM

Under the pressure of the energy transition and the digital transformation, there has been an intensification of global research efforts on AI for power systems in recent years. This led to the creation of a new practice and solutions applicable to a wide set of problems for the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity to customers. This presentation will give an overview of...

7. Digital Twins Enabling the Transition into the Grid of Tomorrow

Abder Elandaloussi (Southern California Edison)

2/11/25, 9:50 AM

The grid of today is one that is complex, unpredictable, and dynamic. These traits will be exponentially exacerbated, and new challenges will arise for the grid of tomorrow. The processes and technologies internal to electric utilities must adapt and evolve to prepare for these challenges and even enable utilities to improve their KPIs compared to today. This presentation will highlight...

8. Leveraging Digital Twins for Managing Grid Complexity

Clifton Black (Southern Company)

2/11/25, 10:10 AM

As the electric grid evolves, managing its complexity becomes increasingly challenging. Digital twins offer a powerful solution by providing a virtual, real-time model of the grid, enabling the simulation, monitoring, and optimization of the system. This presentation will explore the transformative value of digital twins in today's dynamic grid environment, with a particular focus on...

9. Grid AI in Practice: Balancing the Roles of General and Narrow Models for Grid

Norayr Matevosyan (ComEd)

2/11/25, 10:30 AM

We will share our journey and evolution of constructing pragmatic Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) models for ComEd’s grid. The focus will be on how this process necessitated the establishment of both general and narrow AI foundational models. We learned the most effective approach is to concentrate on impactful problems which then guides the selection and development of...

26. From research to utility operations – Realizing value in the Era of Foundation Models and Generative AI

Bryan Sacks (IBM)

2/11/25, 10:50 AM

AI has been successfully used within the energy industry for decades however for most utilities, scaling beyond a limited number of use cases remains elusive. Foundation models and Generative AI holds the potential to break through many of the challenges holding us back but also introduces new challenges that must be considered. As we advance research with initiatives like GridFM, and move...

27. The Grid Is Not An Island

Sriharsha Veeramachaneni (NextEra Analytics)

2/11/25, 11:10 AM

NextEra Analytics (NEA) serves the R&D function for NextEra Energy which build and operates renewable energy plants across US and Canada. The design of the solutions for our customers requires NEA to simulate processes and optimize decisions across the various interacting systems of the electrical grid, electricity and gas markets, regulatory and government, customer clean energy goals and...