Wind power is the fastest growing form of electricity generation in the world today. Are you ready to integrate this resource into your power mix? This two-day workshop, with an optional tour of the National Wind Technology Center planned for Friday, January 25, will answer your questions about interconnecting wind turbines and other distributed generation applications to electric distribution systems.
Get an overview of wind energy, followed by an introduction to the Utility Wind Interest Group's new Internet-based tools designed to assess a distributed wind project's impact on the local distribution system. Training will cover the theory behind each tool and demonstrate them using actual data.
Also, Western's Electric Power Training Center (EPTC) instructors will be there to discuss NERC & FERC regulations that pertain to wind energy and offer tours of the center. Participants will have the opportunity to operate the EPTC's hands-on miniature power system, which includes a Wind Farm Simulator developed in partnership with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the U.S. Department of Energy's Wind Program.