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YPE Philly - PJM 101

When:
Thursday, March 25, 2021, 5:30 PM until 7:00 PM
Where:
Virtual
PA  
Additional Info:
Category:
Affiliate Group Event
Registration is required
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Join us for a virtual event!

In YPE Philly’s backyard, PJM Interconnection works to reliably manage the high-voltage electricity grid that serves more than 65 million people across 13 states and the District of Columbia. Curious about grid operations and wholesale electricity markets? Intrigued by how the planning and construction of new generation and transmission is coordinated across the bulk power system? Interested in how various companies across the Philly area interact with PJM? Join us for a virtual PJM 101 event, to include:

  • Welcome – Will Carpenter (YPE Philly President, Senior Project Manager at McCormick Taylor)
  • PJM 101 – Natalie Tacka (YPE Philly Vice President, Engineer at PJM Interconnection)
    • Overview & role in energy industry
    • Grid operations
    • Wholesale electricity markets
    • System planning
    • Emerging opportunities & challenges
  • Q&A

In advance of the presentation we are soliciting questions which may be submitted to:
ypephilly@gmail.com.

 

 

Natalie Tacka is an Engineer in the Applied Innovation group at PJM Interconnection, and is responsible for strategic research, development and integration of solutions to address emerging challenges and opportunities for PJM. She was previously part of PJM’s rotational leadership development program and has experience in Market Operations, System Operations, and System Planning. Natalie has a B.S. in Environmental Engineering from Lehigh University. For her M.S. in Sustainable Engineering & Energy Systems from Villanova University, she focused on integrated energy systems analysis, sustainability metrics, and resilience planning.

 

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