2023 Conference Schedule

25-27 April, 2023  |  Cleveland, Ohio

Tuesday April 25, 2023

Time Event
10:00AM – 6:00 PM Registration
8:00 AM – 3:00 PM Exhibit Setup
1:00 – 2:00 PM Computer Applications
1:00 – 2:00 PM NESC
1:00 – 2:00 PM Power Quality and Efficient Electrical Use
1:00 – 2:00 PM Guides and Standards
1:00 – 2:00 PM Scholarship
2:00 – 3:30 PM Committee Meeting
4:00 – 7:00 PM Vendor and Exhibits Reception

Wednesday April 26, 2023

Time Event
7:00 AM – 6:00 PM Registration
7:00 – 8:00 AM Breakfast buffet
9:00AM Spouse Tour Departure
8:00 AM Technical Session A Introduction- Sean Kufel
8:15 AM Keynote Speaker
9:00 AM A-1 Conductor Thermal Modelling
9:30 AM A-2 Capacity Utilization of a Transformer at Different Dynamic Loading Condition
10:00 AM A-3 A Hybrid Hositng Capacity Method
10:30 AM Break
11:00 AM A-4 Dynamic Voltage Reduction for Demand Management for Rural Cooperatives
11:30 AM A-5 Case Studies in Regulator Failures During Single Phase Medium Voltage Bypassing Operations
12:00 – 1:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Technical Session B Introduction- Logan Pleasant
1:00 PM B-1 Wildfire Risk Reduction Through Wildlife Mitigation
1:30 PM B-2 Understanding Impacts of Frequency Calculations on Underfrequency Load Shedding
2:00 PM B-3 Modern planning framework based on Non-wires Alternatives for Advancing Distribution Planning
2:30 PM Break
3:00 PM Learning Session: Taking the concept of the Rural Electric Power Conference (REPC) to India and Beyond
3:30 PM Learning Session: TBD
5:00 – 8:00 PM Networking Activity – Great Lakes Science Center (food and drink provided, please register)

Thursday April 27, 2023

Time Event
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM Registration
7:00 – 8:00 AM Breakfast buffet
8:00 AM Technical Session C Introduction – Clifton Oertli
8:00 AM C-1 Lesson Learned through Operation and Maintenance
8:30 AM C-2 PMU-based Controller for Optimum Real and Reactive
9:00 AM C-3 Advancing Rural Electrification through Community-Based EV Charging Stations: Challenges and Opportunities
9:30 AM Break
10:00 AM C-4 Challenges to Rural Service Transformers
10:30 AM Learning Session: TBD
11:00 AM Lunch
12:00 PM Exhibit breakdown
12:30 PM Panel Introductions – Brian Lassiter
12:30 PM Panel Discussion
3:00 PM Invitation to 2023 (Tulsa, OK)
3:15 PM Door prizes
3:30 PM Closing announcements/adjournment