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Summit Overview

Transitioning today's electric grid toward a two-way, intelligent infrastructure is a critical step in the world's progress towards delivery efficiency, cost-savings, and the integration of renewables into the energy mix.

To successfully achieve this transition, utilities must identify key technologies and deployment strategies, work with customers to promote the adoption of smart grid initiatives, and migrate current the grid toward an infrastructure that is standards-based and built upon proven models.

The Smart Grid Virtual Summit 2010 zeros in on case study deployments, technology advances, and business models that are helping utilities envision and embrace the smart grid opportunity. The program examines the latest standards progress, best practices, and lessons learned to date worldwide in making the smart grid a reality.

This focused, full-day virtual summit brings together industry practitioners, thought leaders, and technology experts from around the globe to discuss the latest developments and strategies in intelligent grid infrastructure. The Summit’s online format allows for maximum convenience, interaction, learning, and cost-effective networking among attendees worldwide.

Topics addressed include:

• Advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) in transitioning to the full smart grid
• Business models, opportunities, and drivers in migrating toward the intelligent grid
• Deployment case studies and pilots: best practices and lessons learned to date
• Regulatory and standards progress
• Technology advances, including software, chip-level, systems, etc.
• International perspectives and experiences on realizing the smart grid
• Network management and operations
• Demand response
• Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and the grid
• Solar, wind, and renewables and the coming smart grid
• Network security
• Consumer awareness and adoption of the smart grid
• Success strategies for the utility industry in embracing smart grids

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Building Technologies Program is offering a Webinar on Thursday, March 18, 2010, from 12:00-1:30 p.m. EST titled "Getting to Net Zero Today Through a Performance-Based Design/Build Process."

This summer, the U.S. Department of Energy will open the doors to a new national showcase building on the campus of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado. The design of the 220,000 square foot Research Support Facilities focused on a building with very low energy needs offset with on-site renewable energy generation.

To drive energy performance, an integrated design/build team established LEED Platinum as a requirement and also set an energy use target of 25k Btu/square foot/year. Through this presentation, members of the project's design/build team will demonstrate how net-zero energy buildings are achievable and marketable now.

Target Audience: This Webinar is geared toward builders, architects, developers, building researchers and scientists, building component manufacturers, and retailers. Also, facility managers from federal, state, and local governments, military, and other organizations will find this beneficial, as well as architecture and engineering faculty and students.

Presenters:

• Jeff Baker, Director, Office of Laboratory Operations for the U.S. Department of Energy's Golden Field Office
• Bill Glover, Deputy Laboratory Director and Chief Operating Officer for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory
• Philip Macey, Design-Build Project Manager (LEED AP, AIA) for Haselden Construction

This Webinar is free of charge, but you must register in advance to obtain the URL and password for logging on via the Internet and the phone number to connect to the audio. Learn more about the Webinar.

Visit the BuildingTechnologies Program Web site for information about research and development of technologies and practices to achieve the goal of marketable net-zero energy commercial and residential buildings.