Technical Talk with RF

Agenda Topics:

Inflation Reduction Act

Maria Robinson – Director, Grid Deployment Office, Department of Energy (DOE)

• Maria will discuss the Inflation Reduction Act plus Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, highlighting tax credits and investment opportunities impacting the electricity sector including clean energy, expanded transmission and electrification of consumer vehicles. She will discuss opportunities, risks, challenges and opportunities as we envision what the grid may look like in the next couple of years. This presentation is especially relevant for RTOs, Transmission Owner/Operators, Generation Owner/Operators, planners, distribution providers, policy makers and anyone interested in how to get involved with all the exciting changes impacting our industry.

​Enforcement using Align

Max Reisinger – Senior Counsel, Enforcement, ReliabilityFirst

• Max will walk through the self-reporting process in Align with an explanation on what RF expects to be submitted within each field. He will describe “What makes a good self-report” and why RF needs the information requested. This presentation is especially relevant for Primary and Alternate Compliance Contacts, any employees that work in Align and SMEs responsible for analyzing and working through potential noncompliances. Max will also describe how detailed self-reports with strong root cause analysis can help entities develop effective mitigation to reduce repeat noncompliances and enhance reliability and security.

Reference Materials:

2022-12-12 Tech Talk

Self Reporting in Align December 12 2022