Energy Central Power Perspectives™: Welcome Varun Perumalla of California ISO, New Expert in the Grid Professionals Community - [an Energy Central Power Perspectives™ Expert Interview]
Originally posted here as a part of the ongoing Energy Central Power Perspectives written interview series I run, interviewing top utility industry experts for the Energy Central Community.
The reliability and resilience of the grid are paramount to utility providers, grid operators, and end customers, and there really isn't any compromise to be had there. Along with this top priority placed on the grid performance, though, are continued and rising concerns about external events challenging that reliance: wildfires, winter storms, fuel supplies, equipment performance, demand outpacing supply, and more.
The leaders in the utility sector are looking to keep abreast of these issues and minimize incidents, though events like Winter Storm Uri last winter keep grid reliability top of mind for all stakeholders. To ensure the Energy Central Community is kept up to date with the latest developments and insights they can and should use to help their organizations play their role as fully as possible, we continue to put a focus on our Grid Professional Network of Experts.
To that end, today we're welcoming Varun Perumalla of California ISO as a part of that network of experts. Varun is the lead architect of power systems & market technology at CAISO, and he brings with him a wealth of knowledge from his many years serving in the energy sector. And Varun is eager to share his insights from that time with our community, starting with this entry in the Energy Central Power Perspective ‘Welcome New Expert Interview Series.’
If you have any thoughts or questions for Varun, be sure to let him know in the comments below!