SWEDE Conference 2023

Southwest Electric Distribution Exchange2023 Conference

Hyatt Lost Pines Resort & Spa

Hosted by Austin Energy

Tuesday, April 4, 2023

TimeEventEvent Location
7:00 AM – 6:00 PMRegistration Check-in & InformationLost Pines Foyer
8:30 AM – 9:30 AMSWEDE Committee Meetings
  • Design Committee
  • Planning, Reliability & External Relations Committee
  • Construction, Operation & Maintenance Committee
  • Materials, Equipment & Guidelines (Codes & Standards) Committee
  • Houston AB
  • Navarro Y Bangs
  • Milam
  • Dewitt
9:30 AM – 11:00 AMSWEDE Steering Committee MeetingRobertson-Leftwich
11:00 AM – 12:30 PMGolf Tournament Registration & LunchWildflower Pavilion
12:30 PMGolf — Shotgun Start– Awards to followLost Pines Golf Club
6:00 PM – 10:30 PMDinner & Casino Night(Only for Conference and Guest Registrants)Lost Pines Ballroom

Wednesday, April 5, 2023

TimeEventEvent Location
7:00 AM – 6:00 PMRegistration Check-in & InformationLost Pines Foyer
7:00 AM – 8:00 AMBreakfastLost Pines Foyer
8:00 AM – 8:20 AMGeneral Session Open & Welcoming Key NoteLost Pines Ballroom
8:20 AM – 10:00 AMGeneral Session — Materials, Equipment & Guidelines (Codes and Standards) Committee
  • Supply Chain
  • Communicating Fault Current Indicator (FCI) Project
  • 2023 National Electric Safety Code (NESC)
Lost Pines Ballroom
10:00 AM – 10:20 AMBreakLost Pines Foyer
10:20 AM – 12:00 PMGeneral Session — Design Committee
  • Distribution Automation Circuit Reconfiguration (DACR) Project Management
  • Unique Design Practices: Why Did We Do It That Way?
  • What's Next: Design & Build Update Austin Energy
Lost Pines Ballroom
12:00 PM – 1:00 PMLunchBackyard Lawn
1:00 PM – 2:30 PMBreakout Sessions (See next table for details) 
2:30 PM – 2:50 PMBreakFounders Hall Foyers
2:50 PM – 5:00 PMBreakout Sessions continued (See next table for details) 
5:00 PM – 8:00 PMTrade Show / Vendor ExhibitionLight Appetizers and BeveragesDinner on own...Lost Pines Ballroom

Wednesday, April 5, 2023 — Breakout Sessions

TimeEventEvent Location
1:00 PM – 5:00 PMBreakout Sessions — Materials, Equipment & Guidelines (Codes and Standards) Committee
  • Wildfire Prevention Materials
  • Transformer Supply
  • Seiler Methodology to Determine Wood Pole Depth
  • Major Underground (MVI + Tru-Break & Innovative)
Dewitt
1:00 PM – 5:00 PMBreakout Sessions — Design Committee
  • Distribution Automation Circuit Reconfiguration (DACR) Design Impacts
  • Grid Hardening Definitions & Design Standards Impacts
  • Design Knowledge Transfer Best Practices - Utility Panel Discussion
  • Impacts of Contracting Design - Utility Panel Discussion
Houston AB
1:00 PM – 5:00 PMBreakout Sessions — Planning, Reliability & External Relations Committee
  • Planning Impacts from Winter Storm Uri of 2021
  • Strategies for Wildfire Mitigation from a Protection Perspective
  • Flexible Load Experiences
  • Austin Grid Resilience Program
Navarro Y Bangs
1:00 PM – 5:00 PMBreakout Sessions — Construction, Operation & Maintenance Committee
  • DER Identifying Customer Hazards – Panel Discussion
  • Glove and Ground Cable Inspections
  • Leased Generation Operational Considerations – Panel Discussion
  • Another Harmonics Problem
Robertson-Leftwich

Thursday, April 6, 2023

TimeEventEvent Location
6:45 AM – 8:00 AMBreakfastLost Pines Foyer
8:00 AM – 10:00 AMGeneral Session — Planning, Reliability & External Relations Committee
  • Resiliency as a Service
  • Prioritization of Load Restoration with cities
  • ERCOT Update
Lost Pines Ballroom
10:00 AM – 10:20 AMBreakLost Pines Foyer
10:20 AM – 12:00 PMGeneral Session — Construction, Operation & Maintenance Committee
  • Asset Renewal Program – TBA (AEP Texas)
  • Operational Use of Big Data, Sensewaves – TBA (AEP Texas)
  • Distribution Capacitors – Scott Lee (AEP Texas)
Lost Pines Ballroom
12:00 PM – 1:30 PMEthics Training & LunchLost Pines Ballroom
1:30 PMAdjourn 
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