Session 1 Weather Applications and Research in the Energy Utility Sector

Monday, 7 January 2013: 11:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 6A (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Fourth Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy
Cochairs:
Manda Adams, Univ. of North Carolina, Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, Charlotte, NC and Kevin Stenson, MeteoGroup, Management, Indianapolis, IN

Papers:
11:00 AM
1.1
Operational Implementation and Evaluation of a Solar and Wind Integrated Forecast Tool (SWIFT) in the Hawaiian Islands
Jeff Freedman, AWS TruePower LLC, Albany, NY; and D. Nakafuji, J. Zack, K. Pennock, and J. Manobianco
11:15 AM
1.2
On-going Utilization and Evaluation of a Coupled Weather and Outage Prediction for Electric Distribution Operations
Lloyd A. Treinish, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY; and A. P. Praino, J. Cipriani, B. Hertell, and R. Derech
11:30 AM
1.3
Weather Based Damage Prediction of Overhead Distribution Lines in New England
David W. Wanik, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT; and M. E. Frediani, E. N. Anagnostou, D. Scerbo, W. J. Burley, B. L. Milardo, and C. Serna

11:45 AM
1.4
- Indicates paper has been withdrawn from meeting
- Indicates an Award Winner