Fathalla Eldali is a senior distribution optimization engineer with Integrated Grid with the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s Business & Technology Strategies unit. He leads efforts related to distributed energy resources in the planning and operation in both transmission and distribution (T&D). His background is in power systems engineering, renewable energy integration, and power systems planning and operation. He is NRECA’s representative on the system planning subcommittee of the NRECA’s T&D Engineering Committee (TDEC). Fathalla received his master’s and PhD degrees from Colorado State University. He has conducted research on power systems, power electronic converters, and rotating machines design and drives.