Webinar Series
Learn about research and new grid technologies being developed in the EIOC
20th Anniversary Technology Showcase Webinar Series
The Electricity Infrastructure Operations Center (EIOC) at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is celebrating 20 years of being at the forefront of grid modernization research! As part of our anniversary celebrations, we are launching a year-long webinar series featuring the latest research, technologies, and innovations coming out of the EIOC. The series will also explore the role of the EIOC in national and regional grid modernization efforts. The webinars will br hosted in person for PNNL staff and on Zoom for the public.
Hosted by EIOC Director, Eric Andersen
Eric Andersen is a project manager who has led grid operations research at PNNL for over 30 years. He oversees the EIOC and contributes to projects on transmission reliability, resilience, big data analytics, human factors, and cybersecurity. Learn More.
Upcoming Webinars
Transactive Energy: Scalable Coordination of Distributed Grid Assets
August 12, 2026, 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. PST
Sourcing grid services from millions of distributed customer and utility assets has the potential to improve grid affordability and capacity. Transactive Energy is a leading method to enable this at scale. It is the system of economic and control mechanisms that allows the dynamic balance of supply and demand across the entire electrical infrastructure using value as a key operational parameter. This presentation will introduce transactive energy, describe PNNL’s role in demonstrating its feasibility and impact, and discuss its current status around the world. The presentation will conclude with a summary of available resources for those interested in learning more. Register here.
Operational Technology Cybersecurity Visualization Dashboard
August 18, 2026, 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. PST
Modern power systems generate large volumes of cyber and physical alarms, but critical events can be difficult to identify when data remains siloed across operational systems. This webinar will introduce a Cyber-Operational Technology (OT) visualization dashboard designed to bridge these data silos by integrating logs from multiple sources, using a Security Information and Event Management platform to generate and correlate alerts, and presenting the results through a unified dashboard. We will highlight how this approach can improve situational awareness and help operators recognize events that span both cyber and physical domains. Register here.
Past Webinars
Designing a Federated Testbed for the Control Room of the Future
July 22, 2026, 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. PST
As the grid becomes more dynamic, utilities, product developers, and researchers need a way to evaluate emerging tools and operational concepts before they are deployed. The EIOC at PNNL, in collaboration with Argonne National Laboratory, Idaho National Laboratory, and the National Laboratory of the Rockies, is leading a multi‑lab effort to design a national testbed that will help industry explore, validate, and accelerate technologies shaping the control room of the future. Over the past year, the multi‑lab team has engaged a diverse set of stakeholders through workshops and information‑gathering sessions to identify the requirements a national testbed must provide to support improved real‑time operations, including the integration of AI. In this webinar, Eric Andersen and national laboratory partners will share how industry and research community input is shaping the testbed’s architecture and how it can support the evaluation of next‑generation tools, training approaches, and operational strategies the sector will rely on in the years ahead.
GridCREDTM: Strengthening Regional Grid Planning Through Scenario‑Based Analysis
May 20, 2026, 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. PST
Regional grid planners are facing growing complexity as they work to keep the power system reliable, resilient, and affordable. GridCRED™ responds to this challenge by creating a dedicated, stakeholder‑driven capability for timely, replicable analysis of large‑scale grid scenarios. Developed by PNNL and funded by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Electricity and the Washington State Department of Commerce, GridCRED integrates people, data, and tools to support coordinated decision‑making across utilities, industry partners, and agencies. This webinar explains GridCRED’s goals, progress, and partnership model, and shows how key stakeholder use cases—especially Integrated System Planning—demonstrate its value for stronger regional planning and clearer, scenario‑based insights.
Advancing Grid Research Through Shared PMU Data
April 22, 2026, 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. PST
Realistic data is crucial to understanding grid behavior and designing technologies that align with how the grid works. The National Phasor Measurement Unit (PMUs) Dataset offers an unprecedented, two‑year view of grid dynamics from more than 500 PMUs across all three North American interconnections. Developed under DOE FOA 1861 and supported by PNNL’s Electricity Infrastructure Operations Center, this dataset has become a strategic resource that accelerates grid research by making large‑scale, real‑world measurements accessible. In this webinar, you’ll learn how this dataset is enabling research on oscillation detection, event classification, model validation, and more. PNNL researchers will walk through how the dataset was created, including the challenges of anonymizing and harmonizing diverse utility data, and explain how curated event “snippets” are shared through the Grid Event Signature Library.
Centering the Human in Control Rooms: How Human Factors Studies Enable Better Performing Tools and Training for Utility Operators and Dispatchers
March 30, 2026, 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. PST
Ensuring a reliable and secure electric grid increasingly depends on how effectively humans and advanced technologies work together. In this webinar, Human Factors Psychologist Corey Fallon will describe how human factors research can be applied to measure situational awareness, critical thinking, and operator behavior during simulated training exercises at the Electricity Infrastructure Operations Center at PNNL. By understanding how operators make decisions and perform tasks, we can design tools and training that improve operator performance.
Shaping Tomorrow’s Grid: T&D Co-Simulation for Control Rooms
February 24, 2026, Noon to 1:00 p.m. PST
The PRIME Testbed is the heart of the EIOC at PNNL. This comprehensive platform connects synthetic transmission and distribution (T&D) grids with advanced energy and distribution management systems, creating a unified environment for exploring the future of power systems. By blending real-time simulations, hardware, and human decision-making, PRIME makes it easy to test operational strategies and tools for managing the grid. Whether you’re focused on improving reliability or developing new grid technologies, PRIME offers the foundation to drive meaningful innovation. Join us to discover how this unique testbed is transforming grid modernization research. Featured speakers Burhan Hyder and Manisha Maharjan will provide an overview of the PRIME Testbed and talk about how it’s being used today to develop technologies that make our grid safer and more reliable.
The EIOC at 20: A Legacy of Leadership in Grid Modernization
January 13, 2026, Noon to 1:00 p.m. PST
Join us for the inaugural event of the 20th anniversary celebrations of the EIOC at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). This special event will highlight the EIOC’s legacy of innovation and its role in modernizing the nation’s electric grid. Featured speakers Jeff Dagle and Eric Andersen will share the center’s history, research milestones, and ongoing contributions to grid reliability and resilience. Attendees will learn how the EIOC has evolved over two decades to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing energy landscape. Speakers will also discuss the vision for the control room of the future and how we’re positioning the EIOC to lead in the age of AI. Don’t miss this opportunity to honor a milestone in PNNL’s history! Stay tuned for monthly webinars as we highlight EIOC’s impact throughout the year.