Past Event

Integrated Energy Network: A Discussion on Electrification

Part of the Electricity in Transition Series

Thursday, October 5, 2017 9:30 am - 11:00 am
CSIS Headquarters

The CSIS Energy & National Security Program is pleased to host a discussion on the future of electrification with Arshad Mansoor, Senior Vice President of Research and Development at the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). Dr. Mansoor will provide an overview of the recent EPRI report, The Integrated Energy Network: Connecting Customers with Reliable, Affordable and Cleaner Energy, which calls for a more interconnected and integrated energy system through greater electrification. Frank O'Sullivan, Director of Research and Analysis at the MIT Energy Initiative, and Ken Colburn, Principal and U.S. Program Director at the Regulatory Assistance Project, will follow with views on the opportunities and benefits, as well as obstacles and potential drawbacks, of a path to a more electrified economy

This event is part of our ongoing work on Electricity in Transition, which surveys the current landscape of the U.S. and global electricity sector.

Sarah Ladislaw, Director and Senior Fellow of the CSIS Energy & National Security Program, will moderate.

Featuring

Arshad Mansoor

Senior Vice President, Research and Development, Electric Power Research Institute

Ken Colburn

Principal and U.S. Program Director, Regulatory Assistance Project

CSIS Experts