ESIG (Energy Systems Integration Group)

🐣 Early Bird Registration is OPEN for the 2025 Forecasting & Markets Workshop! 🐣 Join us from June 24-27 in Nashville, Tennessee for the 2025 Forecasting and Markets Workshop. Our speakers will discuss the most important industry issues and opportunities - see below for a sampling of the topics. Additional content will include a tutorial on the morning of June 24 (more information coming soon) and a members-only Large Loads Workshop from Thursday (June 26) afternoon through Friday (June 27) morning. Learn more and register 👉 https://lnkd.in/e_Sii-QY

We hosted a group of early career professionals and students during the Spring Technical Workshop for a special happy hour with a challenge - build the tallest card tower! We saw some serious creativity and innovative thinking by everyone who participated, including serving tray wind shields (pictured here). The activity was a great way to break the ice and connect with other professionals in a fun and engaging way. ESIG is a great place for early career professionals to network and learn about the latest industry trends and issues. And, Students can join ESIG for free!   Learn more about ESIG member benefits 👉 https://lnkd.in/dj6Z4r3

‼️ WEBINAR TODAY ‼️ "Grid Stability Services – A Demonstration to Quantify How Much is Needed, How Much is Provided, and How it will Change" Featuring Matthew Richwine, Founding Partner, Telos Energy; Nicholas Miller, Principal, HickoryLedge LLC; and Deepak Ramasubramanian, Principal Technical Leader, EPRI 📆 TODAY, April 8 ⏰ 4:00 PM Eastern US Time Learn more and register 👉 https://lnkd.in/eFydMDfr

🏅 ROSS NEWLIN ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNER ANNOUNCED 🏅   Congratulations to Eric Robinson, CMRP, the 2025 recipient of the Ross Newlin Achievement Award!   This award is presented annually to a deserving member of ESIG’s O&M Users Group for their contributions in leading advancement efforts of the technical and operations sectors of the renewable energy industry.   The Ross Newlin Annual Achievement Award was created in 2012 when the board of directors named its Operations and Maintenance Annual Achievement Award after wind industry veteran, Ross Newlin.   Newlin was a a long-time employee of enXco Service Corporation, now EDF Renewable Services. He helped develop and lead the Operations and Maintenance Users Group and exemplified a vision for what the energy system could be with a commitment to supporting the sharing of knowledge and providing inclusive leadership.   Congratulations, Eric! Thank you for your continued leadership and support of the O&M Users Group. Pictured L-R: Matt Allsup, O&M Users Group Co-Chair; Jon Pohlman, O&M Users Group Co-Chair; Brooke Brown O&M Users Group Director; Eric Robinson, CMRP; Bjorn Hedges, P.E., O&M Users Group Chair Emeritus; Ninochska Maldonado, O&M Users Group Chair; Debra Lew, ESIG Executive Director

💡 NEW BLOG POST 💡 "Engaging with Large Loads" Contributed by Patrick Gravois, Lead Operations Engineer - Grid Analysis, Operations Planning, ERCOT Read more 👉 https://lnkd.in/eD9yzc9B

ESIG with support from Elevate Energy Consulting, and in collaboration with Berkeley Lab and EPRI, is supporting the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) initiative to facilitate the Forum for the Implementation of Reliability Standards for Transmission (FIRST) as part of the DOE’s Interconnection Innovation e-Xchange (i2X).   Join us Tuesday, April 29 for our next meeting to discuss reactive power and voltage control requirements, particularly Clause 5 of IEEE 2800-2022, focusing on specific topics such as “Vars at night,” reactive at sunrise as well as a developer's perspective on Reactive Power-Voltage Control Requirements.   Register for the April 29 meeting here 👉 https://lnkd.in/ebETTSc3   🖥️ Visit the ESIG i2X FIRST webpage for meeting materials, recordings, future meeting details and agendas 👉 https://lnkd.in/ejUS8sZx   FIRST convenes North American independent system operators, regional transmission operators, utility staff, generator developers and owners/operators, consultants and original equipment manufacturers interested in advancing the implementation of updated interconnection clean energy standards.   The Forum is a series of monthly, interactive, virtual meetings comprised of expert presentations and industry discussions. Each meeting, focused on a specific technical aspect of the standards, addresses the rationale behind the requirements, technology readiness, best practices for conformity assessment and monitoring, and technical challenges and implementation gaps.

Our 2025 Spring O&M Users Group Meeting is off to a great start in beautiful Denver, Colorado! We kicked the meeting off this morning with our first ever plenary session on ☀️ Solar ☀️ and Battery Energy Storage Systems. Thanks to our plenary speakers David Smolinski, Frances Willberg Plourde, Anne M. and Monique Mennis, and our moderator Matthew Malkin for sharing their expertise. ESIG's O&M Users Group represents a large and vibrant community of owners and operators of wind and solar power plants and is the only truly independent forum for the sharing of operational and maintenance issues. The roundtable format of our O&M Users Group Meetings provides the opportunity for frank and open discussion among users who share their information, knowledge and experience. Participation in the roundtables is limited to employees of ESIG member organizations that own, operate, or maintain wind generation or solar equipment. Learn more about our O&M Users Group 👉 https://lnkd.in/ehDie5dJ

🚨 UPCOMING WEBINAR 🚨 "Grid Stability Services – A Demonstration to Quantify How Much is Needed, How Much is Provided, and How it will Change" Featuring Matthew Richwine, Founding Partner, Telos Energy; Nicholas Miller, Principal, HickoryLedge LLC; and Deepak Ramasubramanian, Senior Technical Leader, EPRI 📆 Tuesday, April 8 ⏰ 4:00 PM Eastern US Time Learn More and Register 👉 https://lnkd.in/eFydMDfr

We took advantage of the beautiful Austin, TX, weather last week during our Spring Technical Workshop to encourage attendees to get moving and explore the city! Groups of attendees hiked to the Boardwalk at Lady Bird Lake, went on a kayaking adventure, and toured Austin’s Central Public Library. Our attendees are focused on solving massive challenges – transforming electricity grids at scale and integrating multiple energy systems to ensure reliability and affordability. We recognize the need to occasionally make space to decompress and have some fun! If you missed the Spring Technical Workshop in Austin, we hope you’ll make plans to join us for more education, networking and fun at our Forecasting & Markets Workshop in Nashville from June 24-26. 

🗻 We're looking forward to the O&M Users Group Spring Meeting next week in Denver, Colorado! 🗻 The meeting will feature our very first plenary session on ☀️SOLAR☀️ where we will discuss panels, trackers and inverters, including plant-level performance and battery storage. Anne M. | Monique Mennis | David Smolinski | Frances Willberg Plourde The meeting will also include a pre-meeting workshop for those interested in supporting ESIG's Operating Practices Guidebook and manufacturer-specific roundtables. The roundtables provide the opportunity for frank and open discussion among users who share their information, knowledge and experience. As a reminder, participation in the roundtables is limited to employees of ESIG member organizations that own, operate, or maintain wind generation or solar equipment. There's still time to register! Learn more 👉 https://lnkd.in/ei__CBj4