Frequently Asked Questions

While there is some variation in members from year-to-year, there are typically approximately 25 utilities who participate. The Steering Group members are Southern California Edison, AES, PSE&G, BGE, and Evergy.

Membership in the program costs vary and there are a number of options depending on the specific activities that you want to participate in. Please contact Kate Tancke at ktancke@infrashieldlabs.com to get additional information on pricing.

For standard program participation at the an in-person consortium, attendance at the Substation Best Practices Consortium for 3 staff.  If future consortiums are held virtually, additional members from the utility will be allowed to attend.

Topics are dynamic and change from year to year based on input from the Steering Committee and members. They include topics around substation best practices, leading industry benchmarks, and cost-sharing information on collaborative projects.

The other industry programs which address substations tend to be more technical in nature and the participants are generally engineers. The Substation Best Practice Collaborative is focused on solving business problems using people, process, and technology and the participants tend to be directors and senior managers.

The individuals that attend are usually at the director level. However, we have gotten a variety of individuals that attend from supervisors to senior engineers, to senior program managers, etc.

No, no surveys! We are collecting information on practices during the onsite visit.

Consortiums are typically held at one of the Steering Committee host sites during the fall. Due to the pandemic consortium locations may change to virtual. More information to come.