PG&E to Host Innovation Summit presented by DISTRIBUTECH on Nov. 13
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PG&E (PCG) is set to host its 2024 Innovation Summit on November 13 in San Jose, presented by DISTRIBUTECH®. The event will showcase R&D advancements and updates to PG&E's R&D Strategy Report, focusing on key areas such as AI, grid-enhancing technologies, and electrification. The summit will feature a keynote by PG&E CEO Patti Poppe and a recorded conversation with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.
The event aims to bring together industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and policymakers to collaborate on deploying innovative solutions for California's electrified and decarbonized future. PG&E's R&D strategy aligns with its True North Strategy, focusing on rebuilding trust, delivering excellent service, and architecting a safe, reliable energy system. The company currently leverages AI and machine learning for various applications, including wildfire risk management and electric system resiliency.
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Fall 2024 event will showcase research and development (R&D) progress and introduce new energy system focus areas including Artificial Intelligence (AI)
The 2024 summit will showcase breakthrough partnerships, R&D advancements, and updates to PG&E's R&D Strategy Report—originally published in June 2023—which outlines opportunities for strategic collaboration across several key focus areas including energy supply and load management, integrated grid planning, electric vehicles and vehicle-to-grid applications, wildfire mitigation, undergrounding, and decarbonizing the gas system.
The fall event will feature a keynote with Patti Poppe, PG&E Corporation CEO, along with a recorded conversation between Patti and Satya Nadella, Chairman and CEO of Microsoft. Additional cross-sector conversations with thought leaders in AI, technology, and energy will be announced in the coming weeks.
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The summit will bring together entrepreneurs, start-ups, thought leaders, utility peers, private industry, national research labs, agency leaders and policymakers to collaborate in swiftly deploying novel solutions—at scale—that bridge the gap between today's energy system and
John Engel, editor-in-chief of DISTRIBUTECH® and the POWERGRID International™ utility news publication, said the Innovation Summit presents a unique opportunity for utility leaders and innovators to confront the most urgent challenges facing the energy transition.
"After spending decades in the background of society, The Grid is now rightfully identified as the linchpin to economic growth and human prosperity. But climate change, electrification, load growth, and decarbonization have drastically altered the playbook for providing reliable and affordable power," Engel said. "As North America's largest utility event, DISTRIBUTECH is honored to extend its impact by partnering with PG&E, one the most innovative utilities in the world."
PG&E's R&D strategy initiative aims to help achieve the company's True North Strategy, which has three major components: focusing on rebuilding trust and delivering excellent service for customers; architecting a decarbonized, safe, and reliable energy system; and enabling these outcomes by building strong foundational capabilities.
PG&E currently leverages AI and machine learning across the company for applications in meteorology, planning, inspections, monitoring, and maintenance to help detect, prevent, and respond to the risk of wildfires and achieve greater electric system resiliency.
PG&E has identified opportunities to further leverage AI for more automated data quality management, improved data collection and analysis, and other applications that can augment current processes and result in improved service for customers.
PG&E's R&D strategy initiative helps to realize the commitments outlined in its Climate Strategy Report, build upon the current emerging technologies detailed in the company's Wildfire Mitigation Plan, and enhance the company's existing emerging electric technology programs and gas R&D efforts.
Registration for the Innovation Summit will open on August 29, 2024, and the event will have robust in-person and virtual participation options.
Visit www.pge.com/innovation for information about PG&E's Innovation Summit 2024 and to learn more about PG&E's efforts to accelerate energy R&D.
About PG&E
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation (NYSE: PCG), is a combined natural gas and electric utility serving more than sixteen million people across 70,000 square miles in Northern and
About DISTRIBUTECH®
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