The Integrated Grid

Mark Ahlstrom

CEO

WindLogics Inc.
St. Paul, MN

Bernard F. Neenan

Technical Executive

Energy Efficiency

Electric Power Research Institute
Charlotte, NC

Jens Boemer

Principal Technical Leader

Grid Operations and Planning

Electric Power Research Institute
Palo Alto, CA

Jeffrey Roark

Technical Leader, Principal

Smart Grid Demonstrations

Electric Power Research Institute
Alpharetta, GA

Daniel Brooks

Senior Program Manager

Grid Operations and Planning

Electric Power Research Institute
Knoxville, TN

Michael Ropp

President and Principal Engineer

Northern Plains Power Technologies
Brookings, South Dakota

Valentina Cecchi

Assistant Professor

Electrical Engineering

UNC Charlotte
Charlotte, NC

Charles Smith

Executive Director

Utility Variable-Generation Integration Group
Reston, VA

Paul De Martini

Managing Director

Newport Consulting Group
San Francisco, CA

John Sterling

Director of Utility Programs & Planning

Solar Electric Power Association
Washington, DC

Nadav Enbar

Senior Project Manager

Integration of Distributed Renewables

Electric Power Research Institute
Boulder, CO

Ben York

Senior Project Engineer

Integration of Distributed Energy Resources

Electric Power Research Institute
Knoxville, TN

Erin Erben

Power and Strategic Planning Manager

Eugene Water & Electric Board
Eugene, OR

Erich W. Gunther

Chairman, CTO and Co-Founder

EnerNex
Knoxville, TN

Julia Hamm

President & CEO

Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA)
Washington, DC

Haresh Kamath

Program Manager

Energy Storage

Electric Power Research Institute
Palo Alto, CA

Thomas S. Key

Senior Technical Executive

Integration of Distributed Renewables

Electric Power Research Institute
Knoxville, TN

Ben Kroposki

Director

Energy Systems Integration

National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Golden, CO

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