2020 PES GM 8/4 Panel Video: Data Science and Energy Systems: Industry Challenges and Case Studies

There is a need for more effective use of data in power system planning and operation, due to the integration of ever higher variable generation penetrations, to increasingly active coordination of demand, and the ongoing desire to run systems economically and with an appropriate level of security of supply. This panel will demonstrate the value of bringing together the professional data science and power system analysis communities to solve practical industry challenges – in recent years such collaboration has happened less broadly with data science than for instance control and optimization. The panel will begin with a motivating talk from NERC giving a senior decision maker’s perspective on the need for research and innovation. This will be followed by four presentations demonstrating where innovative data science methods have brought benefits to real world questions, and on how competitions can be used to drive innovation in this area.