IEEE Power and Energy Society

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Retirement of Coal Generation

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

 

Steve Herling

PJM Interconnection

About the Topic

The presentation will cover the PJM perpective on the retirement of coal generation in the Midwest and Eastern US, the impacts that these retirements will have on the transmission grid, and what new generation will replace the lost generation.

About the Speaker

Steven R. Herling is Vice President of Planning at PJM Interconnection. He is responsible for the oversight of the System Planning Division which includes Transmission Planning, Interregional Planning, Interconnection Projects, Interconnection Analysis, and Resource Adequacy Planning. Mr. Herling has been involved extensively in the development of PJM's regional transmission expansion planning process and resource adequacy planning process. Recently, he has been actively involved in the development of a number of new backbone transmission projects on the PJM system as well as efforts to enhance coordination of planning activities across ISO/RTO boundaries.

Prior to joining PJM, Mr. Herling worked for the General Public Utilities Service Corporation in systems operations and the American Electric Power Service Corporation in bulk transmission planning. Mr. Herling earned a bachelor of science degree in electric power engineering and a master of engineering degree in electric power engineering, both from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He is a licensed professional engineer in the state of Ohio.

Location       Time  
       
ComEd Commercial Center - Auditorium   5:30 PM   Social
1919 Swift Drive (park behind building)   6:00 PM   Dinner (optional)
Oak Brook, IL 60523-1850   6:45 PM   Presentation
(near I-290 & I-294 interchange)   8:00 PM   Adjourn
630-684-3200      

Reservations

Please make your reservation by noon on Monday 12 Nov 2012 via the Online Reservation Form.

The cost of the optional family style dinner is $15 for IEEE members, $20 for non-members, payable at the event. Sorry, we are unable to process credit cards. Checks payable to "IEEE-PES Chicago Chapter" and cash are accepted, and receipts will be provided.

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