Increasing Real-Time and Day-Ahead Market and Planning Efficiency Through Improved Software

Docket No. AD10-12-016

This conference will bring together experts from diverse backgrounds including electric power system operators, software developers, government, research centers, and academia.  The conference will bring these experts together for the purposes of stimulating discussion, sharing information, and identifying fruitful avenues for research on improving software for increased efficiency and reliability of the bulk power system. 

This conference will build on discussions at prior conferences in this proceeding by focusing on topics identified as important to market efficiency in those conferences. Broadly, such topics fall into the following categories:

Attendee Registration

The conference will take place in a hybrid format, with presenters and attendees allowed to participate either in person or virtually.  Further details on both in-person and virtual participation will be released prior to the conference.

Attendees must register through the Commission’s website on or before June 10, 2025.  Access to the conference (virtual or in-person) may not be available to those who do not register.

Attendees can register via this form: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GBJ2H5D

Speaker Nominations

Speaker nominations must be submitted on or before March 21, 2025 through the Commission’s website by providing the proposed speaker’s contact information along with a title, abstract, and list of contributing authors for the proposed presentation.  Proposed presentations should be related to the topics discussed above.  Speakers and presentations will be selected to ensure relevance to those topics and to accommodate time constraints.

Speaker nominations and presentation proposals can be submitted via this form: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6T6K8VB

In previous years, the Commission has received nominations for more presentations than could be accommodated, and we anticipate that may be the case this year as well.  Speakers are encouraged to submit new findings and novel work to ensure that the conference reflects the latest research.  Presentation selections may prioritize nominations that cover topics beyond the research covered in previous years’ conferences.  If a nomination builds on previous years’ presentation(s), authors are encouraged to explain in their abstract what new ground is being covered.  Presentation proposals that involve many of the same co-authors and have similar contents may be combined into a single proposal for one presentation. 

All presentations materials (e.g., presentation slides) are due no later than 5:00pm EDT on June 30, 2025.  Before 1:00pm EDT on July 7, 2025, Commission staff will work with presenters to provide quality assurance that their presentation materials are prepared, formatted correctly, and ready for delivery during the conference.  All presentation materials submitted before 1:00pm on July 7, 2025 will be posted to the Commission website before the conference.  Any updated presentation materials submitted after 1:00pm on July 7, 2025 will be posted to the Commission website after the conference; however, the live conference may use presentation material versions submitted prior to the deadline rather than late submissions. 

Comments

The Commission will accept comments following the conference, with a deadline of August 10, 2025.

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Accessibility

FERC conferences are accessible under section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.  For accessibility accommodations please send an email to accessibility@ferc.gov or call toll free (866) 208-3372 (voice) or (202) 502-8659 (TTY), or send a fax to (202) 208-2106 with the required accommodations.

Contact

For further information about these conferences, please contact:

Sarah McKinley (Logistical Information)
Office of External Affairs
(202) 502-8004
Sarah.McKinley@ferc.gov

Monica Ferrera (Technical Information)
Office of Energy Policy and Innovation
(202) 502-8687
Monica.Ferrera@ferc.gov