NYAEEJanuary 14, 2016

New York State Smart Grid Consortium

Overview

James T. Gallagher, Executive DirectorNew York State Smart Grid Consortium

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Agenda

Consortium OverviewConsortium ActivitiesPotential Initiatives

Representative Member Activities

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Consortium Overview

Unique Public-Private PartnershipPromotes broad statewide implementation of a safe, secure,

and reliable smart gridMembers include world’s leading utilities, technology providers,

policy makers and research institutions Established in 2009 as a not-for-profit corporationOnly organization of its kind in the US

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Consortium Members

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Consortium Mission

Forum for Advancing Grid Modernization in NY StateAdvocate benefits for producers,

suppliers, and consumers Support initiatives that demonstrate

capabilities of advanced grid technologies

Provide technical resources for industry and policy makers

Consortium Activities

REV Support - MDPT Working GroupsEncourage Microgrid Development

DSO/DSP Simulation Studio Grid4EU Advisory Board

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Consortium Activities

REV Support: Co-Lead MDPT Working GroupsTwo Working Groups, 20 members in each group:

Market Design Platform Technology

Purpose: Provide guidance to PSC on near and mid-term market design and platform technology issues

Kick-off January 2015 - Final Report August 17, 2015

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Consortium Activities

MDPT Working Groups: MembersAESAlstom GridAssociation for Energy

Affordability Inc.BrattleBrookhaven National

LabBuffalo Niagara Medical

CampusCAISOCentral Hudson City of New YorkCon EDDirect Energy

DOEEnergy SpectrumEPRIGeorgia TechGoogleGreen Charge Networks Iberdrola IBM Innovation and

Technology Inc. IPPNYLandis & GyrLBNL

National GridNewport GroupNRDCNRELNRGNY BESTNYISONYPANYSEG / RGENYSERDAPace UniversityPacific Northwest

National Laboratory

PSEG LIRAPRelated Co.RESA

(Con Ed Solutions)SiemensSilver SpringSmarter Grid SolutionsSolar CitySpiraeStoel Rives LLCSunPower

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Consortium Activities

MDPT Final Report: Key Functions and Capabilities of DSPEnhance Distribution Planning Expand Distribution Grid OperationsDevelop and Implement Market OperationsEnsure Data AvailabilityNecessary Platform Technologies

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Consortium Activities

Microgrid Support NY Rising

Microgrid 101 Webinar Community Microgrid Guidebook

NY PrizePlanning and Advisory Committee

NYC and NYS Microgrid Working Group

Community Microgrid Guidebook

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Consortium Activities

Microgrid Analysis and ReportsTwo Microgrid Studies – Published August 2015

New York State Inventory Global Case Studies

Analyzed success and failures of projectsDeveloped recommendations focusing on business model

optimization and project development

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Consortium Activities

DSO/DSP Simulation Studio: Overview $3 million award from Advanced Research Projects Agency-

Energy (ARPA-E) - 2.5 years Develop software tool to simulate DSO and microgrid physical

and market operations Team: Prosumer Grid, the New York State Smart Grid

Consortium, Southern California Edison, NRECA, and Georgia Tech Research Corporation

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Consortium Activities

DSO/DSP Simulation Studio: Modules

Market SystemDevice

ControllersPower

Grid DER

DSO Performance and Analytics

DSO Rules and Service Definitions

Locational-Temporal Pricing Module

Decentralized Energy Scheduling

Security Analysis

Time Series Solver

Prosumer Subsystem Model

Forecasting

Switches

V-Regulators

Protections

PE Control Stage

Intelligent Controllers

Wires

Transformers

PE Power Stage

Flexible Load

PV

Storage

CHP

Wind

EV

Regulators Market Participants

Engineers Developers

USERS

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Consortium Activities

DSO/DSP Simulation Studio: Role of ConsortiumEstablish and facilitate working group of NY stakeholders Identify existing distribution grid modeling tools, approaches

and capabilities / DSP objectives under REVProvide NY input regarding simulator needs, features and

capabilities – workshop and working groupCoordinate simulator beta testing using NY case studies

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Consortium Activities

Grid4EU Advisory Board6 large-scale

projectsAnnual project

presentationsNY collaboration

opportunities

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Potential Initiatives

Linking Technology / Ideas to OpportunitiesConduct needs assessment of NY power industry Identify and prioritize technology interests, needs, and ideas

for innovative projectsCategorize and map technology and demonstration project ideas

by anticipated DSP functional areas Identify gaps and develop action planEstablish advanced web portal and physical venue to introduce

technological solutionsServe as matchmaker between the best projects and available

financing

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Representative Member Activities

Clarkson University Resilient Underground MicrogridNYSERDA, DOE, and NSF fundingPartners: Clarkson, SUNY Potsdam, Village of Potsdam,

Canton-Potsdam Hospital, National Grid and GE Hands-on learning experience for students

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Representative Member Activities

Smarter Grid SolutionsDOE INTEGRATE ProjectActive Network Management (ANM) technology for DERANM used in DOE National Renewable Energy Laboratory

(NREL) Integrated National Testbed for Energy Grid Research and Technology Experimentation (INTEGRATE) project

Project advisory board: Consortium and members (SolarCity, Con Edison, and National Grid)

Getting Involved

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New York State Smart Grid Consortium387 Park Avenue South3rd FloorNew York, NY 10016James T. Gallagher, Executive Directorjgallagher@nyssmartgrid.com

www.nyssmartgrid.comwww.newyorkREVworkinggroups.com