Some 2014 IEEE PES Transmission & Distribution Conference attendees will participate in technical tours of various industrial facilities
Some 2014 IEEE PES Transmission & Distribution Conference attendees will participate in technical tours of various industrial facilities. Technical tours have been offered at most IEEE PES T&D Conferences, as the host utility makes arrangements with local facilities for in-depth excursions.
On Wednesday, April 16, a group will depart McCormick Place for the The Galvin Center, which partnered with the U.S. Department of Energy to build the first-ever Perfect Power microgrid – an electric system that will not fail – at IIT’s main campus in Chicago. Beginning in 2008, this $13 million partnership has developed the first functional smart microgrid in the country. This flagship system will confront and model — for other campus environments, municipalities, community developments, and more — a solution to the nation’s energy crisis. The revolutionary smart microgrid is designed to eliminate blackouts, cut its peak load by 20 percent and integrate more distributed renewable energy resources.