Energy Forecasting Activities at IEEE T&D2014

Energy forecasting plays a vital role in the planning and operation practices of the modern utilities. The IEEE Working Group on Energy Forecasting organized two panel sessions at the 2014 IEEE T&D Conference & Exposition, Chicago, IL, April 14-17, 2014. These two panel sessions bring together marketer operators and participants in North America to discuss today’s practices and challenges of integrating energy forecasts into energy market planning and operations. Both panel are scheduled on April 15th, 2014 in Room W185A. The early registration deadline is March 14th, 2014. The panel information is listed below: 

Panel Session: "Integrating Energy Forecasts into Utility Planning and Operations: Perspectives from Market Operators"
Tuesday, 15 April 2014 10:00 AM-12:00 PM 
ROOM: W185A 
Chairs: Tao Hong and Hamidreza Zareipour
1.    "Integrating Energy Forecasts into Utility Planning and Operations: Perspectives from Market Operators" -- Hamidreza Zareipour, University of Calgary, Canada
2.    "Renewable Integration in the Operations of the California Energy Market" -- Guillermo Bautista Alderete, CAISO, USA
3.    "Load and Renewable Forecast in Grid Operations and Planning: ERCOT Experiences" -- Sandip Sharma and Pengwei Du, ERCOT, USA
4.    "Wind Forecast Integration at MISO” -- Kristian Ruud, MISO, USA
5.    "Integrating Forecasts into Alberta’s Market" -- John Esaiw, AESO, Canada 

Panel Session: "Integrating Energy Forecasts into Utility Planning and Operations: Perspectives from Market Participants"
Tuesday, 15 April 2014 1:00 PM-3:00 PM 
ROOM: W185A 
Chairs: Tao Hong and Hamidreza Zareipour

1.    "Integrating Energy Forecasts into Utility Planning and Operations: Perspectives from Market Participants" -- Tao Hong, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA
2.    "Optimal Utility Operations Planning and the Vital Role of Short-Term Forecasting" -- Arnie de Castro, SAS, USA
3.    "Preparing for the Distribution Planners’ Increasingly Complex Job: A Pacific Gas and Electric LoadSEER Case Study" -- Scott Smith, Integral Analytics, USA
4.    "Joining the Energy Market: Experiences from AECC" -- Crystal Glidewell, Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation, USA
5.    "Meeting the Needs of Power Supply: NCEMC Experiences" -- Jason Wilson, North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation, USA