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Title: Smart Grid: an Ontario Perspective


1
Smart Grid an Ontario Perspective
  • Brian Hewson, Senior Manager Regulatory Policy
  • Hamilton
  • May 8, 2013

2
Overview
  • Role of the Ontario Energy Board
  • What is smart grid a very quick picture
  • What are the smart grid issues?
  • The policy context for smart grid
  • Whats happening in Ontario?

3
Role of the Ontario Energy Board
  • OEB regulates (licence and set rates) 77
    distributors of varying size and 5 transmitters,
    OPA and IESO (including SME)
  • Licences generators, wholesalers, sub-metering
    and retailers
  • Establishes rules for network businesses conduct
    with customers and with other market players
  • Review and approval of major transmission
    facilities
  • Review of market rules, reliability standards
  • Sets CDM targets and establishes compliance with
    targets
  • Five objectives guide the Board in electricity
    sector regulation
  • protecting the interests of consumers
  • Maintaining financial viability and economic
    efficiency
  • promotion of renewable energy generation and CDM,
    facilitate development and implementation of
    smart grid

4
What is a smart grid?
  • Telecom Network
  • Phone
  • Internet
  • Smart Meter communication infrastructure

Intelligence/Communications Layer
Diagram source EPRI
  • Conventional grid interoperates with smart grid
    intelligence through enhanced devices
  • - Smart meters
  • - Switches
  • - Transformers

Smart Grid
Status / Control
Status / Control
Status / Control
Conventional Grid
Diagram source EPRI
4
5
What is smart grid?
Customers Distribution Transmission
Energy management Renewable energy Storage EVs Micro-grids Automated switching Sensors Power quality/reliability Self-healing systems Storage Automation Integration of renewable energy Storage
6
What are the key smart grid issues and
challenges?
  • Data access and analytics
  • Cyber security
  • Privacy
  • Customer value and Cost
  • Interoperability/compatibility

7
So how are the issues being addressed?
  • Interoperability
  • Standards development
  • NIST, IEC, Standards Council of Canada
  • Transmission and distribution - coordination
  • Behind the meter more challenge
  • Cyber-security
  • Standards NERC/NIST
  • Utility focus protection of grid???

8
So how are the issues being addressed?
  • Integration of new technology
  • Pilots and demonstration programs EVs, storage,
    sensors, self-healing
  • Renewable energy solar, wind, fuel cells
  • Data access privacy, security
  • Data management - analytics

9
The Ontario policy context for addressing these
issues
  • Green Energy Act 2009 smart grid objective
  • Ministers Directive on smart grid
  • 3 areas of focus customer control, system
    operations and adaptive infrastructure
  • 10 policy objectives
  • OEB Renewed Regulatory Framework
  • Smart Grid Report
  • Review of plans for demonstrations and smart grid
    related to connection of generation

10
Renewed Regulatory Framework Objectives
  • Shift  focus from utility cost  to value for
    customers
  • Better align utility reliability and quality of
    service levels with customer expectations
  • Institutionalize continuous improvement and
    innovation
  • Provide for a comprehensive approach to network
    investments to achieve optimum results
  • Better align timing and pattern of expenditures
    with cost recovery
  • Provide a sustainable, predictable, efficient and
    effective regulatory framework

11
Defined Outcomes
  • Customer Focus
  • services are provided in a manner that responds
    to identified needs customer preferences
  • Operational Effectiveness
  • Continuous improvement in productivity and cost
    performance is achieved and utilities deliver on
    system reliability and quality objectives
  • Public Policy Responsiveness
  • Utilities deliver on obligations mandated by
    government (e.g. in legislation and in regulatory
    requirements imposed further to Ministerial
    directives to the Board)
  • Financial Performance
  • Financial viability is maintained and savings
    from operational effectiveness are sustainable

12
Smart Grid Development Implementation
  • Smart grid is a modernization of the grid
  • Meter is demarcation point for utility smart grid
    activities
  • Allow opportunity for all players, creativity and
    innovation
  • Board Report recognizes need for innovation,
    develop appropriate incentives for utilities
  • Provides direction on developing a clear set of
    expectations for utilities in planning for smart
    grid

13
Smart Grid Report
  • Direction to network businesses
  • Develop plans which must address smart grid
    policy
  • Customer engagement
  • Data access
  • Automation of networks to provide flexibility
  • Integration of technology - storage
  • Assessment of new innovative technology
  • Plans to consider 10 policy objectives
  • Principle concern for value, reliability, consumer

14
Whats happening now in Ontario?
  • Hydro One Networks
  • Owen Sound smart zone to demo a number of
    technologies for system and customer
  • Sensor deployment
  • Renewable integration automated switching
  • Toronto Hydro
  • North York smart pilots
  • Community storage
  • Automation to support renewables

15
Whats happening now in Ontario?
  • Powerstream
  • EV demonstration
  • Micro-grid
  • Grid automation/sensing
  • 20 or so utilities working together on data
    security assessments, analysis
  • System Operator developing alternative
    technologies to manage the provincial grid
  • Storage, demand control
  • Peak management DR automation

16
Whats next?
  • Utilities developing plans based on policy
    direction
  • Standards development
  • SCC work
  • Data access
  • Green Button
  • Smart grid is an evolution not a revolution.

17
  • Thank You
  • ???????
  • Go to www.ontarioenergyboard.ca
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