2016 IDC Pan-European Utilities Summit: Open for Business

14 March, 2016

Open for business

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We help capture the opportunities of digitalization in

the grid

In 2014, Siemens and Accenture launched a joint venture based on the market’s need for a new

solution provider

Engineering and energy

technology

Smart grid applications

Grid control experience

Systems integration and

services capabilities

Proven delivery

methodologies

Industry-specific

technologies, assets

and processes

Dedicated to utilities

OT-IT integration

specialist

Integrated smart grid

solutions for a digital

grid

...dedicated to helping

utilities bridge the gap

between operations and

information technology

...existing as a separate

entity to which both

Siemens and Accenture

could bring their IP and

integrate IT and OT more

effectively

...with expert practitioners

from both companies,

working as one team


We help capture the opportunities of digitalization in

the grid

In 2014, Siemens and Accenture launched a joint venture based on the market’s need for a new

solution provider

...dedicated to helping

utilities bridge the gap

between operations and

information technology

...existing as a separate

entity to which both

Siemens and Accenture

could bring their IP and

integrate IT and OT more

effectively

...with expert practitioners

from both companies,

working as one team

IT

experts

Data

scientists

Field

engineers

Better outcomes

from integrating

information and

operations

technology


What if the disruption cloud had a silver lining?

Conservation

Demand response

Efficient appliances

Electrification

PV

Storage

Micro-combined heat

Big data

Analytics

Distributed intelligence

SaaS

Cloud

Social Machine learning

Augmented reality

Conservation

Demand response

Efficient appliances

Electrification

PV

Storage

Micro-combined heat

Big data

Analytics


SaaS

Cloud

Social

Machine learning

Augmented reality

Conservation

Demand

response

Electrification

PV

Storage

Micro-combined heat

Big data

Analytics

Cloud

Social

Machine learning Augmented reality

Conservation

Demand

response

Efficient

appliances

Electrification

PV

Storage

Big data Analytics

Distributed

intelligence

SaaS

Cloud

Social

Machine

learning

Augmented reality

Storage

Storage

PV

PV

Social

Social Cloud

Cloud

Distributed

intelligence

Big data

PV



What do I want to share today?

• Arrival of distribution level energy markets

• Ready for demand response and flexible

aggregation

• Facing the data storm

• Ahead with digital transactions


• An intelligent network

platform that provides safe,

reliable and efficient electric

services by integrating diverse

resources to meet customers’

and society’s evolving needs.

• Fosters broad market activity

that monetizes system and

social values, by enabling

active customer and third

party engagement that is

aligned with the wholesale

market and bulk power

system.

DSP’s: What’s it all about?

Distributed System Platforms

Source: Future Electric Utility Regulation Series, LBNL

Time

DER

Level

Low

DER Adoption

Moderate to High

Level of DER Adoption

Very High

DER Adoption

Stage 1:

Grid Modernization

Stage 2:

DER Integration

Stage 3:

Distributed Markets

Smart Grid Investments, Aging

Infrastructure, Refresh Scenario,

Driven Hosting Capabilty,

Analyses, Interconnection,

Process Improvements

Dist. Platform

Development, Locational

Net Benefits, Analysis

DER, Integration &

Optimization

Multi-party

Transactions &

Dist. Market

Operations

Customer Adoption

Distribution System


Good news from New York

Making energy more

affordable for all New

Yorkers

Building a more

resilient energy

system

Empowering New

Yorkers to make

more informed

energy choices

Improving our

existing initiatives

and infrastructure

Helping clean energy

innovation grow

Source: https://www.ny.gov/sites/ny.gov/files/atoms/files/REV_WhatYouNeedToKnowUPDATE41616.pdf

Reforming the

Energy Vision REV


Con Edison: Enabling customers, thru AMI, to make

better decisions about DER

• Implementation of Siemens EnergyIP for 4 million proactive and passive customers

to support (in)direct participation in REV markets.

• Enables Distributed System Platform (DSP) functionalities through two-way

communications for:

Engaging with customer-sited devices

Integrating with customer service and other internal systems

Informing engineering and operations modeling for Grid

planning/modernization

• Facilitates Demand Response and DER penetration resulting in system-wide

efficiencies, enhanced visibility, and control functions:

Providing near real-time electricity usage, capacity constraints and customer

generation data

Reshaping the load curve through responsive device integration

Source: http://documents.dps.ny.gov/public/Common/ViewDoc.aspx?DocRefId=%7B075E822D-4286-4A63-9AD5-E3BC36B95D21%7D


European utilities indicate “Demand Response Planning”

is their 3rd

top use case for Big Data and Analytics

Which of the following Big Data and Analytics use cases are you currently

focusing on?

9

5.8%

22.5%

23.3%

23.3%

28.3%

30.0%

30.8%

31.7%

35.0%

Compliance checks and audits

Field service optimization

Revenue Assurance

Sensor-based grid optimization

Distribution load forecasting and scheduling

Customer behavior and interaction analysis

Demand response planning

Maintenance optimization

Energy consumption analysis

Source: IDC Energy Insights Survey, October 2015, n = 120


Demand response as part of an overall DER strategy

• Used for transmission-level benefits

• Wholesale markets contracted load from

aggregators to deal with issues

• Utilities were left to deal with distribution

challenges separately

Until recently

• Investments in the distribution network

along with the penetration of DER’s is

creating challenges

• Utilities are more active in wanting control

of DER resources

Now


Load and Generation

• One scalable platform

for aggregation of

both load plus

storage and

generation

• Make use of future

applications enabling

new business models

without the need to

invest in a new

platform

• Enter load flexibility

market

Flexible aggregation for supply and demand

Commercial Industry Storage Biomass CHP / Backup

Diesel

Wind / PV

Connected External

Processes

DERMS®

(Decentralized Energy

Management System)

• Modeling

• Forecasting

• Scheduling

• Real-time Optimization

Weather Forecasting

Energy Trading

Billing

Contract Management

Network Operations

Improved operational

and business

efficiency

€

Current

Optimized


Open for business – means open collaboration

Short-term wind power

forecasting

Outage intelligence

Between Operations and Technology

Prosumer Segmentation


Open for business – means open collaboration

In ecosystems & standards

Next generation outage management

with social media data-mining

Short-term wind power

forecasting

Outage intelligence

Between Operations and Technology

Open Standard for Grid Edge Controls;

OpenFMB device interoperability

Distributed Intelligence with Volt/VAR

Optimization

Prosumer Segmentation


Already monitoring the FINTECH disruption?

The Financial Services industry is facing even more disruption than any time

since 1970 (ATMs, discount brokers, index mutual funds).

• Traditional retail banks versus Online-only banks

• Traditional lenders versus Peer-to-peer marketplaces

• Traditional asset & portfolio managers versus Robo-advisors on trading

platforms

• Traditional cash functions versus Apple/Samsung Pay and Google Wallet

The wildcard underneath all this change is Blockchain-as-a-services platform.

This technology could lower the cost of many financial activities to near-

zero.


What about Blockchain?

• Blockchain uses cryptography and a distributed messaging protocol to

create a shared ledger between trading counterparties to execute simple

transfer of asset ownership or more complex transactions using ‘smart

contracts’.

• Data on the ledger is pervasive and persistent and creates a reliable

‘transaction cloud’.

• Offers potential to reducing the complex billing and settlement functions

in each country.

The mantra of business “Trust but verify” changes to “Trust because you can

100% verify”.


Devices will be able to choose between power suppliers

picking up the cheapest tariffs

• Accenture developed a Blockchain-based, smart

electric plug for adjusting power consumption.

• Accenture work has changed the Blockchain to

let it negotiate deals on behalf of its owner.

• The Blockchain adaptation can be seen as a step

towards the future Internet of Things since it

enables re-ordering supplies based on a

precoded pre-order.

Experts worldwide see Blockchain as a basis for development of the

Internet of Things


Thanks for listening

• Open platforms

• Open ecosystems

• Open architectures and standards

• Open business models


OMNETRIC Group

Engineering and energy

technology

Smart grid applications

Grid control

Systems integration and

services capabilities

Proven delivery

methodologies

Industry-specific

technologies, assets

and processes

OMNETRIC Group is dedicated to

the global delivery of integrated

information technology and

operational technology solutions

and services, helping utility

companies to achieve greater grid

reliability and efficiency.

OMNETRIC Group can support

clients with innovative solutions

wherever they may be on their

path to a smarter grid. For more

information, visit

www.omnetricgroup.com

http://www.omnetricgroup.com/

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2016 IDC Pan-European Utilities Summit: Open for Business