ComEd Employee Honored with National Technology Award for Innovation
February 16 2017 - 2:39PM
Business Wire
New tool that will support enhanced integration
of solar recognized by Electric Power Research Institute
ComEd’s Manuel Avendaño, Ph.D., manager of Distribution Planning
and Smart Grid at Chicago-based ComEd, was honored by the Electric
Power Research Institute (EPRI) with the Technology Transfer Award
for work that supports the efficient integration of renewable
energy into the system. The Technology Transfer Award is given
annually to utility employees who have explored and implemented
innovative technologies on behalf of their company and the
industry.
Dr. Avendaño received the award on behalf of his team for its
development of a new tool that automates the process of detailed
modeling and analysis to help identify how much energy, including
solar and other renewable energy, can be accommodated and
integrated into the grid without impacting power quality or
reliability. The key advantages of the tool include its efficient
automated simulation capability and how it allows for scalability
through the ComEd system, which includes more than 5,000 feeders
and a vast combination of voltage class, conductor types and other
characteristics.
“We are delighted that one of our own has received this esteemed
honor. We have some of the brightest minds at ComEd working to
deliver the clean energy future our customers want,” said Anne
Pramaggiore, ComEd president and CEO. “Over the last five
years, ComEd has implemented one of largest smart grid and
modernization programs in the nation and as a result, we have
produced record reliability for our customers. We’re excited
at the potential of this innovative tool to help accelerate our
progress to bring more renewable energy onto our system.”
The award was presented during EPRI’s Power Delivery and
Utilization (PDU) awards dinner in Huntington Beach, Calif., on
February 14.
“The 2016 Technology Transfer Award winners have taken EPRI
R&D to new levels in order to shape a sustainable energy
system,” said Arshad Mansoor, senior vice president of R&D at
EPRI. “Working in a collaborative environment, their advancements
benefit their utility and the entire industry because we all have a
stake in power system transformation.”
Avendaño joins Barbara Gonzalez of Exelon sister utility Pepco
in Washington, D.C., who also was honored for her efforts with
electric vehicles. Five other employees from BGE in Baltimore and
Pepco were recognized.
Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd) is a unit of Chicago-based
Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC), the nation’s leading competitive
energy provider with approximately 10 million customers. ComEd
provides service to approximately 3.9 million customers across
northern Illinois, or 70 percent of the state’s population. For
more information visit ComEd.com and connect with the company on
Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
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