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APPA National Conference - Virtual
2021-07-13 - 2021-07-14
Join Tantalus at the American Public Power Association National Conference as Sarah Clark, AMI Coordinator, Estes Park Power and Communications, and Andrew Mitchell, Tantalus’ Director of Utility Solutions, present a Breakout Session, Getting Ahead of Distribution Problems with Grid Reliability Analytics, on Wednesday, July 14 at 2:45 p.m. Eastern.
This is an online event where you can connect with partners and peers while learning about the complex issues facing public power utilities.
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2021 Smart(er) Grid Series - Advanced Metering Infrastructure
2021-07-13 10:00 - 12:00, 2021-07-20 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Hear Tantalus present at the NWPPA 2021 Smart(er) Grid Series – Advanced Metering Infrastructure.
Implementing AMI opens the door to new value opportunities for utilities and their customers. While the upfront cost is high and a significant resource commitment will be required, the long-term value can be substantial. It is up to each utility to understand AMI’s value potential and arrive at their own decision and path forward.
This is a four-part webinar series that can be taken as individual webinars or as a full series. More information.
Register here for the series.
Individual courses:
Overview of the AMI Journey, May 4, 2021
Why are utilities talking about AMI? While the answer is not the same for everyone, each utility has a goal to meet evolving customer needs and make future decisions with the customer in mind. Before implementing AMI, it is essential to understand the overall journey and high-level considerations through an organizational lens.
AMI Readiness & Strategy, June 8, 2021
The more that organizations understand the AMI process from A to Z and align their thinking and goals, the more effectively they will be able to assess their AMI readiness and develop an actionable AMI strategy.
AMI Implementation Planning, July 13, 2021
This session will provide a clear understanding of how AMI will transform the organization and insights, as well as practical tools that will help prepare your organization to understand and limit the risk that could derail the implementation(s) over time. This session will help you understand how AMI will holistically impact the organization and change its business unit processes.
AMI Post Implementation and Looking Ahead, July 20, 2021
This session will offer practical insights and ideas to support a series of AMI programs and projects representing a continuation of the initial effort. You will become familiar with best practice techniques and tools to support future AMI implementation planning efforts based on each successive project effort’s outcomes. You will also hear insights into possible ways of structuring both premortem and post-mortems as part of the AMI roadmap.

Fiber Connect 2021
2021-07-25 - 2021-07-28
The leading optical fiber business & technology event in North America
As the need for gigabit connectivity grows, so too does the Fiber Connect Conference & Exhibition. The 2021 edition of the event will offer new and unique opportunities for business development, market development, technology demonstration and peer-group interaction.
The event will feature executives from a broad scope of industry sectors — traditional audiences as well as new audiences — commercial network operators, mobile network operators, digital infrastructure asset owners & developers; investors; technology suppliers, enterprises and more.
Event Components

Networking opportunities
Technology exhibition
Conference education

Join Tantalus at booth #645 to learn more about Tantalus’ TRUSense Fiber Gateway – fiber-enabled smart meters provide utilities with a virtually instantaneous, dynamic view of the health and performance of their smart grid. Learn more about Tantalus’ fiber-to-the-home solution.
Contact TantalusInfo@tantalus.com to schedule a meeting or request product information.

About Fiber Connect
Established in 2001, and the only all-fiber trade association in the Americas, the Fiber Broadband Association provides advocacy, education and resources to companies, organizations and communities who want to deploy the best networks through fiber to the home, fiber to the business and fiber everywhere. Our member-led association collaborates with industry allies to propel fiber deployment forward for a better broadband future here and around the world.
http://www.fiberconnect2021.com/

CARILEC Engineering & Procurement Conference & Exhibition
2021-07-26 - 2021-07-28
CARILEC’s Engineering & Procurement Conference and Exhibition is the Caribbean region’s premier technical forum for reporting on the latest trends, challenges, best practices in engineering and procurement. The conference fosters deeper understanding on the global technological developments and scientific advancements by simultaneously equating with the pace of science, technology, and business areas in the fields of Energy Engineering.
This year’s conference theme: “Reformulate the Energy Future: Rethink. Refocus. Reshape” will provide a common platform to foster participation and exchange among engineers in the electricity and energy industries, allowing delegates to have engineering and procurement issues addressed by high-level practitioners and recognized global experts who are up to date with the latest developments in the Electricity, Energy and Procurement fields. This sharing of industry knowledge, ideas, expertise, and experience is needed now more than ever, in an environment where many organizations have experienced significant procurement disruptions, due to the COVID-19 global pandemic.
Connect with Hugo Hodge, Executive Vice President & General Manager, Caribbean Basin, Tantalus at the conference. Email to book a meeting.
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Webinar | Utilities and Fiber to the Home – Drive more From your Investment
2021-08-05 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
In this webinar we will show utilities how to simultaneously leverage your FTTH deployment to deliver consumer services like high speed internet access while also improving grid operations. Connect to, monitor and control distributed energy resources (DERs), obtain high speed voltage and metering data and real-time phase identification – all of these smart grid benefits can be achieved with the Tantalus TRUSense Fiber Gateway deployment.
The TRUSense Fiber Gateway enables utilities to unlock even more utility from your investment in FTTH – and these benefits are independent of your AMI solution.
In this webinar will you learn how utilities can simultaneously deliver consumer services while:

Using utility managed Wi-Fi or HomePlug to securely monitor the impact each behind-the-meter DER devices and power quality on the distribution network while delivering consumer services.
Improving your power restoration and system balancing efforts through real-time phase identification.
Accessing sub cycle revenue grade metering and voltage sampling

Join Tantalus Systems for a webinar focused on how you can realize the greatest return from your FTTH deployment today while preparing for tomorrow.
The Tantalus Difference: It’s not just our technology that sets us apart.
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Canaccord Genuity’s 41st Annual Growth Conference
2021-08-11 15:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York)
August 11th at 3 pm ET: Peter Londa, President & CEO will present at Canaccord Genuity’s 41st Annual Growth Conference. Please register to listen to the live webinar presentation at:
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Canaccord presentation >

A replay of the presentation will be available for 90 days.

ElectriCities of North Carolina Annual Conference
2021-08-16 - 2021-08-18
Join Tantalus at the 2021 ElectriCities Annual Conference at the Sonesta Resort – Hilton Head Island, S.C., for a program focused on evolving challenges impacting public power communities including leading through change, economic development, new technologies, and workforce development.
Please contact John O’Leary, 503-962-0417, or Brenda Guthrie, 937-546-7860, to schedule an appointment at our booth or to learn more about how Tantalus develops and delivers purpose-built smart grid solutions for public power and electric cooperative utilities.

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UMMA's 2021 Summer Meeting
2021-08-18 - 2021-08-20
Please join Tantalus’ Chris Christensen (cchristensen@tantalus.com) at the Upper Midwest Metering Associations (UMMA) 2021 Summer Meeting at the Radisson Hotel, August 18-20 in La Crosse, WI.
The UMMA is a group of utility metering supervisors, managers, meter technicians, & meter readers who are advancing the industry. Established in 1995, members come from the smallest and largest utility companies, including from rural electric cooperatives, investor-owned, and municipal utilities.
Click here for more information to to register for UMMA’s Summer Meeting.

Tantalus University - TUNet Insight for CSRs – ONLINE DISTANCE LEARNING
2021-08-30 - 2021-08-31
The Insight for Customer Service Representatives course is designed to help utility employees efficiently navigate TUNet Insight (our new user interface) and interact with the data being presented. Attendees will not only be instructed on the new user interface, but will also learn the inner workings of the metering, power quality and remote disconnect applications that reside in our residential and commercial meter offerings. The classes are designed to be hands-on and are held in a small classroom setting to both maximize their learning experience and foster collaboration between utilities.
COURSE HIGHLIGHTS:

Comprehensive 2-day hands-on TUNet Insight for Customer Service Representatives course
Students require access to high speed internet and their own laptops and/or tablets*
All training will be conducted online

* Students should have their own laptops and/or tablets configured for remote access for your TUNet deployment. Contact Tantalus for more information on setting up this configuration prior to the course.
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Webinar | It’s all about choice of manufacturers to get more out of your AMI electric meters. TRUEdge metering portfolio update and plans
2021-09-02 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
Join Tantalus for an update on our growing portfolio of residential and commercial & industrial electric metering options. Tantalus gives you AMI interoperability today on your single AMI system with multiple meter manufacturers.
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NISC MIC - Member Information Conference
2021-09-13 - 2021-09-16
Join Tantalus this September 13-16 in Louisville, Kentucky! The 2021 NISC Member Information Conference (MIC) will be held at the Kentucky International Convention Center in the heart of downtown Louisville.
The MIC will follow safety guidelines required by the state of Kentucky and will comply with any guidelines put in place by the Kentucky International Convention Center at the time of the event. The state of Kentucky’s mask mandate and social distancing restrictions largely ended on June 11, 2021.
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Webinar | An Introduction to Smart Grid Solutions
2021-09-15 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
Utilities are under substantial pressure to “keep the lights on” despite disruptions from extreme weather, mandates to decarbonize and the adoption of electric vehicles and roof-top solar panels by consumers. Despite these disruptions, utilities are expected to deliver safe, reliable and affordable services while relying on distribution grids that were not designed to meet the needs and demands of the 21st century. In order to meet today’s challenges, utilities must transform existing infrastructure to create intelligent, digital networks of connected devices to support the electrification of everything.
Please join Peter Londa, President & CEO of Tantalus Systems, and members of the Tantalus team who will provide a demonstration of the company’s solutions to digitize the distribution grid and help build sustainable and reliable utilities for the future.
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Webinar | Explore Funding Solutions with Tantalus
2021-09-16 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
Explore Funding Solutions with Tantalus
Thursday, September 16, 2021 | 3:00 PM ET / 12:00 PM PT
Join Tantalus for an update on the Federal funding opportunities available for utilities, the different funding mechanisms, which of those are most appropriate for your project(s) and how to successfully apply for those funds.
Don’t let the access to funding be a stumbling block to deploying your smart grid solution. There are a variety of funding resources that Tantalus can help you access – our funding consultants will provide your utility with a free review of all available grants. The Tantalus team will review your funding options and help you select and apply for the Smart Grid solution(s) and/or Broadband Infrastructure program(s) that are the best fit for your utility.
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The webinar will walk you and your utility through many of the different steps of the funding/application process, including:

Analyzing competitive and formula funding opportunities,
Recommending the best approach based on your project,
Providing draft narratives and budget justifications for your applications,
Editing and positioning your application for success,
Putting you face-to-face with decision makers within funding agencies,
Helping you to pitch your Tantalus project while developing relationships with key agency officials and staff,
Engaging your Congressional delegations for political support,
Helping you to expedite drawdown of awarded funds.

Tantalus University - TUNet Administrator - ONLINE DISTANCE LEARNING
2021-09-27 - 2021-09-30
The TUNet Administrator certification course provides technical training for advanced TUNet users and AMI administrators, with a focus on Insight, the new interface for the TUNet Control Center (TCC). Participants who achieve certification will be able to use Insight to anticipate, analyze, troubleshoot and resolve network issues. This in-depth course includes hands-on training, use case analysis, troubleshooting, and classroom guidance through technical and operational tasks.
COURSE HIGHLIGHTS:

TUNet Administrator course material updated with new TUNet Insight features
Comprehensive 4-day hands-on
Students require access to high speed internet and their own laptops and/or tablets*
All training will be conducted online

* Students should have their own laptops and/or tablets configured for remote access (if required) to your TUNet deployment. Contact Tantalus for more information on setting up this configuration prior to the course.
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CARILEC Renewable Energy & Smart Grid Conference & Trade Show
2021-09-29 - 2021-09-30
Theme: Remodeling the Future: Stronger. Greener. Smarter
What does a stronger, greener, and smarter energy future look like for our energy markets? Against the triple imperatives of economics, climate resilience and domestic value creations, CARILEC gathers regional and global industry leaders representing policy, regulation, academic research, renewable technologies and utility operations to the table under the theme “Remodeling the Future: Stronger. Greener. Smarter.”
With the COVID-19 global pandemic continuing to pose a dramatic challenge to energy leaders in the Caribbean region, the urgency for sustainable energy transition has become clearer than ever. The advantages of renewable energy and its resiliency to weather the rising economic storm, if accordingly planned and designed, were already visible in different impacted regions throughout the world. Investments to foster a cleaner and greener energy supply have brought not only environmental but also substantial local benefits. The crisis has provided a first, unexpected foreshadowing of the mounting climate emergency and the vulnerability of our economies and their energy systems. The pandemic has shown how quickly all we are accustomed to, can change. But it has also demonstrated that collectively and with a common purpose, we are able to act decisively. During the recent years, a global effort has been made to develop innovative technology solutions, effective policy measures and new economic approaches to turn renewable energy into a competitive and reliable source for electricity generation and supply. Now it is the right moment to reassess long-standing assumptions, perceived barriers, and default decisions to adjust and redefine the pathway for sustainable energy transition in the Caribbean.
The Renewable Energy and Smart Grid Conference and Trade Show offers the latest expert insights, innovative technology solutions and room for exchange of best-practices and experiences regarding the sustainable integration of Renewable Energy and the related development of Smart Grids in our Caribbean countries. Stakeholders from the region and around the world will meet to exchange and discuss ideas, opportunities, and solutions to accelerate energy transition, strengthen the economic recovery, bolster sustainable development, and set the course for a further decarbonization of the Caribbean energy sector. This year’s conference will also feature a Women in Renewable Energy (WIRE) convening with women leaders throughout the energy sector in the Caribbean and beyond delivering presentations and facilitating discussions on their critical role and stellar contribution to the sector.
Secure your space at this two (2) day conference which will be replete with virtual presentations, lectures, large and small group plenaries, and case studies. Get the latest developments on savvy trends and technologies in this rapidly evolving and dynamic field.

Utility Technology Association 2021 Conference
2021-10-19 - 2021-10-21
This year’s Utility Technology Association (UTA) Conference will be hosted by Nashville Electric Service at the at the Sheraton Grand Nashville Downtown located at 623 Union St. Nashville, TN 37219.
Connect with Tantalus’ Brenda Guthrie, bguthrie@tantalus.com, 937-546-7860, at the conference.

The UTA program committee is hard at work selecting several interesting topics and speakers for the 2 ½ day agenda. This year’s agenda will again include a dynamic Key Note speaker. Topics and speakers are being planned around the most pressing technology, security, and customer service implementations pertinent for utilities today. In the agenda, you will find Utility Spotlight presentations from member utilities and we are working through details of the possibility of utility related tours being included in the program.
Conference agenda >
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WEBINAR | No Asset Left Behind
2021-10-28 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
Deploying an ERT Overlay and Migrating to the Smart Grid
Join Tantalus and Jennifer Tavaglione from Riverside Public Utilities for a webinar focused on how you can manage an AMI deployment based on your schedule and resources. Learn about Tantalus’ ERT reading capability, as well as get a real-world perspective on how this investment is working at Riverside as they progress through the deployment process.
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GRID 2021 | Virtual Tantalus Users Conference
2021-11-02 10:00 - 2021-11-04 17:00 (America/New_York)
Each year, the Tantalus Users Conference (TUC) presents a unique forum for our user community to learn, share and collaborate with other utilities, industry experts and the Tantalus team.
TUC is structured to remotely encourage a collaborative environment to give you fresh perspectives on how to maximize the performance and value of your AMI & Smart Grid investments. We believe that by fostering an environment of teamwork and by applying customer feedback towards measurable action, we will help our customers to improve the efficiency, reliability and sustainability of their utility infrastructure.
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CEA Powering Partnerships Symposium
2021-11-24
The Canadian Electricity Associations Annual Powering Partnerships Summit unites member CEOs and senior executives from across Canada, corporate partners, electricity stakeholders and various elected officials. This annual, exclusive event offers delegates a forum for knowledge exchange, receive insight into the latest global electricity trends and explore technological innovation.
Featuring world class speakers and industry experts, innovators and leaders in the field, the 2021 Powering Partnerships Symposium will showcase how the industry can contribute to a stable and balanced recovery, and to the design of a resilient system for the future.
Tantalus is a Silver Sponsor of Canadian Electricity Association’s (CEA) 2021 Powering Partnerships Summit. This virtual event’s theme is the future of Canada, and 2030 and 2050 targets.
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ECG Annual Meeting
2021-12-06 - 2021-12-07
The ECG Annual Meeting is designed to allow ECG Members, Utility Professionals, City Officials, Industry Experts, and Partners to network, get updates on industry-related topics, and discuss individual community needs and solutions. The diverse professional environment permits a wide range of topics and presentations while staying focused on Public Power community advantages. ECG’s Annual Meeting also serves as the host to the end of the year ECG Board Meeting, Business Development Sub-committee meeting, and the Board Elections.
Join Michael Julian, Tantalus’ Chief Revenue Officer, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern on December 6, for his presentation on: Smart Grid Resiliency: Federal Funding and Future-Proofing Your Utility for Whatever Comes Next.
The Ritz-Carlton Reynolds, Lake Oconee
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WEBINAR | Monitor & Manage Voltage to Maximize Utility Benefits
2021-12-09 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
Energy usage patterns continue to change at a breakneck pace. Increasing pressures from renewable energy resources continue to reshape how utilities need to monitor and manage voltage as well. Whether curtailing load for peak pricing reduction or due to wholesale energy constraints, Tantalus would like to partner with you to increase your efficiencies. Learn about integrating your TUNet AMI system with an existing SCADA system utilizing DNP3.0 to maximize your distribution systems performance moving forward.
In this webinar you will:

Gain an understanding of Tantalus’ voltage monitoring and regulation tools such as the CLVR (Closed Loop Voltage Reduction) application
Learn how to automate your Distribution Automation equipment
Learn about different Voltage Reduction use cases

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Sidoti Virtual December Investor Conference
2021-12-09 13:45 - 14:15 (America/New_York)
December 9th, 2021, 1:45 PM ET-2:15 PM ET
Mr. Peter Londa, President & CEO of Tantalus Systems will present at the Sidoti Virtual December Investor Conference on December 9th at 1:45 pm ET. This presentation is available to investors who are interested in learning how Tantalus (TSX:GRID) transforms aging one-way grids into future-proofed multi-directional grids that improve the efficiency, reliability and sustainability of public power and electric cooperative utilities and the communities they serve.
Please register here:
https://sidoti.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HPOoITbKTUGh7gQ6nSIOQA

USEA Briefing - Infrastructure Spending: Pennies From Heaven Or Green Stress?
2021-12-15 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
TUNE IN Wednesday, Dec 15, 2021 at 11 AM ET for the United States Energy Association’s virtual press briefing on Infrastructure Spending: Pennies From Heaven Or Green Stress?
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Tantalus CEO Peter Londa will be part of the panel of experts talking about when and how the funds will be disbursed.
The U.S. electric utilities, from big IOUs to distribution-only rural electric cooperatives, are waiting to see how the $1 trillion infrastructure bill, which President Biden signed into law on November 15, will affect them. The best estimate is that about $73 billion will make its way directly to the electric utility industry.
There is a growing consensus in the industry that transmission is a national priority, and that broadband will get a needed boost. But some fear that remnants of the Green New Deal will emerge in the administration of the funds, forcing utilities into actions which they believe to be detrimental. Friction is possible.
The Department of Energy, the principal disbursing agent, is holding meetings, requesting information, and beginning to establish procedures and priorities. How vocal should utilities be? Will they all be heard?
DOE won’t be the only agency concerned with grid upgrading and other projects. The Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of the Interior, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will be involved too.
USEA has assembled a panel of utility experts to talk about when and how the funds will be disbursed. They will be questioned by a panel of knowledgeable reporters. USEA Acting Executive Director Sheila Hollis will give opening remarks, and Llewellyn King, who organized this briefing, will moderate.
Speakers
Justin Driscoll, Interim President & CEO, New York Power Authority
Andrew Shaw, Partner, Dentons
Katie Jereza, Vice President of Corporate Affairs, EPRI
Peter Londa, President & CEO, Tantalus
Reporters
Robert Walton, Utility Dive
Ellie Potter, S&P Global
Jeff Beattie, The Energy Daily
Ken Silverstein, Forbes
