Lecture: May 29, 2012

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The Promise of Renewables

Rick Geiger, Cisco

Bio

Rick Geiger has been with Cisco for 5 years, formerly as Director of Engineering in Cisco’s Physical Security Business Unit. Prior to joining Cisco, Mr. Geiger was VP Engineering for GE Security in Physical Security, video surveillance and access control. Rick has in depth experience in the global utility market with more than 10 years as VP Engineering and Chief Technical Officer for Itron. Presently Executive Director for Utilities and Smart Grid, on Cisco’s Business Transformation Team, Rick and the Smart Grid Vertical Team serve the Americas Utility markets with Secure, Resilient and Scalable network solutions for smart grid, advanced metering, distribution automation, utility telemetry and energy management. Rick is an IEEE Senior Member and Member of the Power and Energy Society.

Abstract

Renewable Portfolio Standards set specific and in some cases, mandatory, requirements for the amount of electric power to be obtained from qualified generation - I.e. Renewable resources. With the specific goal of reducing carbon emissions, do RPS have the desired impact? While there's a common understanding of the grid operating model of central generation, transmission and distribution, this session will explore the control system model of grid operation and the power engineering side of renewables integration.

Lecture Notes

The Promise of Renewables (PDF)