James Helmberger
Principal Engineer - Planning & Strategy,
Omaha Public Power District
James Helmberger, P.E. is Program Manager of DER Integration in Omaha Public Power District’s Systems Transformation area, where he works to help OPPD navigate a changing energy reality. Jim has 35 years of experience in the electric power industry – 8 years as an electrical engineering consultant to a diverse clientele, and 27 years in engineering, operations, and planning at OPPD. His utility background includes substations, T&D, protective relaying, SCADA, fossil and nuclear power plants, DG / DER / IBR, smart grid technologies, communications, utility-scale renewables, energy storage, NERC Compliance, and FERC Orders. Jim has held positions from Design, Senior, and Lead to Manager, Principal, and Director of Engineering. He is an occasional speaker on a variety of industry topics at local events, regional conferences, and universities. Jim is a Senior Member of IEEE Power Engineering and Communications Societies and has been active in the North American Transmission Forum, NERC MRO and SPP Regional Protective Relay Committees, and the NERC SPIDERWG effort. He is a Licensed Professional Electrical Engineer in Nebraska and Iowa and an NCEES MLE / record holder.
Sessions
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27-Feb-2024W202Enabling a Self-healing Grid through FLISR
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27-Feb-2024W202Integrating Aggregated DERs to Realize FERC-2222 Open Markets in California