120 Years of Metering Experience in 3 Days
Comprehensive Learning Experience
Collaborate with TESCO engineers to improve designs, foster discussions, and explore innovative solutions in equipment development.
Direct Engagement with TESCO Engineers
Discover Single Phase, Polyphase, and Advanced Metering through detailed training and practical sessions with expert guidance.
Hands-On Training
Gain valuable experience using advanced equipment and software, blending theoretical learning with practical applications seamlessly.
Networking and Entertainment
Learn, network, and celebrate at TESCO’s Learning Center, enriched by engaging activities and evening festivities.
Learning Tracks
Schedule
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM – Registration and Cocktails featuring a Mummer’s String Band.
Location: Grundy Museum
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM – Dinner Reception with Welcome and Overview of the Event.
Location: Grundy Museum
7:30 AM – 8:45 AM – Registration, Breakfast and Opening Remarks
Location: Meeting Room (All Tracks)
8:45 AM -10:15 AM – TESCO Factory Tour (All Tracks)
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM – Break
Track 1: Introduction to Metering and the Metering Industry
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM – History of Electric Metering and Intro to the Power Measurements Handbook (combined with Track 2).
Presenter: Tom Lawton, TESCO
Location: Room F
12:00 PM -1:00 PM – Lunch (All Tracks)
Location: Meeting Room
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM – Basic Electrical Theory.
Presenter: Eric Sassi, TESCO
Location: Room F
2:30 PM – 3:15 PM – Break, Exhibits, & Networking
3:15 PM – 4:30 PM – ANSI Meter Forms and Intro to Watthour Meter Testing
Presenter: Mike Parker, NV Energy
Location: Room F
Track 2: Introduction to Meter Testing in the Shop and Field Transformer Rated Metering
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM – History of Electric Metering and Intro to the Power Measurements Handbook (combined with Track 2).
Presenter: Tom Lawton, TESCO
Location: Room F
12:00 PM -1:00 PM – Lunch (All Tracks) — Meeting Room
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM – 3 Phase Meter Theory and Application
Presenter: Josh Reed, Oncor
Location: Room A
2:30 PM – 3:15 PM – Break, Exhibits, & Networking
3:15 PM – 4:30 PM – Hands-On: Testing Meters in the Meter Shop Using the 3050 Test Board with TDM Software
Presenter: Dan Hollow, TESCO
Location: Room E
Track 3: Advanced Metering
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM – Distribution Service and Service Types (Chapter 3 & 4 in the Power Measurements Handbook)
Presenter: Carl Chermak, Aclara (R)
Location: Room B
12:00 PM -1:00 PM – Lunch (All Tracks) — Meeting Room
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM – Instrument Transformers and Understanding Burden, Ratio and Admittance Testing
Presenter: Rob Reese, TESCO
Location: Room B
2:30 PM – 3:15 PM – Break, Exhibits, & Networking
3:15 PM – 4:30 PM – Utility Case Study – Verifying your Instrument Rated Services
Presenters: Heath Chesser / Jonathan Clark, APCO
Location: Room B
Track 4: Management Topics, Current Events, and Industry Trend Discussions
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM – Roundtable: Tracking Failure Curves of Early AMI Deployments and Considerations for AMI 2.0
Led by: Glenn Pritchard, PECO
Location: Room D
12:00 PM -1:00 PM – Lunch (All Tracks) — Meeting Room
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM – Cellular Metering Solutions and Integration with MV-90 and Fiber
Presenter: Jon Scott, TESCO
Location: Room D
2:30 PM – 3:15 PM – Break, Exhibits, & Networking
3:15 PM – 4:30 PM – Discussion Session – Metering Customers at Transmission Voltage Levels (e.g. data centers) and Periodic Testing Practises for Transmission Class Metering
Presenter: Megan Gilroy, PECO
Location: Room D
Track 5: TESCO Nighthawk User’ Group
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM – Nighthawk Adaptiv Technology Overview
Presenters: Jon Scott/Chris Pierce, TESCO
Location: Room C
12:00 PM -1:00 PM – Lunch (All Tracks) — Meeting Room
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM – Nighthawk Issues that We’ve Recently Resolved and Issues that We’re Actively Working on
Presenters: John Williams / Dan Falcone / Chris Pierce, TESCO
Location: Room C
2:30 PM – 3:15 PM – Break, Exhibits, & Networking
3:15 PM – 4:30 PM – Nighthawk Trouble Shooting Best Practices
Presenters: Jon Scott, Billy Hennig / Chris Pierce / David Robbins, TESCO
Location: Room C
Track 6: EVSE / Metrology and Calibration
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM – EVSE HB-44
Presenter: Perry Lawton, TESCO
Location: Boardroom
12:00 PM -1:00 PM – Lunch (All Tracks) — Meeting Room
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM – Hands-On EVSE Testing
Presenters: Perry Lawton / Carlo-Val Gocela, TESCO
Location: Boardroom
2:30 PM – 3:15 PM – Break, Exhibits, & Networking
3:15 PM – 4:30 PM – EVSE- Current State in 2025 and Preparing for the Impact on Your Utility
Presenter: Tom Lawton, TESCO
Location: Boardroom
4:30 PM – Adjourn & Networking/Social Time
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM – Meet at TopGolf for Dinner and Fun!
Location: 2140 Byberry Rd, Philadelphia, PA 19116
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8:00 AM – 8:45 AM – Breakfast
Location: Meeting Room (All Tracks)
Track 1: Introduction to Metering and the Metering Industry
8:45 AM – 10:15 AM – Meter Socket Safety Checks and Hot Socket Conditions
Presenter: John Greenewald, TESCO
Location: Room F
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM – Break
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM – Introduction to 2 Phase Metering and Instrument Transformers
Presenter: Dan Falcone, TESCO
Location: Room F
12:00 PM -1:00 PM – Lunch (All Tracks)
Location: Meeting Room
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM – Hands-On: Testing Single Phase Meters in the Meter Shop including Remote Disconnects
Presenter: Dan Hollow, TESCO
Location: Room F
2:30 PM – 3:15 PM – Break, Exhibits, & Networking
3:15 PM – 4:30 PM – Hands-On: TESCO Training Board Basic Service Troubleshooting (Combined Session with Track 2)
Presenters: Fran White / Harold Kennedy, TESCO
Location: Room E / F
Track 2: Introduction to Meter Testing in the Shop and Field Transformer Rated Metering
8:45 AM – 10:15 AM – Practical Use of Vectors in Electrical Metering and Field Testing at Instrument Rated services
Presenter: Carl, Chermak, Aclara (R)
Location: Room A
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM – Break
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM – Metering Safety and Application of Secondary Metering Transformers <600V
Presenter: Mike Sprang, TSTM
Location: Room A
12:00 PM -1:00 PM – Lunch (All Tracks)
Location: Meeting Room
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM – Hazardous Meter Sites and Potential Billing Errors (Combined Session with Track 3)
Presenter: Marcus Marks, APCO
Location: Room B
2:30 PM – 3:15 PM – Break, Exhibits, & Networking
3:15 PM – 4:30 PM – Hands-On: TESCO Training Board Basic Service Troubleshooting (Combined Session with Track 1)
Presenters: Fran White / Harold Kennedy, TESCO
Location: Room E / F
Track 3: Advanced Metering
8:45 AM – 10:15 AM – Testing 1% Transformers
Presenter: Ben Bollinger, TESCO
Location: Room B
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM – Break
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM – Hands-On: Training Board – Advanced Troubleshooting
Presenter: John Williams / Fran White / Harold Kennedy, TESCO
Location: Room B
12:00 PM -1:00 PM – Lunch (All Tracks)
Location: Meeting Room
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM – Hazardous Meter Sites and Potential Billing Errors (Combined Session with Track 2)
Presenter: Marcus Marks, APCO
Location: Room B
2:30 PM – 3:15 PM – Break, Exhibits, & Networking
3:15 PM – 4:30 PM – Hands-On: Wiring a 3 Phase Service
Presenter: John Williams, TESCO
Location: Room B
Track 4: Management Topics, Current Events, and Industry Trend Discussions
8:45 AM – 10:15 AM – Emergency Response Practices to Meter Alarms (e.g. Temperature Alarms)
Presenter: Perry Lawton, TESCO
Location: Room D
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM – Break
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM – Advanced Uses of Metering Data Beyond Billing
Presenter: Jeff Chiucchi, PECO
Location: Room D
12:00 PM -1:00 PM – Lunch (All Tracks)
Location: Meeting Room
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM – Transitioning to AMI, and Ongoing Meter Refresh Practices
Presenter: Glenn Prichard / Jeff Chiucchi / Megan Gilroy, PECO
Location: Room D
2:30 PM – 3:15 PM – Break, Exhibits, & Networking
3:15 PM – 4:30 PM – Training and Development Practices for Meter Technicians and Engineers
Presenter: Glenn Prichard / Jeff Chiucchi / Megan Gilroy, PECO
Location: Room D
Track 5: TESCO Nighthawk User’ Group
8:45 AM – 10:15 AM – Nighthawk User’s Closed Session to Discuss Any Issues or Concerns They’ve Experienced
Presenters: Customer Lead
Location: Room C
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM – Break
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM – Roundtable- Feedback to TESCO/Nighthawk Team and TESCO Nighthawk Roadmap Discussion
Presenters: Tom Lawton / Jon Scott / Dan Falcone, TESCO
Location: Room C
12:00 PM -1:00 PM – Lunch (All Tracks)
Location: Meeting Room
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM – Roadmap for Nighthawk Integration with Meter Manager
Presenter: Andrew Kaminsky + Guest, TESCO
Location: Room C
2:30 PM – 3:15 PM – Break, Exhibits, & Networking
3:15 PM – 4:30 PM – Benefits of a New Asset Management System and TESCO Products and Services Overview
Presenters: John Greenewald + Guest, TESCO
Location: Room C
Track 6: EVSE / Metrology and Calibration
8:45 AM – 10:15 AM – Tour of TESCO’s Calibration Lab
Presenters: Ed Otte / Carson Scaccetti, TESCO
Location: Calibration Lab
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM – Break
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM – Accuracy, Precision, and Uncertainty
Presenter: Carson Scaccetti, TESCO
Location: Boardroom
12:00 PM -1:00 PM – Lunch (All Tracks)
Location: Meeting Room
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM – Metrology 101 – The Science of Measurement (terms, definitions and fundamental principles)
Presenters: Ed Otte / Carson Scaccetti, TESCO
Location: Boardroom
2:30 PM – 3:15 PM – Break, Exhibits, & Networking
3:15 PM – 4:30 PM – Contract Review and Understanding Your Calibration Certificate
Presenter: Carson Scaccetti, TESCO
Location: Boardroom
4:30 PM – Adjourn & Networking/Social Time
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM – Cocktails and the Murder Mystery Dinner!
Location: TESCO’s 7th Floor Speakeasy.
8:00 AM – 8:45 AM – Breakfast
Location: Meeting Room (All Tracks)
Track 1: Introduction to Metering and the Metering Industry
8:45 AM – 10:15 AM – Time of Use and Demand Metering – Why are They Important?
Presenter: Carl Chermak, Aclara (R)
Location: Room F
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM – Break
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM – Transformer Rated Metering 101 and Safety at an Instrumented Rated Meter Site
Presenter: Brennan Wood, APCO
Location: Room F
12:00 PM -1:00 PM – Lunch (All Tracks)
Location: Meeting Room
Adjourn
Track 2: Introduction to Meter Testing in the Shop and Field Transformer Rated Metering
8:45 AM – 10:15 AM – Sizing Instrument Transformers for Accurate Performance and the Benefit of High Accuracy, Extended Range CT’s
Presenters: Tim Hope / Marcus Marks, APCO
Location: Room A
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM – Break
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM – Understanding Ratio, Burden, and Admittance Testing
Presenter: Rob Reese, TESCO
Location: Room A
12:00 PM -1:00 PM – Lunch (All Tracks)
Location: Meeting Room
Adjourn
Track 3: Advanced Metering
8:45 AM – 10:15 AM – New Product Intro and Feedback (Combined Session with Track 4)
Presenter: Tom Lawton, TESCO
Location: Room B
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM – Break
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM – Using Meter Qualification Boards
Presenter: Jeff Chiucchi, PECO
Location: Room B
12:00 PM -1:00 PM – Lunch (All Tracks)
Location: Meeting Room
Adjourn
Track 4: Management Topics, Current Events, and Industry Trend Discussions
8:45 AM – 10:15 AM – New Product Intro and Feedback (Combined Session with Track 3)
Presenter: Tom Lawton, TESCO
Location: Room B
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM – Break
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM – EVSE – Current State in 2025 and Preparing for the Impact on Your Utility
Presenter: Perry Lawton, TESCO
Location: Room D
12:00 PM -1:00 PM – Lunch (All Tracks)
Location: Meeting Room
Adjourn
Track 5: TESCO Nighthawk User’ Group
8:45 AM – 10:15 AM – Understanding the Cyber Threat to Utilities (Combined Session with Track 6)
Group Discussion lead by Alex Kobrenko, TESCO
Location: Room C
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM – Break
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM – Cybersecurity Standards and Planning to Secure your Data (Combined Session with Track 6)
Group Discussion lead by Alex Kobrenko, TESCO
Location: Room C
12:00 PM -1:00 PM – Lunch (All Tracks)
Location: Meeting Room
Adjourn
Track 6: EVSE / Metrology and Calibration
8:45 AM – 10:15 AM – Understanding the Cyber Threat to Utilities (Combined Session with Track 5)
Group Discussion lead by Alex Kobrenko, TESCO
Location: Room C
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM – Break
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM – Cybersecurity Standards and Planning to Secure your Data (Combined Session with Track 5)
Group Discussion lead by Alex Kobrenko, TESCO
Location: Room C
12:00 PM -1:00 PM – Lunch (All Tracks)
Location: Meeting Room
Adjourn
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