Electricity System Operability and Reliability Under Increasing Complexity: Proceedings of a Workshop (2025)
Chapter: Front Matter
Electricity System
Operability and
Reliability Under
Increasing Complexity
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Anne Frances Johnson and
Brent Heard, Rapporteurs
Board on Energy and
Environmental Systems
Division on Engineering and
Physical Sciences
Proceedings of a Workshop
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PLANNING COMMITTEE ON MAINTAINING AND ENHANCING ELECTRICITY SYSTEM OPERABILITY AND RELIABILITY UNDER INCREASING COMPLEXITY: A WORKSHOP
ANURADHA M. ANNASWAMY (Chair), Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MURALI MOHAN BAGGU, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
SHAY MATTHEW BANTON, Interstate Renewable Energy Council
JANET GAIL BESSER, New England Electricity Restructuring Roundtable
JEFFERY DAGLE, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Advanced Grid Institute
DEBRA LEW, Energy Systems Integration Group
Study Staff
BRENT HEARD, Senior Program Officer
REBECCA DEBOER, Research Associate
KAIA RUSSELL, Senior Program Assistant
K. JOHN HOLMES, Senior Board Director/Scholar
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We thank the following individuals for their review of this proceedings:
MICHAEL CRAIG, University of Michigan
CARLOS SALINAS, Healing Bridges
ELIZABETH STEIN, Institute for Policy Integrity at New York University School of Law
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Contents
2 WHAT KEEPS GRID OPERATORS UP AT NIGHT?
3 COMPENSATING DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES: MARKETS, EQUITY, AND CONSUMER ADOPTION LENSES
4 BREAKOUT DISCUSSIONS: PLANNING FOR FUTURE CHALLENGES
Future Grid as an Ecosystem: Challenges and Opportunities
Just, Equitable, and Inclusive Planning Practices for the Future Electricity System
Cyber and Physical Security Needs for an Increasingly Distributed Electricity System
Managing Load Growth on an Increasingly Complex Electricity System
5 REGULATING A COMPLEX ELECTRICITY SYSTEM WITH INCREASING DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES
6 BREAKOUT DISCUSSIONS: OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE FUTURE GRID
The Role of Virtual Power Plants
Grid Planning Needs and Technical Architectures
Opportunities for Municipal Utilities and Energy Cooperatives
Building a More Resilient Electricity System That Serves Communities Equitably
B Biographical Information for Workshop Planning Committee Members
