Free Webcast | Integrated Grid Planning: A Strategic Approach to Building Resilient and Sustainable Utility Systems

Electric utilities today face mounting pressure to modernize infrastructure, maintain grid reliability, meet sustainability targets, and comply with evolving regulatory demands—all while keeping customers satisfied. Integrated grid planning (IGP) offers a path forward by aligning long-term strategy with near-term operations to support more resilient and sustainable energy systems. 

In this session, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) will showcase how IGP enables utilities to optimize capital and operational investments through its use of Asset Investment Planning solutions. After an introduction from Marc Lamoureux (Senior Product Manager, Portfolio, Copperleaf) and an overview on the critical importance of IGP from Wen Tu (Senior Director, Integrated Grid Planning, PG&E) and technical demos and models from the IGP team, attendees will learn how to:

• Engage in holistic, data-informed decision making
• Align strategy across multiple planning time horizons
• Improve operational efficiency
• Enhance risk mitigation
• Comprehensively identify and ensure coverage of system needs

The presentation will provide actionable insights from PG&E’s approach to IGP, offering real-world strategies for utilities looking to better navigate complex grid challenges. Attendees will leave with a deeper understanding of how to implement integrated planning frameworks that support both business objectives and societal outcomes. 
 
SPEAKERS:

Wen Tu is currently PG&E’s Senior Director of Integrated Grid Planning. Wen is a Ph.D in Materials Science and Engineering, specialization in asset risk management and failure analysis. Wen has held various leadership positions in both Gas and Electric over his two stints with PG&E. Additionally, Wen has experience in engineering consulting and failure analysis with Exponent Inc. and in engineering and technical advocacy at American Gas Association. Wen earned his Ph.D at University of Michigan and his Bachelors of Science in the same field from Northwestern University.

Marc Lamoureux currently applies his years of experience developing, implementing, and supporting enterprise AIP solutions towards enabling clients to leverage optimization for efficient value-based strategic decision making. Marc joined Copperleaf in 2019 as a solutions consultant and subsequently took on the role of product managing initial efforts in GIS and Data Visualization. He has experience implementing and supporting solutions in Canada, the US, and Australia in the Municipal, Water & Wastewater, Energy & Utilities as well as the Transportation industry and has a background in science & business.