The Integrated Grid:Achieving Sustainability Through Integration

• Perspective• The Grid Today• Vision of The Future Grid• Path to the Future Grid• Case Study• Closing Remarks

Perspective• A Russian astrophysicist, Nikolai Kardashev

established a measurement of evolution of a civilization based on its ability to harness energy. – Type I Civilization – Harness Power from the Planet (Solar, Wind, Water,

Mechanical Energy of Moving Parts, and Temperature Gradients)

– Type II Civilization – Harness Power of the Solar System

– Type III Civilization – Harness Power of the Galaxy

Perspective• Dr. Michio Kaku, a Theoretical Physicist uses Nikolai’s

classification scale to describe our current civilization in his book, Physics of the Impossible.

• What type did Dr Michio Kaku classify our current civilization? Type 0

Challenges With The Grid Today

Capacity & Supply

• Central supply costs increasing

• New generation challenges

• Distributed energy resource integration needed to reach environmental targets

Reliability & Ops● Assets are aging

● Technical losses are growing

● Faults are increasing due to increased stress and age

Demand Management● Demand increasing beyond supply

capacity

● Growth is where supply is not

● Existing meter infrastructure is inadequate

Information Technology● Systems are not prepared for

emerging applications

● Limited network management capability

● Inadequate communications

The Grid TodayOpportunities:• T&D losses – 6-8%, $20 billion/yr• Losses from outages $100-164 billion/yr• Power Quality Losses $15-24 billion/yr• Global Warming from 32 billion metric

tons of CO2 • 8.3 billion people on Earth in 2030

Vision of the Future Grid

Edge Intelligence

Monitoring & control interfaces to the edge of the distribution grid

Communications Infrastructure

Two-way, real-time communications

between operations and distributed devices

Analytics & Modeling

Solutions with the intelligence to analyze and model data are

value multipliers

Integrated Management

Energy delivery, consumption & storage

are managed in an integrated system

Path to the Future Grid

A smart grid integrates managementof distributed energy resources

Path to the Future Grid

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Integrated Smart Grid Management

Power SG Integration and Collaboration

Substation Grid DER Load

Optimization : Reliability ♦ Efficiency ♦ Environmental ♦ Economics

Path to the Future Grid

Utilize Energy StorageManage storage and use of energy from distributed energy storage assets, shifting when energy is produced and when energy is consumed.

Firm Distributed Renewables & GenerationIntegrate management of renewable generation with storage, load management and distributed generation.

Emergency Load ReductionIn an emergency, total non-critical load can be dispatched regardless of program rules to protect assets and assure reliable supply.

Market vs. Operational Load ReductionIncrease the value of load reduction by utilizing it for market and operational needs.

Fast 2-Way CommunicationsProvide real-time monitoring and control capabilities to both utility stakeholders and end-customer so that energy assets and loads are utilized in the most effective ways.

Integration FlexibilityProvide an easy and low cost way of integrating new generation, sensor, or metering technologies into a unified system.

Path to the Future Grid• Security• Intensive Processing Power (Central &

Distributed)• Fast Real-Time Communications• Integration of Renewables• Advanced Optimization Models• System Modularity• Innovation and Technology Advancement

Key Benefits of DER Grid Integration

Overall● Unify the benefits of renewable

and distributed generation, energy storage and load resources into a single controlled system

● Improve DER ROI and asset monetization

● Reduce Environmental Impact

● Facilitate Sustainability

Operational● Integrate & manage multiple classes of DER assets

● Optimized DER dispatch to support reliability, efficiency, economic, environmental and other operational goals

● Project expected load throughout the grid based on historical data and weather forecasts to identify and respond to critical situations

● Improve asset protection through better locational capacity & load control

● Enhance configuration and state estimation capability

Case StudyExample Deployment of Grid Integration

Opportunity

Relieve congestion and improved reliability of circuits with highest peak load relative to capacity to delay substation upgrades and meet environmental goals

DER Case Study – FirstEnergy/JCP&L

Results Initial project approved for inclusion in rate base

by NJBPU

Selected by the EPRI as one of three regional smart grid demonstration projects

Turn-key project manages 5 MW of load for 4,000 customers on 3 targeted circuits

Demonstrated significant yield per managed load with optimized algorithms based on specific, real-time customer load and premise temperature data.

Project approved for expansion by NJBPU and expansion is underway to mange 15 MW of load for 10,000 customers

iDER™ assets include load and storage

Solution

BPLG and FirstEnergy/JCP&L co-developed iDER™ – integrated Distributed Energy Resource Management – to coordinate use of load, storage & renewables as grid resources

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Closing Remarks1. With true grid integration and fast moving innovation

we are on the verge of becoming a Type I Civilization which by definition is sustainable.

2. There are social, economic, cultural, political, technological drivers that shape the trajectory to sustainability.

3. We have to the power and the challenge to transform civilization to achieve energy sustainability.

4. Integration of the grid is the next step on our path to sustainability.

The Integrated Grid:Achieving Sustainability Through Integration

Victor L. Brown, Product Marketing Manager BPL Global: 614-935-5161

vbrown@bplglobal.net

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