The Distribution System of the Future

John D. Kueck and Brendan J. Kirby John D. Kueck is a Staff Engineer within the Power Systems Research Program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, where he has served for a decade in a career that has also included service with Sargent & Lundy Engineers, Combustion Engineering, and Carolina Power & Light Co. In his 30 years in the field, Mr. Kueck’s work has spanned the electrical design and operation of fossil fuel and nuclear generating stations, performance optimization and condition analysis of motors and motor drives, and the restructuring of the U.S. utility system. Brendan J. Kirby, a frequent contributor to The Electricity Journal, is Director of the ORNL’s Power Systems Research Program and a private consultant. With 25 years of electric utility experience, Mr. Kirby’s has been working on restructuring and ancillary services since 1994 and spot retail power markets since 1985.