The PoleOS™ Company
Four Practical Steps to Grid Resiliency Through Advanced Overhead Infrastructure Management
- 45 MIN
Join us for an insightful webinar where we dive into the pressing issue of extreme weather events and their impact on the utility industry. Our panel, moderated by industry veteran Andy Stewart, President at EDM International, will feature discussions on the challenges and responses to grid resilience from a utility perspective, with insights from Joel Hornbeck, Sr. Engineer Distribution Planning and Asset Management, National Grid.
Discover four practical steps towards enhancing resiliency in the face of extreme weather events and learn how utilities are adapting through grid modernization and hardening initiatives.
Our expert panel will explore:
- The critical importance of capturing existing distribution circuit “As Built” for evaluating overhead design considerations in grid hardening initiatives.
- Strategies for planning and managing the increased loading of communication cables on distribution grid designs, especially in light of rapid rural broadband expansion.
- Advanced tools and methodologies to analyze distribution pole loading capacity, including during extreme weather events.
- Practical approaches to identifying and addressing NESC violations.
Don’t miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights from leading industry experts on navigating the complexities of extreme weather, optimizing overhead infrastructure management, and building a more resilient electric grid for the future. Whether you’re a utility professional, engineer, or industry stakeholder, this webinar will provide actionable strategies to enhance your grid’s resilience.
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Meet the speakers
Andy Stewart
President EDM InternationalAndy joined EDM International, Inc. in 1983 and currently serves as President. He has a master’s degree in civil/structural engineering from Colorado State University where he helped develop reliability-based design procedures for transmission lines. Andy’s career has focused on a wide range of topics related to overhead lines and he holds several related patents. He has been actively involved in helping utilities mitigate wildfire risks since 2007. Andy is a Director of Intec Services, Inc., a leading provider of T&D maintenance services. He also Chairs the IEEE Working Group on Management of Existing Overhead Transmission Lines.
Joel Hornbeck
Lead Engineer Distribution Planning & Asset Management National GridJoel has worked for National Grid for six years. Three in Distribution & Design and three years in Distribution Planning & Asset Management. The main focus of his job is in area planning for the Avon region of the Western District and Distributed Energy Resources (DER) interconnections studies. He has been privileged to participate in additional projects such as the Climate Change Vulnerability Study. Joel has a BSEE University at Buffalo, MSE (with Advanced Certificate in Power Engineering) Clarkson University.
Brett Willitt
SVP of Product ikeGPSBrett has more than 25 years of grid asset management experience and is widely considered one of the leading structural analysis and structure management experts in the US. He holds a BS in Civil Engineering from Clarkson University.