National Electricity Roundtable

The NER wrapped up its meeting in Montreal last week and it was a really good one. Attendees walked away with a foundation on the latest and greatest from the government updates, AI and the related risks and benefits to utilities and customers. It really does take a village to host a meeting such as this one. The level of engagement and discussion was truly amazing. A sincere thank you is owed to the following: Sponsors: Siemens, Siemens Energy, Mitsubishi Electric, Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO), Google Event Partners: AIEQ,Smart Grid Innovation Network Canada Event Supporters: Alectra GRE&T Centre, Capgemini, EE Online A special thank you must go to Dr. Andrea Nuesser, who was our MC and kept us on time while sprinkling provoking thoughts and questions, our moderators, Ahmed Hanafy and Mark Childerhose, P.Eng, PMP, ME, and our panelists, Adam Epstein, Adnan Chaudhry, Michelle Branigan, Lenore V. Robson, MA, MBA, CPA, CMA, Jesse Demmel, John Avdoulos, Guillaume Paradis, Richard Wunderlich and Ryan Duffy. We must also acknowledge Neil Bunn, Marc Boyer (Google) and Anna Vartanyan and Allison Meyssonnier (Mila - Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute), who did a wonderful job of explaining where we are with AI and what we might expect in the next few years. The federal government updates are an integral part of our meetings. Every six months various federal representatives participate in our discussions and ensure we have the most recent information. This time we were fortunate to have François-Philippe Champagne (via video), Chris Padfield, Ajit Pardasani, Lynn Adams, Jean-Philippe Bernier (NRCan) and Shannon Glenn. Shatha Qaqish-Clavering, Executive Director, Climate Positive Energy Initiative, University of Toronto, also provided an overview of the Modernization Center in Toronto. Finally, we were able to receive critical updates from Dominique Deschênes (ADM, Ministry of Energy, Government of Quebec) and Christian Bélanger, Senior Director -- Research and Innovation, Hydro Quebec. Merci! Our next meeting will take place in Ottawa, November 27-28. This meeting will focus on the politics of getting to 2050. Stay tuned for more information. For those looking to become a member, please reach out or visit our website at https://lnkd.in/gVMhxA4n. Here is our photo dump. Enjoy!

So glad to see this collaboration happen as we figure out how to make the energy transition happen. All resources will be needed to meet our increasing needs.

Bringing this up on your feed. Our agenda is baked and we are ready to discuss the impact of AI on the grid and customers. Seating is very limited, please use the Eventbrite link below to register or reach out to me. Thanks to our sponsors for their support: Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) Siemens Mitsubishi Electric Google Alectra GRE&T Centre Smart Grid Innovation Network Canada Capgemini EEONLINE And, gratitude is also owed to our event partner AIEQ. Hope to see you in Montreal on June 19-20.

Grosse semaine ! Il y a un an qu'on m'a demandé de présider le Conseil consultatif canadien de l'électricité. Créé avec un mandat de 12 mois, le Conseil regroupe 19 leaders du secteur à travers le pays, et devait pondre des recommandations indépendantes au fédéral sur ce qu'il peut faire pour aider le secteur de l'électricité à jouer son rôle clé dans la décarbonation de l'économie. Dans le respect des compétences des provinces, bien sûr. Cette semaine j'ai eu l'occasion de remettre le rapport de recommandations du Conseil au ministre de l'Énergie et des Ressources naturelles, Jonathan Wilkinson. Que de gratitude pour le travail acharné des membres du Conseil, dont la majorité sont dans la photo ci-bas. Le temps de faire traduire dans la langue de Mollière, je m'attends à ce qu'il soit rendu public dans la semaine du 10 juin. À ce moment j'aurais plus à dire.

Do you work in the Ontario energy sector at an LDC or their partners? Or, are you new to the Ontario energy sector and want to connect your peers? Now's your chance. AESP Ontario is providing a limited number of fully-funded registrations to #AESPSummerCon as well as a FANATASTIC discounted conference package that includes an intro to DSM pre-con training. Read on to find out how you can join us July 23-25, 2024 in Toronto, Canada! 🎁 To apply for a fully-funded registration go to https://lnkd.in/dhP7XaRy 💰 To learn more about our discounted registration package, go to https://lnkd.in/dvbDstxz Thank you to Jeffrey Floyd, Gillian Saidman, Carrie Aloussis, Peter Rowles, C.Dir, P.Eng, Jeff Quint MBA, BESc, CEM, CMVP, Brianna Shen and Dr. Andrea Nuesser and the entire Ontario Chapter for their generous offer! #AESPSummerCon

A monumental day for the #energystorage sector in Canada with the announcement of 1784 MW of new energy storage projects in Ontario! ESC would like to congratulate all successful proponents in helping ensure our grid remains clean, affordable and reliable! Congratulations to Compass Energy Consulting, Algonquins of Pikwakanagan, EDP Renewables, Caldwell First Nation, Aypa Power, Six Nations of the Grand River, Evolugen by Brookfield Renewable Algonquins of Pikwakanagan, Boralex Inc., Shift Solar, Potentia Renewables Inc. and congratulations to Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO),Ontario Ministry of Energy | Énergie for a successful procurement! It really it the Energy Storage Decade in Canada with more to come!

Join me with the NER and AIEQ members in Montreal, June 19-20, 2024, to talk about AI and the electricity sector at Google.

Getting to 2050: AI, enabler or detractor? Discuss. NER and AIEQ are hosting our next semi-annual meeting in Montreal on June 19-20, 2024 at the Google office. We have an incredible line up a speakers you will want to hear including: Keith Hemingway, Adnan Chaudhry, Michelle Branigan, Lenore V. Robson, MA, MBA, CPA, CMA, Alex Foord, Jesse Demmel, John Avdoulos, Guillaume Paradis, Richard Wunderlich, Ryan Duffy, Mark Childerhose, P.Eng, PMP, ME, Dr. Andrea Nuesser, Marie Lapointe, Ahmed Hanafy many others. See draft agenda below. Space is limited. Members of NER should respond to my meeting invite. You know who you are. Non-members can register here (https://lnkd.in/gv-atcpx) for a one-time opportunity to join the NER. If you want to know more about NER, please visit our website (https://lnkd.in/gVMhxA4n) or reach out to Utilia Amaral at utilia.amaral@nationalelectricityroundtable.com. Hope to see you in Montreal!

Getting to 2050: AI, enabler or detractor? Discuss. NER and AIEQ are hosting our next semi-annual meeting in Montreal on June 19-20, 2024 at the Google office. We have an incredible line up a speakers you will want to hear including: Keith Hemingway, Adnan Chaudhry, Michelle Branigan, Lenore V. Robson, MA, MBA, CPA, CMA, Alex Foord, Jesse Demmel, John Avdoulos, Guillaume Paradis, Richard Wunderlich, Ryan Duffy, Mark Childerhose, P.Eng, PMP, ME, Dr. Andrea Nuesser, Marie Lapointe, Ahmed Hanafy many others. See draft agenda below. Space is limited. Members of NER should respond to my meeting invite. You know who you are. Non-members can register here (https://lnkd.in/gv-atcpx) for a one-time opportunity to join the NER. If you want to know more about NER, please visit our website (https://lnkd.in/gVMhxA4n) or reach out to Utilia Amaral at utilia.amaral@nationalelectricityroundtable.com. Hope to see you in Montreal!

We are very excited to share with you that we have a new website! Please have a look here for our new look/brand: https://lnkd.in/gVMhxA4n We want to thank Alectra GRE&T Centre for all their help and support in getting us here regarding this major refresh. In particular, our board member, Geri Yin and former board member, Neetika Sathe, and their team Gulnar Joshi and Jacqueline Gwozdz are owed a huge debt of gratitude from all of us. We also wanted to give you a sneak peak of our agenda (in draft) for our next semi-annual meeting June 19-20 in Montreal (please see here: https://lnkd.in/g3JT6Tc3 or on our NEW website). We are partnering with AIEQ and the meeting will be held in the Google Montreal office. Also, please note that the reception on the 19th will be hosted by NER and Smart Grid Innovation Network Canada. More details to come. We have a great line up of speakers and panelists. Thank you to all those that have agreed to join and lead our discussion. This year we’ve added a new opportunity for non-members who want to know more about us. Through Eventbrite, they can register here: https://lnkd.in/gv-atcpx Please note that attendees who join us at this event and later decide to become a member, event registration fees will be deducted from the membership fees. This is a limited opportunity as non-members will only be able to attend one meeting as a non-member. Finally, there are still some sponsorship opportunities. If you are interested, please reach out to me. I would love to discuss them with you. Thank you to our current sponsors: Google, Mitsubishi Electric, Siemens, AIEQ, Alectra GRE&T Centre, Smart Grid Innovation Network Canada, Capgemini. We couldn't do these meetings without you.