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SUMMARY:Webinar: Preparing for New SPP Markets+
DESCRIPTION:The Southwest Power Pool (SPP) has announced a new market oppor
 tunity for Western power providers and consumers. Markets+ is sometimes ca
 lled “an RTO without the T.” This webinar will examine this new market
  opportunity and provide insights into best practices that will maximize t
 he value of your participation in Markets+.\n\nHere’s what you’ll lear
 n:  \n\n 	What is Markets+? \n 	Compare and contrast WEIS vs. Markets+ 
 \n 	Compare and contrast EDAM vs. Markets+ \n 	What new workflows are bei
 ng introduced with Markets+? \n 	What workflows are eliminated with parti
 cipation in Markets+? \n 	Who are the actors in Markets+? \n 	What is th
 e timeline for Markets+ roll out? \n\nWho will benefit from this webinar:
   \n\n 	Western utilities \n 	Independent power producers with assets in
  the West  \n 	Power traders \n 	Balancing authority operators \n 	Sett
 lements analysts \n\nAbout the presenters:  \n\nKhai Le is a well-known 
 authority on market-based operations\, portfolio optimization\, bidding st
 rategies\, transaction evaluation\, energy accounting\, transmission billi
 ng\, ETRM\, and shadow settlements. For the past 46 years\, he has worked 
 closely with major utilities in North and South America\, Europe\, and Asi
 a to implement software tools to support portfolio-optimization\, bid-to-b
 ill\, ETRM\, energy accounting\, and transmission-scheduling workflows. As
  an engineer\, Khai contributed significantly to the development and imple
 mentation of unit commitment software. Besides developing algorithms\, he 
 has worked very closely with utilities to meet real-life operators’ need
 s and bridge the gap between the real world and the theoretical world. He 
 helped utilities set up effective training programs for operating and plan
 t personnel\, automate their man-machine interface to speed up data entry\
 , add expert rules to quickly evaluate bidding strategies\, and build web-
 based systems to broadcast critical market information. \n\nHe co-authore
 d over 125 technical papers and articles\, 24 of which appeared in the IEE
 E Transactions and IEEE CAP Magazine. Five of his papers received prize aw
 ards. \n\nJustin Shearer joined the PCI team in 2013. Initially\, Justin 
 analyzed and developed settlements calculations in the SPPIM market. Short
 ly after he was promoted to SPPIM product owner in which he oversaw the en
 d-to-end SPPIM solution. In 2015\, Justin took over Product Ownership for 
 the CAISO market in preparation for PCI’s entrance into CAISO EIM with N
 evada Energy. From 2015 to 2022\, he has been deeply involved in the creat
 ion and support of the PCI suite of products to EIM customers as the EIM f
 ootprint has rapidly expanded with Arizona Public Service\, Puget Sound En
 ergy\, Portland General Electric\, Sacramento Municipal Utility District\,
  Salt River Project\, Public Service of New Mexico\, Avista\, Tacoma Publi
 c Utilities\, and Bonneville Power Administration. Today\, he actively man
 ages and participates in all phases of the customer experience: starting w
 ith pre-sales Solution Engineering\, continuing into robust solution deplo
 yment through leadership of PCI’s Professional Services Organization\, a
 nd completing with a customer for life mindset through leadership of the C
 ustomer Success Manager program at PCI. In his previous positions\, Justin
  has been a quality assurance team lead for a multi-billion dollar hedge f
 und and a security class actions analyst for a leading financial services 
 firm. 
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CATEGORIES:Webinars
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