N ORTHWEST WASHINGTON
E LECTRICAL JATC
I NTRODUCTION
T HE N ORTHWEST WASHINGTON E LECTRICAL JATC
SAFETY
 OSHA 10
 FIRST AID / CPR
 NFPA 70E Elect. Safety
CODE RELATED
 HAZARDOUS LOCATIONS
 RCW / WAC
 CODE UPDATE
 ELECTRICAL GROUNDING
SPECIALTY TRAINING
 PHOTOVOLTAICS
 ELECTRIC VEHICLES
 ADVANCED LIGHTING
 PLC’s
 BUILDING AUTOMATION
 DATA CABLING
 TRANSFORMERS
 CONDUIT FABRICATION
 INSTRUMENTATION
 FIRE ALARM
Created in 1945, The Northwest Washington
Electrical Industry Joint Apprenticeship and Training
Committee has long been preparing Apprentice
Electricians for careers in the Electrical Industry.
The Training center additionally offers over 30
Journeyman Electrician courses - keeping the
Journeyman level workforce current on emerging
technologies.
The Smart Grid from the
perspective of an Electrician
ELECTRICIAN
M
COMMUNICATION
INFORMATION INFRASTUCTURE
ENERGY
ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
UTILITY
P REPARING FOR THE
S MART G RID

The devices in the systems installed today
communicate with themselves in a closed
network.

What will consumers demand? A furnace, hot
water heater, or dryer communicating with the
utility?

What communication specifications will the
devices and Utility call for? ZigBee, WiFi, Cellular,
or something else.
P REPARING FOR THE S MART G RID
C OMMUNICATION

Current training includes: Building Automation,
PLC’s, Motor Controls and Network Cabling

Classes in the very near future: Advanced
Lighting Controls and Electric Vehicles
P REPARING FOR THE SMART GRID
E NERGY

Moving from a Centralized to Decentralized Grid
•SOLAR PV

Solar PV
•SOLAR CSP

Electric Vehicles (EV to grid)
•WIND

Energy Storage
•HYDRO
•TIDAL
•BIOMASS
•GEOTHERMAL
•BIOFUEL
NEW JOBS
FROM SMART GRID DEPLOYMENT

Market drivers = Incentives, Increased energy
costs, “Tree hugger “

Without Utility or other incentive packages
encouraging consumers to adopt “smart grid”
devices we would only expect a slow up tick in
this area.

Decentralizing of the grid will continue as
home and business owners continue to add
renewable energy sources. Driven by
incentives, increased energy cost
C ONSERVATION C ARROTS
BEFORE SOLAR COOKIES

Before considering additional power
generation conservation must be the
priority.

Much more $$$ can be saved through
conservation

Change consumers behavior by installing
devices that make them aware of their
energy usage. Gas gauge for the house.
Q UESTIONS & C ONTACT
nwejatc.org
ryan.bradt@nwejatc.org
The Northwest Washington Electrical Industry JATC
306 Anderson Road, Mount Vernon WA 98273 phone 360.428.5080 fax 360.428.3374