EPS - Smart Grids

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Rocky Mountain Smart Grid Initiative Framework
for Large-scale, Synergistic, Smart Grid
Demonstration Projects
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Overview

1. What is the Smart Grid?
2. Whats next for Smart Grids?
3. Types of Smart Grid Projects
4. Regional Strategy from Project Synergies
5. Rocky Mountain Smart Grid Initiative Concept
6. Discussion

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Todays Electric Power System

• Centralized
• One-way power flow
• Regulated Monopoly
• Generation
• Transmission
• Distribution
• Retail
• Industrial
• Commercial
• Residential
• Inflexible demand
• Aging Infrastructure
• Manual operations
• Increasing renewables
• Lacks interoperability

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What is a Smart Grid? Common infrastructure for
grid mgmt and services
END USE
ENERGY SERVICES
DISTRIBUTION
TRANSMISSION
SMART APPLIANCE DEMAND MGMT GENERATION
ENERGY MGMT AGGREGATION RENEWABLES
ASSET MGMT OUTAGE MGMT METERING/BILLING
ASSET MGMT SCHEDULING PWR TRANSFER
NETWORK
ADAPTERS
SMART GRID
BASELOAD RESERVES RENEWABLES
BALANCING MARKETS SYS PLANNING
REGULATIONS MONITORING COMPLIANCE
COMMODITY ANCILLARY RECs
GENERATION
ISO/RTO
REGULATORY
MARKETS
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Smart Grid Integrating Devices, Controls,
Contracts, and Operations
Key
Demand Side
Supply Side
Coordination
Energy Flow
Wholesale Traders
Customer
Smart Grid Control
ESP
RTO/ISO
Retailco
RE
Smart Grid Operations
Load
RE/DG
Disco
Transco
EMS
Smart Bridge
Smart Appliances
Smart Grid Technologies are applied all along the
power system value chain, from device and system
control to customer interactions and buy/sell
transactions.
DR
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Smart Grid RD Landscape
FEDERAL STATE INDUSTRY OTHER
Policy and Regulation
Vision, Standards, Biz Model
Sys Integ and Demo Projects
Research and Development
EEI
FERC/NERC
EISA-2007
European Smart Grids Technology Platform
GridWise Alliance
GridWise Architecture Council
Galvin Initiative
DOE SGTF Modern Grid
Utilities
DOE RDSI
GridWise Program
IEEE
CEC PIER
EPRI
Universities
National Labs
NYSERDA
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Next Phase of Smart Grid Development

• Title XIII of the Energy Independence and
  Security Act (EISA) of 2007 established a
  national framework for Smart Grid adoption
• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
  authorized funds (4.5B) for implementation of
  Smart Grid programs
• Regions, Utilities, and other electric power
  system stakeholders are accelerating plans to
  deploy smart grid programs

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Types of Smart Grid Projects

• Smart Grid projects can be broadly classified
  into
• Reliability and Security Projects
• DG and Renewables Integration Projects
• AMI, Demand response, and Customer Service Projs
• Smart Grids can be designed to serve
• Utility Operations and Energy Consumers
• Energy Management for Customer Owned Systems
• Zero Energy Districts
• Infrastructure Security (Rapid Islanding,
  self-healing)

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Who Needs Smart Grids?
Utilities
Campuses
Individual Consumers
Smart Grid
Project Developers
Appliances, Equipment, and System Vendors
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What are Smart Grids for?
Power System Reliability
Infrastructure Security
Renewable and Distributed Power Integration
Smart Grid
Carbon Management
System Operations
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How do Smart Grids Scale?
Multiple Utilities
Transmission System Operations
Micro-grids or managed energy systems
Smart Grid
Market Operations
Transportation/ Electric Vehicles
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Strategic Value of Smart Grids

• Smart Grids are strategically situated at the
  intersection of
• Energy Independence,
• Infrastructure Security, and
• Carbon Mitigation
• To date, most Smart Grid projects have been
  Utility-centric and heavily focused on AMI and
  Demand Management
• There is a pressing need to demonstrate the
  broad-based value of Smart Grids in all three
  areas
• Our region is well positioned to lead this charge
  and develop a comprehensive model for the nation

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Multi-Utility, Multi-Objective,Smart Grid
Projects
FE Warren AFB
Ft. Collins ZED
PV REA
Xcel Smart Grid City
CO Springs Util
Petersen AFB
Fort Carson
Black Hills Energy
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Rocky Mountain Smart Grid Initiative - Concept
Transmission
Pacificorp
PRPA
Xcel
CS Utilities
Xcel
TriState
Black Hills
Inter-Utility Smart Grid Communication Network
Cheyenne LP
Xcel
CS Utilities
PVREA
FC Utilities
Distribution
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Smart Grid Projects
Air Force Academy
FEW AFB
FortZED
SmartGridCity
TransGrid
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Transportation
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Call to Action

• Develop a coupled set of Smart Grid Projects to
  demonstrate
• Utility and Consumer Benefits
• Zero Energy Districts
• Large-scale renewables integration
• Defense applications
• Bottom-up Infrastructure and Cyber Security
• Demonstrate how Smart Grids contribute towards
  Energy Independence, Infrastructure Security, and
  Carbon Mitigation
• Demonstrate scalability and replicability for the
  project to serve as a model for the nation

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Next Steps

• Identify complementary projects and teams
• Leverage existing projects
• Identify synergies and corresponding design
  criteria
• Build project collaboration model
• Gain local, State, and Federal support for the
  project
• Build detailed project plans and funding strategy
• Become the first region in the Country to
  demonstrate a fully integrated, multi-utility,
  multi-objective smart grid in action!

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Participants(To be finalized)
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QA
Thank you
Dr. Ronald Sega Ron.Sega_at_colostate.edu 970.491.706
7 Woodward Chair of Systems Engineering Colorado
State University Fort Collins, CO
80523 www.colostate.edu
Dr. Sunil Cherian sunil_at_spirae.com 970.484.8259 S
pirae, Inc. 255 Linden St., Suite 201 Fort
Collins, CO 80524 www.spirae.com www.integridlab.c
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