Monthly Meetings
Upcoming Meetings
GWAC April Online Meeting
Time: 10:00am to 12:00pm (Pacific Time) | 12:00pm to 2:00pm (Central Time)
This online meeting will be held for those not in attendance at that face-to-face meeting in Tennessee.
GWAC April Face-to-Face Meeting April 21-23, 2026, Franklin, Tennessee
–Thank you, Mark Ortiz, for graciously arranging a GWAC face-to-face at the Schneider Electric location in Franklin, Tennessee.
SAVE the date: Face to Face meeting April 21 – 23, 2026
Location: Schneider Electric, 6700 Tower Circle, Franklin, TN 37067. Note, Franklin is 22 miles outside of Nashville.
Agenda: Tentative draft agenda; full day meeting on Tuesday, 4/21 and Wednesday, 4/22 and optional tour on Thursday 4/23 of the Schneider Switch Gear labs, detailed agenda forthcoming.
Events: For those that arrive early, a no host casual dinner on Monday night will be arranged. For Tuesday night Mark Ortiz is arranging a no host dinner in downtown Nashville.
Optional lab tour of the Schneider Switch Gear lab on Thursday morning.
Hotels: Nearby hotels, list provided by Mark Ortiz:
- Tru by Hilton Franklin Cool Springs Nashville
- Homewood Suites by Hilton Nashville Franklin Cool Springs
- Franklin Marriott Cool Springs
- Drury Plaza Hotel Nashville Franklin
- The Harpeth Franklin Downtown – Curio Collection by Hilton
- Hilton Franklin Cool Springs
Questions? Please contact susan.mcguire@pnnl.gov
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Guest speaker: Ron Chebra
Ron is the Executive Director of the Chebra Consulting Group, an independent consultancy focused on bringing automation, integration and innovation to the Energy Utility marketplace. By leveraging his extensive background and experience, he provides his clients with insights, strategies and direction that help them achieve their business goals.
Hosted by Schneider Electric, 6700 Tower Circle, Franklin , TN 37067
Past Meetings
GWAC's December Face-to-Face Meeting
–Save the dates for GWAC's face-to-face meeting December 3-4, 2025.
Meeting agenda
Meeting logistics (airport, per diem, hotels, etc.)
If you would like to attend this meeting or other meetings, please reach out to gridwiseac.coordinator@pnnl.gov.
GWAC January Online Meeting
Time: 10:00am to 12:00pm (Pacific Time).
Alaa Mahjoub will be our guest speaker. The title of his presentation will be, "Building the Digital Grid Architecture: Integration of Digital Technologies Across Cloud, On-Premises, and the Edge for Intelligent Operations"
This presentation defines Intelligent Operations and outlines key architectural patterns and reference architectures that enable this integration. It highlights how a unified digital foundation — spanning enterprise systems, cloud platforms, control centers, and the edge — supports real-time intelligence, informed decision-making, and autonomous actions.
GWAC February Online Meeting
Time: 10:00am to 12:00pm (Pacific Time).
Raymond Kaiser is our guest speaker for February. The title of his presentation will be, "An Architecture for Interoperable Flex Load Management: Insights from the EPRI FlexLoad Working Group."
Raymond Kaiser is the Co-founder & Chief Innovation Officer, EVoke Systems, an EV Charge Network Operator. He has been involved in the design, development, and/or deployment of Distributed Energy Resources (DER) and microgrids for 20+ years. He is a frequent speaker on EV charging, DER standards and protocols at energy conferences, workshops and seminars. Currently he chairs the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) FlexLoad Management working group which seeks to accelerate the integration of behind-the-meter energy resources into grid operations.
GWAC March Online Meeting
GWAC monthly meeting from 10:00am to 12:00pm (PDT)
Guest speaker will be GWAC member Kay Aikin, Dynamic Grid, title of presentation is "High Performance Battery Applications using Lithium Titanium Oxide: Use Cases and Manufacturing"