The Smart Grid: Re-powering America George W. Arnold National
Coordinator for Smart Grid Interoperability NIST Gaithersburg, MD
April 28, 2010 Slide 2 U.S. Electric Grid 2 Centralized, bulk
generation Heavy reliance on CO 2 -producing coal, natural gas
Limited automation Limited situational awareness Consumers lack
data to manage energy usage One of the largest, most complex
infrastructures ever built Slide 3 A Key National Priority
Fundamental Drivers Climate change Energy security Lifestyle
dependent on electricity Jobs Smart Grid Goals Reduce energy use
overall and increase grid efficiency Increase use of renewables
(wind and solar dont produce carbon) Support shift from oil to
electric transportation Enhance reliability and security of the
electric system 3 Slide 4 Smart Grid: The Enernet Graphics courtesy
of EPRI 2-way flow of electricity and information Slide 5 Energy
Independence and Security Act Defines ten national policies for the
Smart Grid: 1.Integrate digital technology to improve reliability,
security, and efficiency 2.Dynamic grid optimization 3.Integrate
distributed renewable resources 4.Demand response and demand-side
energy- efficiency resources 5.Automate metering, grid operations
and management 6.Integrate `smart' appliances and consumer devices
7.Electricity storage and plug-in electric vehicles 8.Provide
consumers timely information and control 9.Interoperability
standards for the grid and connected appliances and equipment
10.Lower barriers to adoption of smart grid technologies,
practices, and services. Slide 6 Government Roles 6 Public Utility
Commissions Federal State Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Smart Grid Task Force Other Federal Agencies Other Federal Agencies
Slide 7 SGIG Topic Areas Smart Grid Investment Grants Category$
Million Integrated/Crosscutting2,150 AMI818 Distribution254
Transmission148 Customer Systems32 Manufacturing26 Total3,429
Geographic Coverage of Selected Projects 18 million smart meters
1.2 million in-home display units 206,000 smart transformers
177,000 load control devices 170,000 smart thermostats 877
networked phasor measurement units 671 automated substations 100
PEV charging stations 18 million smart meters 1.2 million in-home
display units 206,000 smart transformers 177,000 load control
devices 170,000 smart thermostats 877 networked phasor measurement
units 671 automated substations 100 PEV charging stations Slide 8
Why Electric Vehicles? Electrification of transportation could
Displace half of US oil imports Reduce CO 2 20% Reduce urban air
pollutants 40%-90% Idle capacity of the power grid could supply 70%
of energy needs of todays cars and light trucks 8 Slide 9 Southern
California Edison Forecasted EV Charging Load *Based on predicted
1.6 million Evs on the SCE grid Copyright 2009 Southern California
Edison 9 Slide 10 Why Do We Need Standards? 10 Whirlpool
Corporation To Produce One Million Smart Grid-Compatible Clothes
Dryers by the End of 2011 Standards for data communication, price
information, schedules, demand response signals Slide 11 White
House Meeting May 2009 Chaired by Secretaries of Energy and
Commerce 66 CEOs and senior executives, federal and state
regulators Commitment to accelerate development of a roadmap Slide
12 Open, Public Process 12 Slide 13 NIST Smart Grid Framework and
Roadmap, Release 1.0 http://www.nist.gov/smartgrid/ Conceptual
Model Published January 2010 Smart Grid Vision / Model 75 key
standards identified IEC, IEEE, 16 Priority Action Plans to fill
gaps (one completed) Includes cyber security strategy Companion
document NISTIR 7628 Published January 2010 Smart Grid Vision /
Model 75 key standards identified IEC, IEEE, 16 Priority Action
Plans to fill gaps (one completed) Includes cyber security strategy
Companion document NISTIR 7628 Slide 14 Smart Grid Interoperability
Panel Public-private partnership formed Nov. 2009 Permanent body
Supports NIST in setting standards for U.S. smart grid Coordinates,
does not develop standards Over 550 member organizations, 1700
representatives 22 stakeholder categories International
participation 14 Slide 15 Further Information Web portal:
http://www.nist.gov/smartgrid Contact: George Arnold, National
Coordinator Email: [email protected] Telephone:
+1.301.975.2232 15
