Power Delivery Intelligence Initiative - Ben Lanz

Power Delivery
Intelligence Initiative

Ben Lanz
Executive Board/Voting Member PDi2

Osmose

With over 30 years in the electric power and energy industry, As the Director of Solutions Consulting, Ben Lanz is responsible for Osmose (Osmose.com) technical outreach and education efforts, is a past Chairman of the Board of the Power Delivery Intelligence Initiative (PDI2.org), a nonprofit dedicated to disseminating grid investment best practices, and is an Executive Advisor and editor for Power Systems Technology Magazine (powersystems.technology).

He is a senior member of IEEE PES and ICC, and a voting member of DEIS, IAS, ACP, CIGRE & NETA. He has chaired IEEE technical committees associated with power system reliability, protection, and testing, has published over 100 papers, articles and technical conference contributions on the subjects of power system reliability, resiliency, asset management, design, lean work practices, longevity and diagnostics, reliability technology patent holder, and is a regular guest speaker at numerous conferences and seminars.

Objectives

Help utilities justify investment decisions based on data-driven life-cycle cost analysis
Educate stakeholders on all technology and construction options to determine the most viable, reliable and cost-effective solution for the installation of transmission and distribution systems when evaluated via life-cycle cost analysis
Convey qualitative and quantitative value of underground to all stakeholders
Develop common methods by which cable systems can be evaluated from both a utility and public value perspective
Communicate the methodology to utilities, individual state utility commissions and other influencers
Actively promote developed models as an enabler for grid extension in North America with all members of the value chain – including utilities
Influence more actively as part of the North America power industry

Scope

Geography: priority is North America
Modeling data will help drive focus areas
Initially focus on new infrastructure, then existing/rehabilitation projects
Initiate modeling projects that consider:
- Population density
- Areas prone to storms/repeated outages
- Land values
- Growing economic regions
- Political climate

Governance

As a 501c6 non-profit Delaware corporation registered in the USA, PDi² is governed by an Executive Board.

All meetings are conducted with legal counsel present and in strict adherence to antitrust regulations. Meetings are bi-monthly via teleconference with two in-person meetings held each year.

Bylaws

Although PDi² members share common interests, the association complies to very strict Bylaws and antitrust regulations.

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