Changing Resource Mix Challenges Webinar with Rich Bauer

About This Event

The evolution to carbon free resources is changing the planning and operation of the electrical grid in significant ways. The methodology used for decades to plan resources does not work anymore. Resource Adequacy planning must be looked at through a different lens in today’s environment. Additionally, inertia has been a great benefit in a synchronous dominated grid. Inverter-based Resources do not inherently have inertia. How do we overcome this lack of inertia in a system that has relied on it? These are the items that we will discuss in this webinar.

This is a free webinar - registration required. Webinar begins at Noon Pacific Time.

About the Speaker

Rich Bauer is the Associate Director of Reliability Risk Management – Event Analysis for the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC). Joining NERC in January 2013, Rich promotes the understanding and learning from events and occurrences that are experienced on the Bulk Electric System. The Reliability Risk Management group performs forensic analysis of major system disturbances as well as cause analysis of events through the NERC Event Analysis Process. Rich participates on the NERC System Protection and Control Subcommittee and the NERC Event Analysis Subcommittee as well as numerous working groups and task forces.

Rich’s career in the electric utility industry spans more than 35 years. After a long career with an investor owned utility in the northwest, he joined NERC 7 years ago. His utility career has included experience in System Protection and Communications, Hydro Production, Substation Apparatus, Transmission Operations and Transmission Planning. Rich has taught System Protection classes at Washington State University’s Hands on Relay School and has lectured widely on system events.