42ⁿᵈ Annual Electric Power Metering School

April 3 – 6, 2023

Welcome!

The 42ⁿᵈ Annual Electric Power and Metering School will be held in the Colvard Student Union facilities on the MSU campus in Starkville, MS

Lodging is available at the Hampton Inn or other facilities near the campus.

This school provides an opportunity for the electric utility community to gather, learn and discuss metering, testing, apparatus and relaying, and industry trends.

The school is open to anyone interested and involved in these areas. The modules are tailored to instruct utility professionals at all levels of experience.

Map of Mississippi, extreme close-up

Location and Daily Parking


The school will be held in the Colvard Student Union facilities on the MSU campus. Daily parking will be available at the Old Main and Coliseum parking facilities. Optionally, campus busses operate frequently during the day from convenient stops near the Hampton and Comfort suites.

Enjoy a taste of Mississippi State University


Included in each registration is the Tuesday and Wednesday evening event:

Join us Tuesday for a baseball game at Dudy Noble Field! Sign up during registration.

Join us Monday evening for a reception at the Grid Iron Club in Davis Wade Stadium!

Agenda

AGENDA

Monday, April 3 - Day 1


Meter I

Meter II

Testing  

Industry 

Programming

Apparatus

8:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Registration 

1:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Opening

Welcome - David Wallace

1:15 PM - 2:00 PM

MSU Leadership and other Welcomes

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM

Industy Keynote - Michael

Callahan, Executive Vice President/CEO Electric Cooperatives of Mississippi

2:00:PM - 2:30 PM 

Break in

Exhibitor Area

2:45PM - 3:30 PM

Meter Safety - David Akin, EMEPA

3:30 - 5:00

Exhibitor Area Grand Opening 

6:00 - 8:00

Grid Iron Club Social

Tuesday, April 4, 2023 - Day 2


Meter I

Meter II

Testing 

Industry 

Programming

Apparatus 

8:30 -10:00 

Basic Electricity and Meter Math - Thomas McCallum, Leidos

Priciples of Poly Phase Metering - Tim Hatfield, Landis & Gyr

Meter Single Phase Testing Basics & Lecture

Industry Outlook - David Wallace

Aclara

System Protection - Jeremy Blair, SEL

10:00 - 10:30

BREAK in Exhibitor Area

10:30 - 12:00

Single Phase Meter Theory - Bryan Seal

KYZ Metering - Bill Bryaden, Solid State Instruments (45 Minutes)

Single Phase Testing - Classroom

EV presentation - Jimmy Woods, Border States

Aclara

Voltage Regulators and Controls - Howard Industries (45 Minutes)

RF Communications - Tim Hatfield, Landis & Gyr

Oil Samples - Howard Industries (45 Mintues)

12:00 - 1:00

LUNCH

1:00 - 2:30

Transformer Connections and 3 Phase Banks

High End Metering - AMETEK

Single Phase Testing - Field

Using the AMI meter for Distributed Intelligence - Bryan Seal, Itron

L+G

Reclosers: Operation and Maintenance - Andrew Rush, GRESCO

2:30 - 3:00

BREAK in Exhibitor Area

3:00-4:30

Meter Testing and Code Requirements

Transformer Theory -Jim Jordan; Southern Pine Electric

Meter Testing Three Phase - Lecture

Lessons Learned from Christmas Eve Load Curtailment - TVA

L+G

Overvoltage Protection - Andrew Rush, GRESCO

5:00

MSU Baseball 

Wednesday, April 5, 2023 - Day 3


Meter I

Meter II

Testing 

Industry 

Programming

Apparatus 

8:30 -10:00 

Meter Troubleshooting - John Pollard

Instrument Rated Metering Sizing - Ritz

Three Phase Testing - Classroom

Leveraging Instrumentation Data

for System Awareness - Bryan Seal, Itron

Itron

RF Communications - Tim Hatfield, L&G

High Accuracy

Instrument Transformers - ABB

Capacitors - Thomas McCollum, LEIDOS (45

Minutes)

10:00 - 10:30

BREAK IN Exhibitor Area

10:30 - 12:00

Revenue Metering Schemes

How Meter Services can Relieve

Customer Preceptions of Modern AMI Systems - TESCO

Three Phase Testing - Field

Leveraging Fiber for AMI - Tim

Hatfield

Itron

Protective Grounding - Chris Litton, MPCo

Effects of Harmonics on Customer

Equipment - TESCO

12:00 - 1:00

LUNCH

1:00 - 2:30

Demand Metering - Bryan Seal

Troubleshooting with Phasors -

ACLARA

High-End Meter Testing - Lecture

Cyber Security Basics

Honeywell

Substation Design and Operation - Ricky Witherspoon, Fisher

& Arnold

2:30 - 3:00

BREAK in

Exhibitor Area

3:00-4:30

3 Phase Metering and Equipment

Demand Metering - Boarder

States 

High-End Meter Testing -

Classroom

Residential Solar Metering

Alternatives - Pat Williams EMEPA

Honeywell

Power Transformers: Maintenance

and Protection - OMICRON (45 Minutes)

6:00 PM

Adjourn for the day

Thursday, April 6, 2023 - Day 4


Meter I

Meter II

Testing 

Industry 

Programming

Apparatus 

8:30 -10:00 

Revenue Metering Examples - Jeremiah Seal, Southern Pine Electric

4 Quadrant Metering  - Jeremy Blair

High-End Meter Testing -

Classroom

Smart Community - Better with

Lights - Lynda Johnson, Mississippi Power Co.

Sensus

Medium Voltage Power Circuit Breakers - ABB

10:00 - 10:30

BREAK in

Exhibitor Area

10:30 - 11:45

You are a Pioneer!  -- Bryan Seal, Itron

11:45 AM  - Noon

Closing Remarks 


Adjourn

Knowledge Tracks

The school is designed to meet the needs of all level employees of cooperative, municipal, and investor-owned utilities, as well as industrial customers.

Meter I - Designed as a starting point for electricity metering. Includes basic electricity and math, single phase metering fundamentals, demand metering, and basic code requirements.

Meter II - Mathematics for three-phase networks, three-phase meter theory/phasors, instrument transformer and connection fundamentals, four quadrant metering, and metering communications.

Meter Testing – Meter testing overview, testing safety, hands on testing for single and polyphase metering.

Meter Programming – Presented by meter manufacturers provides an overview of their meter functionality and configuration software.

Apparatus – Classes in system protection, voltage regulator, and capacitor applications. Also discussed are fundamentals of overvoltage protection, protective grounding, and substation code requirements.

Industry Trends – Designed as an engineering management, topics include presentations on EVs, leveraging distributed intelligence in AMI meters, cyber security basics, lessons learned during extreme weather load curtailment, and more.

Businessman Filling Online Registration Form

REGISTRATION & INFO

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Vendor Information

Exhibitor Hours: 8:30 – 4:30 daily. Session breaks will be held in the exhibitor area.​

Setup: Monday, April 3, Setup begins as 8 a.m. to be complete by 1 p.m.​

Exhibitor Room Open: Monday afternoon, Tuesday and Wednesday during breakfast, breaks, lunches and evening socials. ​

Evening Socials: Tuesday night MSU baseball game, Wednesday night Grid Iron Club ​

Breakdown: Wednesday after the 3 p.m. break. Don’t forget to stay for the Grid Iron Club reception!​

Exhibitor Engagement: Door prize drawings at the end of each afternoon break.​


Booth Information​​




Displaying Exhibitor: $600 ​​


Additional Exhibitor: $150​

Each company will be provided with a six-foot display table and a chair. Contact Laura Carlson if you require a power outlet. If you have questions: Laura Carlson 205-335-3176 or lcarlson@utility-specialists.com

Directions

Mississippi State University is located in the north central part of Mississippi adjacent to Starkville, MS and just off the intersections of US Highways 82 and 25.

The nearest airport is Golden Triangle Regional located about 15 miles from campus and served by Delta.

Other airports are Jackson (125 miles), Birmingham (143 miles), or Memphis (161 miles).

The Colvard Student Union is located at 198 Lee Boulevard, Starkville, MS 39760.