session 5-the smart grid-the view from rural america

8/6/2019 Session 5-The Smart Grid-The View From Rural America

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GE Energy Session 5 of a 5 PartSeries on the Smart Grid

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Session 5: The Smart Grid The View From Rural America

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Smart Grid Learning Series

Session 1: The Smart Grid and its Benefits

Session 2: The Smart Grid The Consumer View

Session 3: The Smart Grid The Distribution View

Session 4: The Smart Grid The Transmission View

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Session 5: The Smart Grid The View From Rural

AmericaTopics:

Previous Session Review

Market Drivers

Increasing Costs

Smart Grid Solutions A Recap

The Role of Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI)

WiMAX Bringing Broadband and the Smart Grid to Rural America

Green Generation in Rural America Biomas Generation

Small and Large Wind Generation

A Role for PV?

The Impact Green Generation on the Distribution SystemImpact of Policy Discussion

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Smart Grid - Review


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Industry challenges

Soaring energy demand

Power outages financial impact

Green energy takes center stage

Electricity prices on the rise

Aging infrastructure/workforce

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Electricity prices on the rise

U.S. sees 6.5%spike in 096.5%

e ec r c s

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Source: EIA (Energy information Administration)


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Electricity Poised to change the world again

We cant solve

same kind of thinking weused when we createdthem.

- Albert Einstein

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Growing complexity in modern grids

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Grid inefficiency

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Source: AEP PUC Hearing


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Aging assets

100%

Transformer failure rate

80%

60%

40%

0%

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Age in Years


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Emerging Capabilities

Wide-Area

Protection &Automation

Wide-AreaMonitoring

RenewablesForecasting

Renewables

& Control Smoothing

DeliveryOptimization Demand

Optimization

AssetOptimization

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Smart Grid TheView from Rural

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Rural Electric Cooperatives An Overview

864 distribution, 66 generation & transmission cooperatives serving:

40 million people in 47 states

17.5 million businesses, homes, other establishments in 2500 of 3141 (80%) counties in U.S.

12% of U.S. population

Electric cooperatives in the United States:

Own/maintain 2.5 million miles (42%) of nations distribution line, covering 75% of U.S.landmass

Deliver 10% of total kilowatt hours sold in U.S. each yearenera e a mos o e ec r c y pro uce n . . eac year

Own assets worth $100 billion

Employ nearly 67,000 people

Pay over $1.2 billion state/local taxes

Source: National Rural Electric Cooperative Association

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American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of

7.22.7

. .

12.73.3

Plus 30-60B in

4.55.0 additional customer

spend

SmartGrid

BPAWAPA

EnergyEfficiency

FossilEnergy

BroadBand

AmericaCompetes

Bonds/Guarantees

EnergySegment

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~$100 billion energy related spend


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What is a Smart Grid?

The inte ration of two infrastructures securelElectrical infrastructure

Electrical

Infrastructure

Information

Infrastructure

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Sources: EPRI Intelligrid


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ARRA Broadband Provisions

ARRA allocates $7.2B for broadband funding

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$2.5B to Rural Utilities Service (Agriculture)

National Telecommunications & Information Administration fundingran s

Provide broadband to people residing in unserved/underserved areas, community

support organizations (schools, libraries, etc.), agencies that facilitate broadband useb low-income a ed other vulnerable rou s

Stimulate demand for broadband, job growth, economic development

Rural Utilities Service funding (Grants/Loans)

At least 75% of area receiving funds must be in rural area without sufficient access tohigh speed broadband service to facilitate rural economic development

Priority given to projects that will give customers choice of more than one provider and

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The Power of 4G for the Smart Grid

Leading, Low-Cost,-

500+ Members,

4G Wireless BroadbandTechnology

Proven Technology

Non-line-of-sight (NLOS) serviceinto customer premise

> Ideal for hard-to-reach locations

Strong, thriving ecosystem

> Intel, Cisco, Microsoft,

Motorola,

Highly flexible bandwidthdelivers cost-effective networkbuild-out

Siemens, Comcast, Alcatel

> No vendor lock-in

Open standards

Multiple concurrent sessions,with full security

O erable in both unlicensed and

> WiMAX Forum, IEEE, IETF

Proven telecoms-gradereliabilit and scalabilit

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licensed spectrum


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WiMAX Deployments Worldwide

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GE WiMAX Smart Grid SolutionPartners

4G wireless communications network for ALL utility requirements Advanced Metering, Demand Response, SCADA, Distribution Automation, Voice, and Mobile

Real-time Outage and Fault Detection, and Real-time Service Restoration improving reliability

Utility & Wireless Carrier collaborative business models (Shared CAPEX / Outsourced OPEX) Utility capital for WiMAX Network deployment O&M provided by Carrier with guaranteed SLAs

WiMAX SmartMeter by GE innovative, truly open, standards-based, smart meter GE SmartMeter becomes a valued asset providing a broadband pipe at every home

GE SmartMeter is gateway to the home providing advanced utility and customer energy services

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WiMAX Smart Grid Network collaboration changing the game for the utility & telecom industries


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WiMAX SmartMeter by GEWiMAX SmartMeter by GEtruly open, standards-based Smart Meter / Broadband Router

Advanced MeteringAdvanced Metering> Full featured ANSI C12.19 Smart Meter

> Automated and On-Re uest Reads

> Meter Events, Alarms, and Reporting

> Secure Remote Disconnect / Reconnect

> Outage / Restoration Detection & Reporting

>

> Demand Management / Load Limiting

> On-Board Secure / Dynamic SOAP Server

StandardsStandards--based Stron Securitbased Stron Securit> EAP-TLS Authentication; WiMAX PKMv2

> Tamper-proof Crypto EEPROM Key Store

> x.509 Digital Certificate based Identity

Broadband Access RouterBroadband Access Router> IPv4 / IPv6 Router; 802.1Q VLAN Switch

> IP DiffServ and 802.1P QoS / CoS Services

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> DHCP, NTP, Firewall, Encryption

> VPN Services TLS, IPSec


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Rural Connectivity - Summary

Enables advanced metering and broadband connectivity using one unit andone network

Expedited implementation through shared use of existing assets (poles,

right of way)

Helps to accomplish multiple ARRA objectives

Investing in the future

Key benefits for utilities, consumers, smart grid

es are a e o e er manage e r asse s an resources

Customers are able to better manage energy use

Less ener used Two connections

Reduced emissions

Win-win!Electricity

Internet

Plug-invehicle

Solar

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Smart meter/Smart modem

Broadbandnetwork

one smart system

Smartappliances


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Generation Options

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DG with small renewables

Small wind


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Electricity Cost by State, January 2009

WA7.65

MT ND MN

NH16.29

VT ME

8.44

ID7.05

OR8.41

SD7.58

6.55

WY7.76

IA

9.59

WI12.35

MI11.17

MA 18.12

RI 17.20

CT 19.49

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NY17.46

PA

CA

14.95

6.89

12.23

UT8.00 CO

9.25 MO

7.02

8.88

KS8.16 KY

8.10

IN8.62

IL10.78

VA10.01

NC

OH9.39

10.83

WV7.40

NJ 15.8

DE 13.25

MD 14.40

DC 12.83

AZ9.51

TX

OK7.67

NM9.54

MS9.64

TN9.44AR

8.94

9.45

SC9.80

GA9.40

AL10.31

Residential AveragePrice (cents per KW)

6.00 7.99

8.00 9.99.

8.92

FL12.43

HI25.76

AK17.25 10.00 11.99

12.00 15.99

16.00 26.00

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Source: Energy Information Administration

Table 5.6.A. Average Retail Price of Electricity to Ultimate Customers by End-Use Sector, by State, January 2009 and 2008(Cents per kilowatthour)


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Biomass-to-power

Landfill Gas Waste Water Animal / Industrial Biomass

Fuel /Technology

anaerobicdigestion

anaerobicdigestion

anaerobicdigestion

Syngas fromgasification

Total Est.

Market

. . . .

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Gas engine

Unit size:

up o eng ne

Key benefits

Access to renewable incentives (if biogas used)

Fast deployment

Flexibility in plant size: installation of multiple units

Portable; skid mounted solution possible

g e c ency

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Source: Nexterra web site


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Biogas applications

Biogas sourcesEnabling Renewable

(available)

with gas engine

Digester

Diary farm (animal waste)

Municipal WWTP

Biomassgasifier Landfill gas

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Biomass gasification pilot

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Source: Nexterra web site


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Solar

Key benefits

Fast deployment

Modular installation; flexible size

Low infrastructure requirement on installation

Power generation timing, matching the

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Solar potential in USA

1kW solar system(per 100ft2)

one verage mon ykWh production

range

1 80-902 90-100

3 105-115

4 115-125

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6 135-145

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Source: GE data


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Solar: PV application examples

18kW, Santa Maria de RoncesvallesPomplona, Spain

129 kW, Shafer VineyardsCA, USA

10MW, Cceres ProjectSpain

ommerc abuilding Industrial

es en aRural

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Preparing for the Future PV grid parity is

10%Prob

40%Prob

60%Prob

90%Prob

Commercial

without incentives

Commercial

Residential

Commercial

Residential

Commercial

es en a

CA

16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30

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, , , , ,incentives


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Big Boxes Adopting PV Solar

a - art aunc es o ar ower n t at ve

". . . provide as much as 20 megawatts of electricity, for prices less than itcurrentl a s local utilities . . . solar ower com anies a the u front costs ofinstallations and retain ownership of the systems, and enter long-term contracts

to sell electricity to their customers."

Long Beach, CA

Source: Fortune, May 07, 2007

Electricity Rate: $.145/kWh

Contract

. .. . ..

390 KW $ 4.145/watt module cost.

$6.10 install cost

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Residents will realize future savings

Breakeven Cash Flow Analysis

using Home Financing Calculations

$/W

(installed)

Breakeven Retail Rate

(cents/kWh)*

8 18.8

Net capital cost ($) $/W * 1000 *4kWp Federal & State tax ITC

Annual payment ($) Monthly payment (assuming interest iscompounded monthly) * 12 + O&M

S stem out ut kWh 4kW * 8760 hours * ca acit factor

7 16.6

6 14.3

5 12.1

Breakeven (/kWh) Annual payment / system output * 100

Assumptions

4 9.8 oca on: an a System size: 4 kWp Capacity factor:

15% Debt terms: 25

years Cost of debt: 7%

annua : # hours/year: 8760 Federal ITC: 30% State ITC: 35%* Resident achieves cash savings when retail

electricity rate exceeds $/kWh value for 4kWsystem

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can get Positive Cash Flow

Source: GE internal analysis


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Utility-Scale Solution Thin Film

Racking System Thin Film PV Modules GE Inverter Cabling Monitoring & Security

GE offers a 1.5MW solar power plant kit, designed for ease of installation,optimized for performance, and delivered with excellent GE execution and

System Specs 1.5MW

Area 10-14 Acres

Plug & Play Advantages GE Reliability & Execution

Grid Friendl & GE Controls

repu a on

Efficiency 8.5->12+ %CE

No. of Modules 23,000

Steel Posts 1,500

Simplified & Scalable

Cost Competitive

,

System Life >20yrs

4Q08

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Small wind

Unit size:

< 100kW /unit

Key statistics

2008 Global small windmarket

Key benefits

Ease of scalability

38.7MW

19,000 units

$156MM (sales)

Federal tax credit (30%)

Further state incentives on renewables

53% growth over 2007

Players

Total 219 companies

(Tower & grid connection)

Swift installation

>

> 145 (Others)

Projection

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.

Source: SouthwestWindpower

2008


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Small wind: Application examples

Residential Utility poleRetail car ark

app ca ons n egra on

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Source: Southwest Windpower


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Small wind: State incentives

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Source: AWEA Small Wind Turbine Global Market Study2008


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A D i ti G T bi


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AeroDerivative Gas Turbines

Unit size:

20 100MW

Key benefits: Proven reliability and availability

Fast load response

Excellent starting reliability @ max load in


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AeroDerivative GT + Wind

Traditional manual dispatch when generation is needed

Deregulation/dispatch drives generation investment

Grid system manages wind volatility and takes all it can get

controller Wind Intermittency Management System (IMS)

Nodal market calls upon most efficient generation, high ancillary market

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A D i ti GT Wi d


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Wind needs AeroDerivative GTCa abilities

o u p e s ar s op cyc es

without maintenancepenalty

Proven AeroDerivative

design

o 10 minutes or less to fullpower The higher the

ramp rate the better

Demonstrated plus50 MW/min ramp rate

without enalty ossible

o High simple cycle efficiency Best in industry is @ 44%

o g par power e c ency

and low emissions

o Remote operation Demonstrated

o ay per ormance

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AeroDerivative GT Wind


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Example: 400 wind + LMS100

(One representative week of good wind operation)

400.0

.

200.0

300.0

MW

Actual Wind

LMS power

0.0

100.0 Forecast Wind(unbiased)

-200.0

-100.0

1 13 25 37 49 61 73 85 97 109 121 133 145 157

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HourNW Miller 2/7/2007 Energy Consulting


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Distributed generation: S t i t ti


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Distributed generation: System integration

Equipment

SmallSolar

Small Wind

LOAD

N

STORAGE

T&D

InverterBatteries

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Managing the Grid


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Managing the Grid

Planning

Building

Safety

Reliability

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Summary


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Summary

America

NRECA and NRTC collaboration next generation networks

Small Green Generation enabled

Smart Grid reliability

ar a o u on o arm as e ssues

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