Biography
Andres Carvallo is the founder and CEO of CMG Consulting, a strategic planning and advisory firm focus on Smart Grids, Smart Utilities, Smart Cities, and Smart Buildings. Additionally, Andres has three key roles at Texas State University. Andres is a Materials Applications Research Center (MARC) Fellow, Professor of Innovation in the College of Science and Engineering, and Co-Director of Connected Infrastructure for Education, Demonstration and Applied Research (CIEDAR) Center. CIEDAR has 100 PhDs, 32 traditional labs, and 9 living labs focus in 5G/IoT, Mobility, Utilities, Cities, Infrastructure and Buildings, Energy, Water & Wastewater, Sensors, and BigData/Software.
Carvallo is the author of “The Advanced Smart Grid” and the Editor of 35 titles in Power Engineering, Telecom/IoT, and Building Technologies. Carvallo has received 36 industry awards since 2005. Carvallo has held c-suite and senior executive roles at Austin Energy, Philips Electronics, Digital Equipment Corp, Borland and five telecom and Internet startups. Carvallo started his career as a Windows Product Manager at Microsoft in Redmond, WA. Carvallo received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering degree from The University of Kansas with a concentration in Robotics and Control Systems. And Carvallo also has received post-graduate certificates in Business Management from Stanford University, in Quality Management from The Wharton School of The University of Pennsylvania, and in Power Utility Management from The University of Idaho.
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May 20, 2022
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The Exciting Electricity Technology Future and the Difficult Summer Ahead
USEA Virtual Press Briefing: The Exciting Electricity Technology Future and the Difficult Summer Ahead
There is a general agreement among utility executives that this is the most exciting time ever to be in the electric space. The revolution -- from fossil fuels and renewables to small modular reactors and carbon capture, utilization and storage -- is massive, challenging, and happening. The nation’s 3,000 utilities will be affected in some way, most of them dramatically.
Mixed in with the enthusiasm for a new day in electricity production and delivery is fear that the summer of 2022 may be catastrophic for some regions with rolling blackouts and brownouts. Much depends on the whim of the weather.
High prices and supply chain interruptions are putting pressure on utilities as they endure changes and seek a new normal in operations. Utilities across the board are moving at varying speeds to a carbon-free future and increasing the resilience of their systems.
Tune into this briefing to learn how utilities will look in the future, how they are adapting to technical change, data dominance and integrating renewables, all against the backdrop of extreme weather events and supply chain challenges.
These questions and more will be addressed in this briefing, which will consist of a panel of experts taking questions from a panel of knowledgeable journalists. USEA Acting Executive Director Sheila Hollis will give opening remarks. Llewellyn King, nationally syndicated newspaper columnist and broadcaster, organized this briefing and will moderate.
The general audience can submit questions using the Zoom Q&A function, but members of the media will be given preference. A recording will be made available after the briefing.
Panelists:
Arshad Mansoor, President & CEO, EPRI
John Bear, CEO, Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO)
Andres Carvallo, President, CMG Consulting
Journalists:
Vijay Vaitheeswaran, The Economist
Jennifer Hiller, The Wall Street Journal
Ken Silverstein, Forbes
Robert Walton, Utility Dive
Rod Kuckro, Freelance
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December 11, 2020
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The Impact Of 5G Networks On Electric Utilities
The Impact Of 5G Networks On Electric Utilities
Electric utilities are heavily dependent on sensors and growing interconnectivity. Smart meters, dispersed generation, variable generation -- like wind and solar -- require real-time data streams in order to make the split-second adjustments on the grid.
Likewise in aberrant weather and other disaster scenarios, such as wildfires, uninterruptible communications are essential for utilities. How should they build communications systems that won't fail if the internet goes down, or if they are under cyberattack? How can utilities be sure that 5G won't make whatever system they decide to build obsolete?
These are the kind of questions which will be answered when leaders of the telecommunications and utility industries meet the press at this upcoming USEA Virtual Press Briefing.
The briefing will be moderated by syndicated columnist and broadcaster Llewellyn King. Sheila Hollis, USEA Acting Executive Director, will give opening remarks.
General audience will be allowed to participate in questioning, but news outlets will be given preference. Following the event, a recording will be available on the USEA website.
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