Episode 02 · Public Works · Energy
Keeping the Lights On
What does grid resilience look like when the load and the weather both change?
A municipal utility faces rising peak demand, electrified fleets, new solar interconnections and a substation that floods once every few years. Every department has an opinion; nobody has one shared model.
Agenda
90 minutes, minute by minute.
- 0:0010 min
The Problem
The moderator introduces the city, the asset, the existing data, the constraints, the budget and the resilience-investment decision that has to be made this year.
- 0:1015 min
The First Response
Each specialist gives their opening approach. One clearly defined question per expert. No corporate overviews.
- 0:2510 min
The Complication
New information lands mid-conversation. The grant deadline moves. The corridor can't close. The as-builts are wrong.
- 0:3525 min
Build the Solution
The panel resolves sequence, method, accuracy, cost, risk and downstream use — where Bentley's engineering expertise becomes directly relevant.
- 1:0015 min
The Room Decides
Live polls and audience questions. Public-sector attendees say how they would handle the same decision.
- 1:1515 min
The Path Forward
If this were our city, here is what we would do — with three practical next actions an agency can start on Monday.
On the panel
Speakers
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Bentley Technical Expert
Bentley Systems
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Distribution Engineer
Municipal Utility
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Emergency Manager
County
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Shared by our sponsor, Bentley
Session resources
Grid Resilience — Session Resource Guide
Attendee guide with the scenario brief, decision checklist and the panel's three Monday actions.
LinkBentley solutions for grid resilience
Sponsor-shared overview of the Bentley applications and workflows referenced during the session.
TemplateDecision framework worksheet
Editable worksheet your team can use to run the same tradeoff analysis on your own asset.
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