{"63264":{"#nid":"63264","#data":{"type":"event","title":"The Smart Grid: Expectations and Realities","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe potential of the Smart Grid is enormous: improved energy efficiency, optimization of power supply and demand, and greater transparency into power consumption. Theoretically, at some point in the future, the Smart Grid will allow consumers to specify different sources of electricity based on costs or environmental attributes. After a handful of years of innovation, how does this vision align with today\u2019s reality?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESpeakers include:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMike Carlson, general manager, Smart Grid Solutions, GE Energy\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2014\u0026nbsp;Mike is responsible for setting and driving the vision to leverage GE Digital Energy\u2019s software portfolio to integrate existing products and services into a comprehensive customer solution. Prior to his current position, Mike was CIO and Vice President for Xcel Energy, a Fortune 200 investor-owned utility with over 5MM customers. Mike has a MBA from Pepperdine University.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDeepak Divan, professor and director Intelligent Power Infrastructure Consortium, Georgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2014\u0026nbsp;Deepak is the director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ipic.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EIntelligent Power Infrastructure Consortium (IPIC)\u003C\/a\u003E a university-industry-utility consortium that provides a focal point for the academic teaching and research programs in advanced power technologies. IPIC seeks to accelerate the development and adoption of early-stage pre-competitive high-risk and high-impact technologies for power applications. Deepak holds 32 patents, has published approximately 200 technical papers, including over 12 prize papers.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHumayun Tai, principal and leader, Smart Grid service line, McKinsey \u0026amp; Co\u003C\/strong\u003E. \u2014\u0026nbsp;Humayun works with utility, technology, private equity and public policy clients on emerging energy technologies and smart grid topics ranging from technology roadmap development, technology assessment and integration and change management. Prior to McKinsey, Humayun worked at Deloitte Emerging Markets and the World Bank on energy and environmental issues in emerging economies.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe potential of the Smart Grid is enormous: improved energy efficiency, optimization of power supply and demand, and greater transparency into power consumption. Theoretically, at some point in the future, the Smart Grid will allow consumers to specify different sources of electricity based on costs or environmental attributes. After a handful of years of innovation, how does this vision align with today\u2019s reality?\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A panel discussion sponsored by the Georgia Tech Clean Energy Speaker Series"}],"uid":"27299","created_gmt":"2010-12-21 16:05:56","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:53:20","author":"Michael Hagearty","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2011-02-23T11:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2011-02-23T12:30:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2011-02-23T12:30:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2011-02-23 16:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2011-02-23 17:30:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2011-02-23 17:30:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.secleanenergy.org\/","title":"Georgia Tech Clean Energy Speaker Series"}],"groups":[{"id":"1182","name":"General"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"11508","name":"Clean Energy Speaker Series"},{"id":"479","name":"Green Buzz"},{"id":"167365","name":"smart grid"},{"id":"166890","name":"sustainability"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca style=\u0022color: #825117; text-decoration: underline;\u0022 href=\u0022mailto:ben.hill@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EBen Hill\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EVenture Lab\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-2376\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}