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Mr. Minalga is responsible for representing Invenergy’s interests through participation and advocacy in the Eastern RTOs, including IESO (Ontario), ISO New England, Midwest ISO, New York ISO, and PJM Interconnection. Mr. Minalga also supports the development group with State regulatory activities within this footprint, which includes 25 states, the District of Columbia, and 2 Canadian provinces.
Prior to Invenergy, Mr. Minalga worked for a vertically integrated utility in the Midwest providing support on RTO policy and issues.
Prior to working in the energy industry, Mr. Minalga worked in the consulting-engineering field for 9 years. Mr. Minalga worked on project teams responsible for decommissioning power plants and associated structures, supporting regulatory compliance issues, and aggregating environmental liability costs for financial reporting.
Mr. Minalga has an undergraduate degree in finance and management and a MBA in finance from North Central College, Naperville, Illinois.
Charles is currently an Electrical Engineer for Invenergy, the nation's largest independent wind power generation company. In his role as Electrical Engineer for Invenergy, Charles is the lead contact for electrical operations issues concerning controls systems, balance of plant and substation maintenance, as well as electrical safety for Invenergy's fleet of 2,200 MW of wind capacity and 2,200 MW of natural gas capacity. Charles also assists in reviewing collection system, fiber optic, and substation design for the more than 700 MW of generation projects in development.
Charles received both a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Charles has co-founded an energy efficient residential construction company and founded a photovoltaic installation company, both based in Champaign, IL.
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Jason's portion of the presentation will review the regulatory environment and competitive landscape for renewable energy.
Charles' portion of the presentation will provide a high level technical overview of the operation and design of a Wind Farm. This will include a discussion of wind turbine generator (WTG) technologies with respect to control systems, generator types, and transient behavior. Several common WTG topologies will be reviewed and their strengths and weaknesses analyzed. Collection system design and balance of plant issues will also be discussed. There will also be a review of farm wide controls with respect to SCADA and grid integration.
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