Smart Grid Allowing Alternative Energy An Active Role Climate and Society Jorda Kovash and Joon Huh North American Blackout of 2003 What is a Smart Grid? Smart Grid: the Technology Boulder City: Smart Grid as a Reality In the News GENDA Inability to: 1. Forecast demand correctly 2. Promptly detect power failure along the supply line CLEAN ENVIRONMENT POWER GENERATION WHAT IS SMART GRID? Delivering Electricity from suppliers to consumers using digital technology CHANGING PARADIGM CURRENT POWER GRID Central Power One-way Analog Manual repair Local control system Limited information on price available Mainly fossil fuel Central Power One-way Analog Manual repair Local control system Limited information on price available Mainly fossil fuel SMART GRID Divided Power Two-way Digital Automatic self-repair Wider control All information on price available Involves clean energy Divided Power Two-way Digital Automatic self-repair Wider control All information on price available Involves clean energy SMART GRID PRODUCT PORTFOLIO Two-way communications Smart Meter/ Advanced Metering Infrastructure Demand response (peak curtailment) SMART GRID WILL BRING ABOUT CURTAILMENT TIME MW Baseline Actual BEST PRACTICE: SmartGridCity IN THE NEWS