Presented by: Abder Elandaloussi, Southern California Edison and Eric Davis, Con Edison

This webinar:
Digital twins have been commonly used in many industries historically and well understood. For the electric utility sector, adopting such a technology isn’t as simple as importing the same software and processes as used by other industries. Careful consideration of the composition of the electric grid and the complex frameworks and IT/OT architectures that currently exist today within utilities must be made before embarking on a digital twin implementation journey. This presentation will share insights into what digital twins mean for electric utilities by providing an over-arching definition of digital twins specific for the electric utility sector, discuss considerations to the architecture and core functionalities of digital twins, and use cases for the application of digital twins to improve engineering maintenance, operations, design, and planning functions.

Presenter bios:
Abder Elandaloussi is a senior engineer at Southern California Edison. Within the Industry Technical Support Leadership Committee under IEEE PES, Abder is the chair of the digital twin taskforce and co-chair of the technology taskforce under ITSLC.

Eric Davis is a Section Manager in Con Edison’s Research and Development. Eric started his career in the mining industry and has a Bachelor of Science degree in Mining and Minerals Engineering from Virginia Tech and a Master of Business Administration degree from New York University.