THE BACKGROUND
There is a lot of renewables buzz out there, but a key question remains: How will utilities effectively integrate
renewables?
An article in the November/December issue of Intelligent Utility® magazine focuses on how smarter grids can help make renewables more practical for utility companies, addressing concerns about the critical areas of forecasting and coordination.
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THE DISCUSSION
Join Intelligent Utility Division
Vice President and magazine Editor-in-Chief H. Christine Richards, along with Oncor's Jim Greer as they explore smart grid's critical connection with renewable
generation. Watch
this free webcast that provides you with key insight and takeaways from Oncor's renewable efforts, including its work with Texas' Competitive Renewable Energy Zones.
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Understand how to apply to your projects
lessons learned by Oncor from its renewable and smart grid initiatives.
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Identify the keys to pairing more traditional
transmission investments with digital technologies.
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Learn how Oncor is using advanced technologies at the end-user level to help
balance renewables with controllable loads.
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THE
PANELISTS
James (Jim) Alan
Greer, P.E.
Sr. Vice President, Asset Management and Engineering
Oncor |
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H.
Christine Richards
Editor-in-Chief
Intelligent Utility Magazine |
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Jim Greer joined the Texas Utilities Company system in 1984 after completing his BS Electrical Engineering degree at the University of Texas at Arlington in 1984. In 1990, he obtained his MBA from Texas Christian University.
Jim has held a number of management and leadership positions within the TXU system, spanning such areas as engineering, operations and governmental relations.
Jim is currently serving as senior vice president, Asset Management and Engineering for
Oncor, the largest regulated electric delivery business in Texas. In this role, he is responsible for developing strategies, policies and plans that will lead to the optimization of the value and performance of electric delivery systems and related assets. Jim's organization directs all asset investment strategy, performance management, strategic sourcing, system planning, engineering and information management activities to ensure a strategic fit with and achievement of corporate objectives.
Jim is a registered professional engineer in the state of Texas, and was appointed to the Texas State Board of Professional Engineers. He is a member of the Texas Society of Professional Engineers, and is a past president of the Fort Worth Chapter of
TSPE. He is also a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Jim resides in Keller, Texas, with his wife Stella and sons Michael, Bradford, and daughter Laura. |
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H. Christine Richards is vice president
of Energy Central’s Intelligent Utility Division and editor-in-chief
of Intelligent Utility magazine. Intelligent Utility brings more the
20,000 utility industry participants a fresh perspective on smart
grid initiatives from a real-world perspective. Since the magazine’s launch in January
2009, Christine and her team have chronicled more than 50 utility company journeys toward a smarter grid
and more intelligent utility.
Prior to her roles at Energy Central, Christine served as lead analyst for the intelligent grid practice at IDC
Energy Insights — a leading market research firm for the energy industry. Her clients
included some of the largest investor-owned utilities and public power
producers in North America along with the largest IT vendors in the world. In this position, she conducted
rigorous research and wrote about critical issues facing
smart grid efforts. Christine’s ability to bring a fresh
perspective to such areas and encourage her clients to take another look at how they think about and approach
these T&D issues earned her prestigious research and
quality awards from IDC.
Christine received her master’s degree from Cornell University and graduated
summa cum laude with a
bachelor of science degree from Colorado State University.
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