The Future of Substation Design: Faster, Smarter, and Standardized
Outdated substation design methods can’t keep up with modern grid demands. Learn how AI and automation are transforming design workflows to be faster, smarter, and ready for the future.
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
11:00 AM ET / 10:00 AM CT / 8:00 AM PT / 3:00 PM GMT
With AI tools, utilities can codify standards upfront, streamlining inputs that were once buried in spreadsheets or silos. They can help the design process become transparent and collaborative, linking engineers, EPCs, and OEMs through a unified digital platform. And the outputs? No longer static PDFs, but data-rich, reusable assets that power BIM, asset lifecycle management, and future upgrades.
Attendees will see how automation not only accelerates early- stage planning but also reduces rework, improves compliance, and unlocks engineering capacity to build the grid of the future.
Key Takeaways:
Accelerate substation design using automation and AI-driven tools
Structure inputs early with embedded standards and templates
Generate integrated, data-rich outputs ready for down stream processes and reuse
Future-proof infrastructure delivery with scalable digital workflows
Speaker
Lorenzo Slay Director of Energy Transcend
Lorenzo Slay III is a seasoned energy technology leader and the Director of Energy at Transcend, where he spearheads the integration of AI-driven design automation into the power and utilities sector. With a robust background in industrial engineering and a deep commitment to accelerating the energy transition, Lorenzo focuses on streamlining substation design and addressing critical infrastructure challenges, such as the global interconnection queue backlog. His insights have been featured in industry publications, and he actively contributes to discussions on modernizing grid infrastructure to meet evolving energy demands.
Adam Tank Co-Founder and Chief Communications Officer Transcend
Adam Tank is the Co-Founder and Chief Communications Officer of Transcend, a generative design platform transforming the way asset owners, equipment suppliers and engineering firms assess and design critical water and wastewater infrastructure. Most recently he served as the North America Smarts Cities Director for Suez. He previously led, and sold, a robotics spin-out of the General Electric corporation which focused on cutting-edge potable water pipe rehabilitation techniques. Prior to that he served as GE Water’s Digital Water Leader, managing venture investments and creating software solutions for water distribution challenges.
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