Welcome To The Smart Grid

Presentation My name is Ben Martinez

and I will be your presenter this evening…

We will talk about why we need a smart grid, and what a smart grid does…

I will also ease any fears and explain what a smart grid is NOT….

So sit back ,watch and be informed…..We will have a few laughs, and we will go over some serious points too..

Please hold all your questions until the end…

With that said….

LETS BEGIN!!!!

The Smart Grid

Why we need a smarter grid

To handle the current demand

More reliability

Affordability

Efficiency

Environmentally Friendly

Stay competitive

Yes.. We need to save the earth.. There is a lot to worry

about…

Efficiency

Green house effect

Pollution

Even 5% makes a difference!!

What can we all do right now to make this 5%?

Did you know??

From 1988-98 electricity demand rose 30% while the transmission capacity only grew by 15%?

We have got to get more efficient now!!

Cost and Risk

Cost is staggering every time we have a black out.

Economic loss can cost up to 1 million for every hour.

Here are some examples:

Airlines = 90K Per HourCell Phone Service = 41K Per HourCredit Card Machines = 2,580.00 an Hour

Did you ever consider the other types of risks of a black out??

Did you know that we are charged

for the maintenance of the

infrastructure of our current grid?

We are all charged a maintenance

This fee contributes to 33% to 50% of our bill!!!

UNFORGIVEABLE!!

And if you think that’s bad………..

RISK

Not only are we risking economic loss…. There are other serious risks!!

What do you think happens during a black out?? Anyone??

Our country its self is at risk….Basically we are sitting ducks for terrorists attacks!!

While the government and SCE is setting up backup generators we are defenseless!!

Thankfully.. New innovative ideas are on the rise.. Lets take a look at them!!

Environment

We need to protect the earth

The U.S alone is responsible for a staggering 25% of greenhouse gasses and only accounts for 4% of the worlds population!!

Our reliance on coal is main cause of greenhouse gases.

This is already having a profound effect on the earth in the form of natural disasters and the effect on wildlife will be devastating.

Competitiveness

We are seriously falling behind other countries….

In fact we are beyond falling behind.. The average age of our transformers is 42 years of age. That is now two years older than what their life expectancy was ever supposed to be..

Your probably feeling a bit nervous about now….

Don’t worry there is hope!

We have a sure fire plan that will knock your socks off!

And.. Its not what you think…

What is a Smart Grid??

A collection of tools infused with smart technology that runs more

efficiently.

AMI and Verde are examples of smart technology already in development.

Ami and Verde work hand in together. This eliminates calls to the electric company to report outages.

With AMI technology there will be no more calling.. No more headaches!

Programs Working Together

A smart grid enables programs to communicate with one another to give the fastest service possible..

A smart grid might look something like the photo on this slide.

This photo is a centralized communications system that optimizes all the programs helping one another

PRETTY COOL HUH??

What the Smart Grid Is not..

There is nothing

to fear about the

new smart grid…

It is just a step up

from the old version

that will quit wasting

energy and peoples

money.

Don’t worry!! Were still light years away from robots and machines taking over the earth!!!!