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© 2016 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved.
Barbara Tyran
Executive Director, Government & External Relations
Midwest Energy Policy Conference
October 2016
Integrated Grid
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Electric Power Research Institute
Together…Shaping the Future of Electricity
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- Born in a Blackout
Founded in 1973 as an independent, non-profit center for
public interest energy and environmental research
New York City, The Great Northeast Blackout, 1965
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Dimensions of EPRI’s Value
Thought Leadership Industry Expertise Collaborative Model
Independent
Objective
Nonprofit
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Our Members…
450+ participants in more than
30 countries
EPRI members generate
approximately 90% of the
electricity in the United States
International funding of 25% of
EPRI’s research, development
and demonstrations
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The Challenge
Safe, Reliable, Affordable and Environmentally
Responsible Integration of all Energy Resources
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Electronics: Smaller with Increased Performance and Decreased Cost
Communication: Increased Speed; Globally Connected Networks and Devices
Information: Explosion of Digital Data and Searchable
A Look Back: The Last 25 Years
Smaller Faster Cheaper
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Interconnected
Value of Grid Connectivity
Interconnected
24 by 7 Electricity
Startup Power
Grid
Supplied
Power
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Interconnected Value of Grid Connectivity
Integrated Value of DER and Grid
Interconnected but Not Integrated
Integration Enables Values of all Resources
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Integrated Grid: The Vision
Power System that is Highly Flexible, Resilient and
Connected and Optimizes Energy Resources
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Less Dispatchable, Less Forecastable, More Dynamic, More Interactive
A Look Ahead: The Power System
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Power System Transformation
Flexibility
Connectivity
Resiliency
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DER Penetration Feeder Hosting Capacity: A Brief Primer
Baseline – No PV
PV Penetration 1
PV Penetration 2
PV Penetration 3
Beyond…
Increase Penetration
Levels Until Violations
Occur
• voltage
• protection
• power quality
• thermal
PV Systems
Process is
repeated
100’s of
times to
capture
many
possible
scenarios
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DER Penetration Hosting Capacity: Sample Results
2500 cases shown
Each point = highest primary voltage
ANSI voltage limit
Ma
xim
um
Fe
ed
er
Vo
lta
ge
s (
pu
)
Increasing penetration (kW)
Minimum Hosting Capacity
Maximum Hosting Capacity
Total PV:
540 kW
Total PV:
1173 kW Voltage violation
No observable violations regardless of
size/location
Possible violations based upon size/location
Observable violations occur regardless of
size/location
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A Look Ahead: 21st Century Externalities
Nanotechnology Emerging Shared
Economy
Changing Consumer
Micro Sensors
Virtual Economy Information Technology
And New Values From...
Citizen Science
Distributed Storage
…Adding New Dimensions to Electric Products & Services
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A Look Ahead: 21st Century Opportunities
Cleaner Energy Storage – Bulk to Micro
Electrification Data Center Load
Load
Microgrids
Energy Efficiency &
Automation
An Increase In the Value of...
24x7 Quality & Capacity
Resiliency
…To Provide: Comfort, Convenience, Choice and Control
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Consumer Options are Driving Change…
Household Automation
Distributed Generation
Demand Response
Energy Efficiency
Behavioral Initiatives
Energy Storage
Graphics Courtesy SCE
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The Integrated Grid is about
Enabling the Customer
The integrated grid allows Local Energy Optimization
to become part of Global Energy Optimization.
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Together…Shaping the Future of Electricity
Barbara Tyran
202-293-7513