Guidance for Grid Resilience Decisions in Rural Minnesota
Nov 30, 2025·,
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Reiko Matsuda-Dunn
Jordan Burns
Abodh Poudyal
Maya Fein-Cole
Jesse Dugan
Sara Peterson
Gayathri Krishnamoorthy
Jamie Cutlip-Gorman
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This report assesses the hazard landscape of the state of Minnesota, identifies weather hazards that are most impactful to the distribution system, includes a statewide assessment of household access to services dependent on reliable power, reviews resilience planning activities of electric utilities in Minnesota, and presents analysis of distribution grid performance in the face of extreme weather events with data from seven electric cooperatives dispersed throughout outstate Minnesota. This information is synthesized to provide considerations for resilience investment prioritization.
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
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Sr. Software Power Systems Engineer
Abodh Poudyal is a Senior Software Power Systems Engineer at Electric Power Engineers, where he leads efforts in developing automated solutions for grid modernization, resilience, and reliability.
Abodh is passionate about advancing the future of power systems through innovative software solutions. With over nine years of experience, Abodh specializes in automating grid operations and developing scalable tools for utilities.
His expertise spans power system analysis, operations research, machine learning, high-performance computing, and software develpoment. Before joining EPE, Abodh worked as a researcher with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (now known as the National Laboratory of the Rockies). He is also actively involved as a secretary of the IEEE Modern and Future Distribution Systems Planning Working Group.
His expertise spans power system analysis, operations research, machine learning, high-performance computing, and software develpoment. Before joining EPE, Abodh worked as a researcher with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (now known as the National Laboratory of the Rockies). He is also actively involved as a secretary of the IEEE Modern and Future Distribution Systems Planning Working Group.
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