S&C’s Brad Roberts Named to New DOE Electricity Advisory Committee.

On April 17, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the members of its newly-established Electricity Advisory Committee. The thirty inaugural members include some of the nation’s top public and private sector leaders in electricity policy, planning, and operations, including Brad Roberts, Power Quality Systems Director of S&C’s Power Quality Products Division.

The Committee was established to provide counsel to the DOE on long-range planning and priorities for the modernization of the U.S. electricity delivery infrastructure. The group’s responsibilities will include advising on deployment of smart grid technologies, research and development of energy storage technologies, renewable energy resource system integration, and new transmission infrastructure to ensure the efficient delivery of electricity. The Committee will provide senior-level counsel to DOE’s Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability in meeting requirements of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007.

Joining this high-level committee is clearly a tribute to the recognized expertise of both Brad and S&C, as well as clear recognition of the growing importance of the “smart grid.” And as Brad, who also serves as Chairman of the Electricity Storage Association, points out, his nomination underscores “the high visibility of energy storage.”