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The Grid of the Future Workshop Summary Report

Pierre, Brian J.; Copp, David C.; Nguyen, Tu A.

The Grid of the Future was a one-day workshop to discuss a resilient grid for the 21st and 22nd century. The workshop gathered experts from various fields to explore concepts for the electric power grid of the future with an emphasis on improving resilience. The event was co-sponsored by Sandia National Laboratories, the Albuquerque IEEE Section, the University of New Mexico, New Mexico State University, and the Santa Fe Institute. The presenters identified radical changes to the grid that are expected to occur over the next 25-50 years and the role of resilience. The workshop was held at the University of New Mexico on Wednesday, August 22nd, 2018. This report summarizes presentations and discussions from the workshop.