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 |