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Successful Grid-Facing Modernization10-20 Years from Now

January 14th 2013

2 ConfidentialPolicies for Utilities to Build to the Future State in Everything they do!

Grid Modernization DriversStart With the Customer and Work Backwards

Clean Energy• Societal awareness• Period of denial is over• Policymakers incentives

and mandates• Energy industry position

in society is changing• Renewable connections

increasing exponentially

Transformed GridMore ReliableMore Resilient

2-Way Power FlowEnabler 2-way CommsValue Based Services

Quality ProductCustomers Know It!

Customer Satisfaction• Requirements increasing• Load is Fundamentally Changing• Wants new ways to do business• More comfort with data & technology• Innovation enabler

Reliability and Operation Efficiency

• New Grid Applications and Comms

• Technology and Costs Converging

• Desire for minimum Costs and Losses

• New Generation model• News ways to Plan and

Operate• Faster, safe and secure

renewable connections

Grid Modernization includes the overlay of technology that provides advanced information, automation and control capabilities to help customers and utilities to distribute, measure and use energy more efficiently, enable Renewable's reliably, safely and sustainably – all the way

from the point of generation to consumer appliances

Grid Modernization:…a common language and vision are essential for alignment

What does it allow you to do?Modernization Targets

Customer choice to balance savings and comfort Easy Interface including automation Demand response programs Improve satisfaction levels

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Customer portal & Home Area Network Automated thermostats, switches,

plugs & appliances Load controllers e.g. PHEV controller

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Meter that records interval data Informative display Meter Data Management System

Choice of tariffs e.g. time of use – peak shifting Automatic meter reading Enable customer choice and control Catalyst and validation of Energy Efficiency programs

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Automatic switches & controls Sensors & measuring devices Decision support tools & graphical interfaces Enable 2-way Power Flow

Improve Reliability and system performance Remotely detect, diagnose, predict and correct

network problems & faults Redeploying Capacity and Reduce Losses Enable Distributed generation/resources

Co

mm Enable Customer Choice

Remote Diagnostics and Configuration Adapt with customer and technological changes

2-way Communications Hybrid model with private industry Not one size fits all (Urban vs. Rural)

Value Based ServicesTwo-way Power Flow

OpportunitiesIntegrated Demand

ResponseSmart Appliances

and StandardsNew home area networks

Secure RenewablesTwo-Way Comms

OMS/DMSReal-time Optimization

Integrated Voltage Control

Now to 5 Years 5 to 10 Years 10-25 Years

What will the Customer See…

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Urban, SuburbanReliability Metrics

Pockets of PerformanceDevelop Value Services

Safe, Secure, Reliable and Resilient System

Grid SensingNext Generation Automation

Outage ManagementTwo-way Comms

ConvergingCyber SecurityWeb Services

Applications and DataEnergy Efficiency

Faster Interconnects

Anticipate outages, Continuous

optimization, and pin point accuracy of

system trouble and restoration

True Two-way Power FlowTransaction-less Renewables

Automated Home and Businesses

Multiple Value Services

Considerations as we move forward…

Starting Points for Utilities - Flexible Policies for all to achieve same end-point

Changing Environment - Adaptability - Customer Needs, Technology, Policies

Poles and Wires will still be required - Grid Modernization Policies will still need to address basic facility failures

Prioritization - Key for all Stakeholder - How fast and how deep

Bill Impacts - How fast and what is the profile

Policies needed to allow innovation and communication investments

Leave you with… Grid Modernization Road Map

Distributed Energy Interface

Line Loss Minimization

Electrical Vehicle to Grid

Energy Storage

Energy Efficiency

High Penetration of Distributed Energy

Distributed Energy Connection Process

Wide Area Network

Cyber Security ++

Identity and Access Management

Advanced Asset Management

Asset Management Decision Support

Feeder Automation

Station Automation

Network Automation

Mobile Workforce

Self Healing Grid

Integrated OMS/DMS

Smart Sensors

Smart Meters

Advanced Metering Infrastructure

Transformer Monitoring

Power Line Monitoring

Vault Monitoring

Real Time Network Simulation

Integrated Volt/Var Control

Phase Balancing

Integrated DMS

Network Optimization

Real Time Condition Based Maintenance

Integrated Demand Offers

Smart Homes

Smart Appliances

Energy Pattern Recognition

Home Area Network

Conservation and Demand Management

In-home Displays

Web Services

Home Energy and Carbon Management

Decentralized Energy and Intelligence

Fault Anticipation

Participatory Network

Microgrid

Fully Electrified Transportation

Reliability and Operations Efficiency Customer Satisfaction

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0-5 Years 5 -10 Years 10-25 YearsSmart Grid

Vision

Cyber Security

Adaptive Protection

Advanced Analytics

Privacy

Bi-directionalPower Flow

Two-wayCommunications

Enabler

Objective

Worcester Smart Grid Program