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Power
to the PeopleRenewable Energy for
Underserved Communities
Conference Sponsor:
Networking Reception Sponsor:
CAREER CENTER
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Kurt Yeager
Executive Director
April 22nd, 2010 Center for Science, Technology, and Society
Power to the People
Kurt Yeager
www.galvinpower.org
Santa Clara UniversityApril 22, 2010
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The Power System That Evolved in Late 19th Century to Provide Power to the Newly Invented Light Bulbs ………
1879 - Thomas Edison Developed a “Practical Light Bulb”
Line crew of Niagara Falls Power Co. in 1895
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…….. has Remained Essentially the Same as it Powers the Essential Services and the Digital Revolution in the 21st Century
Powers the critical pumps that takes water out from New Orleans and makes drinking water in a water treatment plant
Powers the communication towers and central telephone stations that are essential for the communication infrastructure
Powers the essential life saving services in a hospital
Powers the continuous process industries that are the life blood of an industrial society
Powers the computers, servers, routers and the billions of power supplies that powers the digital revolution
August 29. 2005: Power poles are pushed over in a flooded street after Hurricane Katrina
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Key Issue to be Resolved
Will the bulk electricity system evolve to become the critical infrastructure supporting the clean digital society of the 21st century, or be left behind as an industrial relic of the 20th century?
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Forward to Fundamentals
Electricity is the engine of prosperity and quality of life
Electricity is a consumer service- based enterprise
Technology can relieve cost pressures through elevation of electricity service value
Realizing these opportunities requires transformation of the electricity infrastructure
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Transforming the Electricity Grid for the 21st Century
Electronically monitor & control the power system
Integrate electricity & communications
Transform meter into a two-way consumer services gateway
Incorporate Renewable & Distributed Resources
Reintroduce Direct Current (DC) Circuits/Microgrids
Enable smart, efficient end uses
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“If I asked people what they wanted, they said faster horses”
Henry FordTodayHeard of the Smart Grid – 33%
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How can the Smart Grid Improve Competitiveness and Create Jobs?
Enable municipalities and utilities to improve the environment Provide residents access to lower carbon generation sources Enable municipalities to improve competitive value, esthetics
and increase the overall value of real estate
Enable municipalities and utilities to increase service reliability Improve safety and reduced economic losses Eliminate hidden reliability costs and attract 21st Century jobs
Enable residents to manage costs Avoid higher priced peak electricity Protect residents from rising fuel and new capacity costs Leverage off-peak electricity through dynamic pricing Generate revenue by providing ancillary services to the system
operator
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Key Progress Findings
Consumer-convenient “killer applications” are emerging and new players are entering
Both the commercial and residential markets will become web-enabled and consumer controlled
Widespread real-time energy management will significantly improve efficiency and reliability
The electricity industry is transitioning to a demand-driven, dynamic-priced business
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Unlocking Smart Grid Benefits Requires
Intelligent Technology
Intelligent Policy
Empowered Consumers
INTELLIGENCE = the ability to understand
and deal successfully with new situations
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SMART GRID POLICY IMPLICATIONS
A Smart Grid is a transactive network, seamlessly connecting producers and consumers
Price-responsive end-use devices enable autonomous consumer control: empowerment
A Smart Grid requires looking beyond the regulated monopoly business model
Remove barriers to competitive retail services Remove barriers to non-utility technology investments
The result significantly increases both consumer and producer benefits
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Testing Market-Based Customer Incentives in a Transactive Network
Source: Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University
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Business Model Change
A Smart Grid changes the utility
business model from selling bulk dumb
energy to smart, efficient, reliable
services.
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New Technology Opportunities Abound
Hyper-Efficient Technologies
Heat Pumps Ductless Cooling Appliances
VFC Cooling VFC Cooling Data Centers
Commercial
Residential
Set it, and forget it homes
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65%17%
10%
The Micro Grid & Its Role inHelping Meet These Challenges
Efficient
Building
Systems
Utility
Communications
Dynamic
Systems
Control
Data
Management
Distribution
Operations
Distributed
Generation
and Storage
Plug-In Hybrids
Smart
End-Use
Devices
Control
Interface
Advanced
Metering
Consumer Portal
and Building EMS
InternetRenewables
PV
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The Role of the Microgrid
Optimize distribution performance and service value
Seamlessly integrate electricity supply and demand
Convert buildings from Power Pigs to Power Plants
Provide the most user-friendly consumer empowerment
Open the door to entrepreneurial innovation
Enable local green enterprise zones
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MicroGrid Concept
8 MWTurbinesBackup, solar, UPS
IIT Perfect Power Microgrid
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Principles of a New Electricity Constitution
Provide all Consumers with Time-of-Use Electricity Rates & Incentives
Require Fundamentally Higher Distribution Reliability Standards
Compensate Utilities Based on their Reliability, Efficiency and Customer Service Quality
Eliminate Regulated Monopoly Restrictions On Intelligent Microgrids and Distributed Generation
Establish Truly Competitive Retail Electricity Service Markets
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Community Microgrid Leadership Examples
Austin, TX
Sacramento, CA
Cheyenne, WY
Ft. Collins, CO
Leesburg, FL
Naperville, IL
New Mexico Smart Green Grid
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Meet Sad Socket
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”In the end, more than they wanted freedom, they wanted security. They wanted a comfortable life, and they lost it all - security, comfort and freedom. When the Athenians finally wanted not to give to society but for society to give to them, when the freedom they wished for most was freedom from responsibility, then Athens ceased to be free.”
Edith Hamilton
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Power
to the PeopleRenewable Energy for
Underserved Communities
Conference Sponsor:
Networking Reception Sponsor:
CAREER CENTER
Image Credits: blueEnergy