What are Instrument Transformers and why do we need them (Review of the basics) Zoom Meeting, information to be sent out later. This presentation will be provided by Jeff Carrara and will be a good opportunity to regroup and discuss the other upcoming events we are planning. Please feel free to register for the event here and we should be eligible to provide 1 PDH credit for this meeting. In a few weeks we will send out the link to those who have registered for the virtual meeting.

In person Summer Get-Together with PIZZA! We'll meet at Mills Riverside Park in Jericho. We'll chat, eat pizza, give the different Societies a chance to plan their schedules and we get to do this IN PERSON! Please register here so we know how much pizza to order.

National Grid’s vision is to fully eliminate fossil fuels from both our gas and electric systems, enabling all homes and businesses we serve to meet their heating needs without the use of fossil fuels by 2050, if not sooner. We are proposing specific actions to achieve fossil-free heat fairly, affordably, and reliably for all our customers and communities. Our fossil-free vision rests on four pillars of action:  energy efficiency in buildings, a 100% fossil-free gas network, hybrid electric-gas heating systems, and targeted electrification and networked geothermal. The speaker is Stephen J. Woerner (President, National Grid New England). The Green Mountain PES chapter will be co-hosting this event. This event is free for everyone and you can find more information and register here: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/321958. Meeting invite and video conferencing details will be sent out to registrants the morning of the event. Since this event is co-hosted, if anyone is interested in PDH credits, they will also need to sign up below on the Green Mountain PES chapter's page for the event: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/322742.  One PDH will be offered to those who attend.

IEEE PES Baltimore & Technical Presentation, co-hosted by the Green Mountain IEEE PES Chapter. Please join us for this IEEE PES event and feel free to share the event with your network. Registration will be open until the night before the event. The virtual meeting information will be sent and emailed to registrants of the event. More information and registration here. For PDH credits, please also sign up on the GM PES chapter page here.

Save the date for our IEEE Green Mountain Section Annual Awards Meeting and Dinner. There will be a buffet dinner and cash bar. There is no admission charge. Nominations for awards may be submitted here. More information including speaker will be forthcoming.

2022 GMS Year End Event with buffet dinner and cash bar. Our speaker will be Chris Root talking about “The Changing VT Power System”, an interesting and pertinent topic. Speaker(s): Christopher Root, Bldg: UVM Alumni House Silver Pavillion, 61 Summit Street , Burlington, Vermont, United States, 05401

IEEE PES Baltimore & Technical Presentation on December 5, 2022 from 12 PM to 1 PM Eastern Time. Please join us for this IEEE PES event and feel free to share the event with your network. Registration will be open until the night before the event. The virtual meeting information will be sent and emailed to registrants of the event. Co-hosted by the IEEE Green Mountain PES chapter. More information and registration.

FERC Order No. 2222 will help usher in the electric grid of the future and promote competition in electric markets by removing the barriers preventing distributed energy resources (DERs) from competing on a level playing field in the organized capacity, energy and ancillary services markets run by regional grid operators. This rule enables DERs to participate alongside traditional resources in the regional organized wholesale markets through aggregations, opening U.S. organized wholesale markets to new sources of energy and grid services. It will help provide a variety of benefits including: lower costs for consumers through enhanced competition, more grid flexibility and resilience, and more innovation within the electric power industry. The rule allows several sources of distributed electricity to aggregate in order to satisfy minimum size and performance requirements that each may not be able to meet individually. FERC staff will provide an overview of the rule’s requirements and the compliance efforts to date. Co-sponsored by: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Speaker(s): Joe Baumann, Chris Young Agenda: 12:00 PM - 12:05 PM - IEEE PES Baltimore chapter introduction of the Speaker 12:05 PM - 12:40 PM - Presentation by Speaker 12:40 PM to 12:55 PM - Questions and Answers (Q&A) Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/332440

FERC Order No. 2222 will help usher in the electric grid of the future and promote competition in electric markets by removing the barriers preventing distributed energy resources (DERs) from competing on a level playing field in the organized capacity, energy and ancillary services markets run by regional grid operators. This rule enables DERs to participate alongside traditional resources in the regional organized wholesale markets through aggregations, opening U.S. organized wholesale markets to new sources of energy and grid services. It will help provide a variety of benefits including: lower costs for consumers through enhanced competition, more grid flexibility and resilience, and more innovation within the electric power industry. The rule allows several sources of distributed electricity to aggregate in order to satisfy minimum size and performance requirements that each may not be able to meet individually. FERC staff will provide an overview of the rule’s requirements and the compliance efforts to date. Co-sponsored by: Baltimore Section Chapter Speaker(s): Joe Baumann, Chris Young Agenda: 12:00 PM - 12:05 PM - IEEE PES Baltimore chapter introduction of the Speaker 12:05 PM - 12:40 PM - Presentation by Speaker 12:40 PM to 12:55 PM - Questions and Answers (Q&A) Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/333401

Take a deeper look into the physics, environmental, and material science impacts associated with the different types of connectors used in a substation. This presentation will review the various types of connectors, when they are used, and their various characteristics. Co-sponsored by: Orbital Engineering Speaker(s): Jeff Zelinski, PE, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/343760