Featured in Utility Dive: Julieta Giraldez Discusses ESIG Report on Long-Term Load and DER Forecasting

Julieta Giraldez, Director of Integrated Grid Planning, was recently featured in Utility Dive discussing the Energy Systems Integration Group's (ESIG) latest report that she led. The report emphasizes the need for utilities to adopt more flexible and rigorous load forecasting as the grid faces challenges from unprecedented load growth. While the report initially focused on distributed resources, Giraldez notes that large-load data centers have become “the latest and largest elephant in the room” for utility planning.

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