David Farmer

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Principal Distribution Grid At Nreca @ NRECA

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Nreca

Principal Distribution Grid At Nreca

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  • Principal, Distribution Grid
    Nreca ['May 2024', 'Present']
    Arlington, Va, Us
    I lead and coordinate activities across the various standards associations representing electric cooperatives in entities such as the NESC, NEC, IEEE, and ANSI with a focus on the integration of distributed energy resources and new technologies. I work with the Transmission and Distribution Engineering Committee (TDEC) and serve as the NRECA liaison on the System Planning subcommittee, and represent NRECA on the NEETRAC Management Advisory Board. I support pilot projects and programs focused on distribution standards, infrastructure optimization, asset utilization and distribution performance simulation.
  • Engineering Supervisor, Renewables
    Advanced Energy ['Sep 2022', 'May 2024']
    Raleigh, Nc, Us
    Lead Advanced Energy's Renewables Team. The team's mission is to ensure the safe and reliable interconnection of renewable energy resources to the grid, including both Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) and Transmission-Connected Inverter Based Resources (IBRs). Projects include inspection and commissioning tests of solar, storage, solar + storage, and microgrids for AE's member utilities.
  • Senior Engineer
    Advanced Energy ['Feb 2021', 'Sep 2022']
    Raleigh, Nc, Us
    Support multiple projects across the AE technical team. Lend system planning and grid expertise to various programs including EV planning, Vehicle to Grid (V2G), demand flexibility and demand response, renewables inspection and commissioning, solar feasibility, microgrid design, and power quality support. Served as technical SME for NC Clean Energy Transition webinar series (formerly NC Smart Grid) working with Duke Energy.
  • Engineering Manager, System Planning & Grid Analytics
    Pike Corporation ['Apr 2003', 'Feb 2021']
    Mount Airy, Nc, Us
    I led technical staff with financial responsibility for the System Planning & Grid Analytics division of Pike Engineering, LLC. The division’s duties include power delivery planning, analysis of distributed resource interconnections and the application of smart grid technologies such as integrated volt/var control schemes, self-healing circuit teams, and system protection analysis for reliability improvement. Other projects include arc flash assessments, large scale wind integration, system protection studies, development of protection philosophies and standards, cost/benefit analysis of targeted undergrounding, and analysis of high penetration solar PV.We also conduct numerous training and professional development courses covering multiple aspects of power delivery and utility systems.
  • Principal Consultant
    Abb, Inc. 2001 - 2003 · 2 yrs
    Zurich, Zh, Ch
    In this role I managed projects and participated on project teams involving reliability analysis, T&D planning, and load forecasting. I also assisted with marketing, business development, and training. Projects ranged from $25,000 to over $1,000,000. Training programs included distribution planning workshop, reliability assessment, and electric load forecasting. Major projects included review and assessment of planning guidelines and philosophies for Commonwealth Edison (Chicago), and comprehensive long range planning studies for Nashville Electric Service, and for the Wasatch Front/Salt Lake City Metro for Pacificorp.
  • Manager Of Engineering
    Eastern Maine Electric Cooperative 2000 - 2001 · 1 yr
    I managed the Engineering Department of a rural electric distribution cooperative. I was responsible for all cooperative engineering functions of a rural distribution system in a deregulated environment including construction work plan management and development, protective coordination, and power supply tariffs and contracts management.
  • Forecast Analyst
    Ncemc 1998 - 2000 · 2 yrs
    Raleigh, Nc, Us
    Duties included preparation of the demand and energy forecast for North Carolina’s electric cooperatives at various levels of the system, documentation of forecast, and presentation to cooperative management. I was responsible for the reporting and monitoring of over 300 cooperative delivery points across North Carolina. I worked closely with the generation and transmission planning staff to ensure adequate supply of electricity and transmission capacity.
  • Senior Applications Engineer
    Abb, Inc. 1992 - 1998 · 6 yrs
    Provide customer support and training for ABB power distribution analysis and planning software worldwide. Perform spatial load forecast studies for utilities. Coordinate and teach in seminars covering distribution planning, protection, and reliability.
  • Senior Project Manager
    Booth & Associates, Inc. 1988 - 1992 · 4 yrs
  • Engineer/Senior Engineer
    Duke Energy Corporation (Formerly Carolina Power & Light Company) 1983 - 1988 · 5 yrs
    Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

David Farmer Education Details

  • West Virginia University Institute Of Technology
    Electrical Engineering 1980 - 1983

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