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Moving Power through the Grid Real. Smart. Solutions.
Bob GilliganVice President, Digital EnergyGEMay 2010
@ 2010 General Electric Company. All Rights Reserved.
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* Above statistics from “All-island Electricity Arrangements” report 2008
Real. Energy. Challenges.On the island of Ireland …
Energy demand is rising:• 150% from 1985-2005• Expecting additional 60% to 2025
Renewable Energy Generation Increasing:• 42% renewable penetration levels
technically feasible• 2010 operational wind capacity is 1570.10
Megawatts (MW) • Wind contributes to 31% of load
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Real. Grid. Complexity
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DATA & COMMUNICATIONS
Power Generation
Transmission &
Distribution
Residential & Community
Industrial & Commercial
Diagnostics & visualizationSubstation digitizationMobile applicationsReliability & demand forecasting
Smart appliancesHome energy use monitoring
Backup power mgmt & controlTOU reportingEnergy management
Generation optimizationRenewablesMicrogridsProtection & control
Advanced metering infrastructureDistributed generation infrastructure
Asset monitoring & diagnostics
Embracingrenewables
IncreasingReliability
Empoweringconsumers
Increasingefficiency
Real. Smart. Solutions.
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In Louisville, consumers are empowered by:
• Smart appliances and smart meters that explain and control energy use
The Utility benefits from:
• Reduced peak power demands by moving high-energy-consumption activities to off-peak times.
Real. Consumer. Solutions
Consumers want to be empowered and make choices.
With information portals and in-home devices, GE’s smart grid shows consumers how they can take control of their energy usage.
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Power interruptions cost EU businesses €150 Billion each year and U.S. economy $80 Billion each year.
GE’s smart grid technologies deliver dramatic reliability gains.
EDF Energy customers are benefiting from.
• Less outages - 20% fewer supply interruptions
• 30% fewer customer minutes lost in the first 18 months of operation.
The Utility benefits from:
• A regulatory performance reward of more than £1million.
Real. Reliable. Solutions
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The cost of generating a kilowatt-hour of electricity is 70 to 170 times the cost of “saving” a kWh through efficiency.
GE’s smart grid technologies help reduce the flow of lost energy and wasted money.
Coordinated Volt-VAR-Control (CVVC) system minimizes losses.
• Reduced reactive power loading by maintaining power factors near unity
• Generate less power to meet the same consumer demand.
Real. Efficient. Solutions.
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Hawaii moving from fossil-fuel-dependence to renewable, carbon-free solutions.
• 40% of their energy from clean renewable sources by 2030.
• Demand Response systems and VOLT/VAR technologies help manage peak load
• Grid management software can optimize the integration of wind and solar power.
Real. Clean. Solutions.
As carbon legislation becomes reality, we must optimize the integration of renewable distributed generation.
Less reliance on imported fuels means greater energy independence and security.
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Moving power through the gridThe next steps ...
Energy Policy• Innovative and open, common
technology standards• Incentives for renewable generation• Reward efficiency as well as reliability• Align smart meter initiative with grid
optimisation
Smart city deployments to catalyze change.
Build consumer awareness and support.
Learn more at www.itsyoursmartgrid.com
Learn more at www.itsyoursmartgrid.com
Smart grid is an economic engine. For everyone.
