Pacific Gas and Electric Company Automated Demand

Response

June 9, 2009Connectivity Week, Santa Clara

PG&E Auto-DR History

2005 and 2006 – PG&E participated in the Auto-DR pilot with Critical Peak Pricing (CPP)

2007 and 2008 – Offer C&I customer above 200kW Auto CPP and Demand Bidding (DBP)

2008 – PG&E participated in the OpenADR Technical Advisor Group

2009 – PG&E chairing the OpenADR in UCA Task Force under OpenSG Working Group

Auto-DR applies to Emerging Technology Lighting Control

Wireless (Adura, Universal Lighting Technologies, and EnOcean / Echoflex)

DR capability Ease of installation Reliability Customer Acceptance

HVAC Cypress Envirosystems Wireless Pneumatic

Thermostat Discharge Air Regulation Technique (DART)

control system (TBD)

Auto-DR Lighting Control ET Test

Auto-DR/Emerging Technologies in progress EMS for Small Business

Cost Effective Chain 50kW to 200kW

DR potential for Data Center Virtualization Technology Strategies Servers Consolidation Storage consolidation Power Delivery Systems Demand Response Temporary Load Migration Site Infrastructure Load DR

Raising Acceptable Temperature Set-Points Switch to Free Cooling CAV to VAV Conversion Lighting Strategies

PG&E DR Pilots Participating Load Pilot

New CAISO MRTU 3 C&I Auto DR customer Telemetry Drop load in 10 minutes Bidding and scheduling Connection between DRAS and ADS Develop customer load reduction feedback

Intermittent Renewable Pilot Industry Auto DR customers Refrigerated Warehouse and Storage Ramp up and down capability Connection between renewable monitoring and DRAS

Auto-DR Future

06-08 Accomplishment 110 Accounts 30.3 MW CPP and DBP Customer type

09-11 Program Plan 45 MW Capacity Bidding

Program (CBP) and Peak Choice

Biotechnology

Chemical Products

Data Center

Fitness Facility

Food Processing

Government Building

Healthcare

High Tech

Museum

Primary Metails

Retail

School