Rocky Mountain Smart Grid InitiativeFramework for Large-scale, Synergistic,

Smart Secure Grid Demonstration ProjectsDRAFT

Overview

1. What is the Smart Grid?

2. What’s 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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Today’s ElectricPower System

• Centralized• One-way power flow• Regulated Monopoly• Generation• Transmission• Distribution• Retail

IndustrialCommercialResidentialInflexible demand

• Aging Infrastructure• Manual operations• Increasing renewables• Lacks interoperability

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SMART GRID

SMART APPLIANCEDEMAND MGMTGENERATION

ENERGY MGMTAGGREGATIONRENEWABLES

ASSET MGMTOUTAGE MGMT

METERING/BILLING

ASSET MGMTSCHEDULING

PWR TRANSFER

END USE ENERGY SERVICES DISTRIBUTION TRANSMISSION

GENERATION ISO/RTO REGULATORY MARKETS

BASELOADRESERVES

RENEWABLES

BALANCINGMARKETS

SYS PLANNING

REGULATIONSMONITORINGCOMPLIANCE

COMMODITYANCILLARY

RECs

What is a Smart Grid?Common infrastructure for grid mgmt and services

NETWORK ADAPTERS

Smart Grid: Integrating Devices, Controls, Contracts, and Operations

DR

Load

RE/DG

WholesaleTraders

RTO/ISO

Disco

ESP

Demand Side

Retailco

Transco

Key

CoordinationSupply Side

Energy Flow

RE

EMS

SmartAppliances

CustomerSmart Grid Control

Smart Grid Operations

Smart Grid Technologies are applied all along the power system value chain, from device and system control to customer interactions and buy/sell transactions.

SmartBridge

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Smart Grid R&D Landscape

FEDERAL STATE INDUSTRY OTHER

Policy and Regulation

Vision, Standards, Biz Model

Sys Integ and Demo

Projects

Research and Development

EISA-2007

DOE SGTFModern Grid

GridWise Program

National Labs

FERC/NERC

CEC PIER

NYSERDA

IEEE

Utilities

EPRI

Galvin Initiative

GridWise Alliance

EEI

European Smart Grids Technology

Platform

Universities

DOE RDSI

GridWise Architecture Council

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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 Projects

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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SmartGrid

IndividualConsumers

Utilities

Campuses

ProjectDevelopers Appliances, Equipment,

and System Vendors

Who Needs Smart Grids?

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SmartGrid

Renewable and Distributed

PowerIntegration

Power System Reliability

InfrastructureSecurity

CarbonManagement System Operations

What are Smart Grids for?

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SmartGrid

Micro-grids or managed energy systems

MultipleUtilities

Transmission System Operations

Market Operations Transportation/

Electric Vehicles

How do Smart Grids Scale?

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Strategic Value of Smart Grids

Energy Security in the 21st Century requires a new, environmentally responsible national energy system

A new Smart Secure Grid architecture will enable:

• Increased use of renewables (clean energy options),

• Demand-side management (greater efficiency),

• And enhanced Infrastructure Security

To date, most Smart Grid projects have been Utility-centric and heavily focused on AMI and Demand Management

Our region is well positioned to lead this charge and develop a comprehensive model for the nation

Multi-Utility, Multi-Objective, Smart Grid Projects

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FE Warren AFB

Ft. Collins ZED

Xcel SmartGridCity

Fort CarsonPeterson AFB

CO Springs Util

PV REA

Black Hills Energy

Ft Collins Util

Buckley AFB

US AF Academy

Cheyenne Mtn

Pueblo Arsenal

Rocky Mountain Smart Grid Initiative - Concept

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Transmission

Distribution

Smart GridProjects

Pacificorp PRPA Xcel CS UtilitiesXcel TriState Black Hills

CheyenneL&P

PVREA FC Utilities Xcel CS Utilities

F.E. Warrren AFB FortZED SmartGridCity Air ForceAcademy

TransGrid

Inter-Utility Smart Grid Communication Network

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!

Participants (To be finalized)

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Thank you

Dr. Sunil Cheriansunil@spirae.com

970-484-8259

Spirae, Inc.255 Linden St., Suite 201Fort Collins, CO 80524

www.spirae.comwww.integridlab.com

Q&A

Dr. Ron Segaron.sega@colostate.edu

970-491-7067

Woodward Professor of Systems Engineering

Colorado State UniversityFort Collins, CO 80523

www.colostate.edu