Brian [email protected]
City of Austin Austin Energy The University of Texas Austin Technology Incubator Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce
Environmental Defense Fund
A new 30MW solar plant Data network 1M residential smart meters 43K business smart meters 86K smart thermostats (90MW) 2 net-zero consumption neighborhoods Rebates and financing for distributed solar Austin is still making money
Decrease carbon emissions by 17-20% by 2020
Increase renewable energy generation to 30-36% of total capacity
Increased efficiency Easier usage monitoring for consumers New business model
Distributed Clean Energy Smart grid coupled with water systems Smart Appliances Plug-in electric vehicles as storage (V2G) Green building codes Experimental pricing models
Storage vs. load shaping
Private vs. effective
Identify non-sensitive appliances
Public education Strong privacy
policy
Not dependent on other technologies
Enormous energy savings
Excellent pilot program for other cities, if not other utilities
Austin is in a unique position
More smart appliances necessary Expanded storage User interface optimization More distributed generation
◦ Incentives for add-on◦ Zoning requirements for new homes
Water management
Smart grid allows for:◦ Demand shaping◦ Lower overall usage◦ Increased reliance on renewable energy
Cleaner energy, not less energy is the End
The most important project for Austin Energy
The current business model promotes consumption
Consumers are bad at delayed gratification
Internet-Style Pricing Real-Time Pricing
Flat rate Customers allow
Austin to turn off major appliances as necessary
Customers open up their land to distributed generation
Peak-time penalties
A fallback position Multiple ways of
notifying customers New methods of
generating revenue
“The demise of the ‘spinning meter’ business model is inevitable. Everyone knows it’s coming, and most people now think it’s coming pretty quickly. What has not emerged yet is its replacement. And until we know where the revenue streams will flow from and to, it doesn’t really matter what brilliant technical plan we come up with. The business model is the linchpin.”