Electric Engineering Seminar - 2006

February 14 and 15, 2006

Rosen Centre, Orlando, Florida

Presentations (all presentations in one file)

February 14

1:00 pm - Electric Programs Introduction (Georg Shultz, ESD Director)

1:30 pm - Publications & Website Update (Harvey Bowles, Chair, Technical Standards Committee "A")

1:45 pm - National Electrical Safety Code Revision (H. Robert Lash, Chief, Transmission Branch and Electric Programs NESC Subcommittee Members)

2:30 pm - NRECA's T&D Engineering Committees (Michael Pehosh, NRECA and Robert Saint, NRECA)

2:50 pm - BREAK

3:10 pm - Cooperative Experience on Compliance with ERP Regulation (Brad Hyland, Hoosier Energy Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.)

3:50 pm - New Concepts in Long Range Planning (Jim Bohlk, Electrical Engineer, Distribution Branch)

4:20 pm - Load Forecasting (Sharon Ashurst, Senior Load Forecast Officer, Energy Forecasting Branch)

5:20 pm - Reception

February 15

8:00 am - Underground Distribution Update (Trung Hiu, Electrical Engineer, Distribution Branch)

8:20 am - Underground Transmission (Howard Barnes, General Field Representative, Southern Regional Division)

8:50 pm - Modular Substations (Claes Westring, Substation Systems, ABB, Inc.)

9:20 am - BREAK

9:40 am - Geographic Information Systems [Mabe Presentation - Mitchell Presentation] (Dennis Mabe, Randolph Electric Membership Corporation; Keith Mitchell, GIS Specialist, Engineering and Environmental Staff; and Chris Tuttle, Senior Loan Specialist, Southern Regional Division)

10:50 am - Overview of the Broadband Program (Cecile Shaya, Senior Loan Specialist, Southern Operations Branch)

11:20 am - Lunch (on your own)

1:00 am - Aging Conductor and Equipment Analysis and Recommendations (Bob Dew, CEO, PowerTech Engineering, LLC)

1:30 pm - The Composite Conductor: High Capacity Upgrades of Existing Transmission Lines (Doug Johnson, Product Development Specialist, 3M)

2:00 pm - Anaerobic Digester (John M. McWilliams, MBA, PE, Resource Planner, Dairyland Power Cooperative)

2:30 pm - BREAK

2:50 pm - Wind Energy in the Electric Cooperative Sector [Putnam Presentation - Wind Presentation] (Robert Putnam, P.E., Renewable Energy Technical Services Manager, CH2M HILL; Thomas Wind, Wind Utility Consulting)

3:50 pm - Introduction to the FSEC and Its Relationship with USDA (Kevin Lynn, Senior Research Engineer, Florida Solar Energy Center)

4:20 pm - Engineering Round Table (Electric Programs Engineering Staff)

Adjourn

Revised 2/7/2006