Employees from BGE, ComEd, PECO, PHI and Exelon
collaborated on projects that will contribute to a cleaner and
brighter future for customers
Five project teams led by Exelon (Nasdaq: EXC) engineers and
innovators have been selected to receive Electric Power Research
Institute’s (EPRI) 2022 Technology Transfer Awards, which recognize
leaders and innovators who have applied EPRI research to help
transform the future of energy and create a cleaner and brighter
future for customers and communities.
This year, Exelon teams won five of 21 awards in the Power
Delivery and Utilization sector – a significant achievement. From
unmanned night aircraft for storm response to an automated tool for
complex distribution planning, the teams’ innovative thinking is
helping Exelon lead the energy transformation.
“Congratulations to these outstanding teams for their dedication
and leadership in their collaboration with EPRI,” said Sunny
Elebua, senior vice president and Chief Strategy and Sustainability
Officer of Exelon. “Their hard work and ingenuity reflect Exelon’s
culture of innovation and help to prove the value of collaborative
research in creating a more sustainable, efficient, affordable and
reliable grid for our customers and communities.”
The Exelon award winners, who were honored at a virtual
celebration last week, have shown exceptional application of
research and technology in solving a problem of size and
significance, championing a technology both within their companies
and across the industry, driving progress in the electricity
sector, and providing meaningful benefits for their companies’
stakeholders and for society, EPRI said.
“It’s great to see Exelon take a leadership role in applying
research to integrate emerging resources and leverage new
technologies to increase grid reliability and resiliency,” said
Daniel Brooks, vice president of Integrated Grid and Energy Systems
at EPRI. “The relationship between EPRI and Exelon is a true
collaborative effort, and we congratulate everyone involved in
these efforts.”
In 2023, the Power Delivery and Utilization sector received more
than 84 nominations, 21 of which were recognized with awards.
Exelon’s winners are:
Unmanned Aircraft Systems for Storm Response
Exelon and PECO collaborated with EPRI to enhance the
effectiveness of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) night inspections
to assess storm damage. After testing several methods, they found
that real-time video taken in both infrared and visible light
allowed for faster damage assessment, better work planning and
quicker restoration times.
Business Capability Model Development for IT-OT Investment
Alignment
Exelon collaborated with EPRI, Ameren, ConEdison, National Grid,
New York Power Authority, PNM Resources and Salt River Project to
apply and refine the business capability model on their own
strategic initiatives, including customer experience, asset
management and the utility of the future, to create a publicly
available industry resource. EPRI plans to use this model to
support their research and enterprise-level initiatives across the
industry in the U.S., European Union and Australia.
Modernize Distribution Planning Using Automated Processes and
Tools Automated Distribution Assessment & Planning Tools
(ADAPT)
Exelon and BGE, Ameren, Arizona Public Service, Consumers
Energy, Dominion Energy, FirstEnergy, KEPCO, Knoxville Utility
Board, LG&E/KU, Southern Company and the Tennessee Valley
Authority partnered with EPRI to develop an industry-leading
automated tool that can be used by utilities to evaluate complex
distribution planning assessments.
Model-based Analysis of DER Functions and Settings
Exelon, Duke Energy, FirstEnergy, Xcel Energy, Entergy, Orange
and Rockland, and Salt River Project collaborated with EPRI to
analyze the technical impacts and benefits of the advanced
functions made available with Smart Inverters. Using these
findings, they developed a set of guidelines that will improve
overall DER performance and drive stakeholder satisfaction,
operational performance and support compliance of utility clean
energy goals.
Recloser Testing and Failure Analysis to Inform Deployment
Decisions
Exelon and PECO, Arizona Public Service, Dominion Energy and
United Illuminating - Avangrid partnered with EPRI to perform lab
tests on reclosing equipment, allowing them to identify the best
reclosers to install for grid modernization efforts.
Learn more about the EPRI awards and projects here.
About Exelon
Exelon (Nasdaq: EXC) is a Fortune 200 company and the nation’s
largest energy delivery company, serving more than 10 million
customers through six fully regulated transmission and distribution
utilities — Atlantic City Electric (ACE), Baltimore Gas and
Electric (BGE), Commonwealth Edison (ComEd), Delmarva Power &
Light (DPL), PECO Energy Company (PECO), and Potomac Electric Power
Company (Pepco). More than 18,000 Exelon employees dedicate their
time and expertise to powering a cleaner and brighter future for
our customers and communities through reliable, affordable and
efficient energy delivery, workforce development, equity, economic
development and volunteerism. Follow Exelon on Twitter @Exelon.
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