Office of Electricity Transmission and

Distribution

September 2003

Marshall ReedU.S. Department of Energy

A new Program Office like EERE

and FE

Reports to the Under Secretary

Derives funding from EWD

programs only

What is the Office of Electric Transmission and Distribution

How We Got Here

“…It is a plan to modernize our electricity delivery system. It is a plan which is needed now. It is needed for economic security. It is needed for national security…”

George W. Bush February 6, 2003

May 2001 May 2002 September 2002

San Francisco ‘00

Chicago ‘99

New Orleans ‘99

Atlanta ‘99

Delaware ‘99

New York ‘99Detroit ‘00

West Coast ’96

1818

17

San Francisco ‘00

Chicago ‘99New Orleans ‘99

Atlanta ‘99

New York ‘99

Detroit ‘00

West Coast ’96

Northern California ‘01

Delaware ‘99

Texas ‘03

Recent Major Blackouts

Midwest, Canada, & New York - Aug. ‘03

Major Transmission Bottlenecks

Past grid studies remain un-implemented

Electric system essential for U.S.

economic and national security

Neutral facilitator of solutions that benefit

the entire country – federal agencies,

regions, states, and consumers

Need for U.S. DOE Leadership

OETD Mission

To lead a national effort to

modernize and expand

America’s electricity

delivery system to ensure

economic and national

security.

OETD Structure

Office of the Director

Electric Power Systems

Operations and Analysis Program

Electric Power Systems R&D

Program

Electric Power System R&D

Transmission Systems Including high capacity conductors

Distribution and Integration Including interconnection of distributed energy

Electricity Storage

Superconductivity

Electric Power System Operations and Analysis

Electricity Policy Modeling and Analysis Provide check/balance to the FERC

Electricity Restructuring

Electricity Import/Exports Including Presidential permits

Power Marketing Administration Liaison

National Electric System Vision and Roadmap Process

Vision Roadmap Implementation

Partnerships

Action Agenda

Goals Priorities

RD&DRegulationsMarket

Designs

Industry Today

Industry Tomorrow

TechnologiesMarketsPolicies

“Pathways to Success…”

Who Will Our Partners Be

Electricity Consumers Electric and Gas

Utilities Independent System

Operators Equipment

Manufacturers IT Companies

State Agencies Other Federal Agencies Canada, Mexico, and

other countries Trade Associations Environmental and Labor

Groups

Modernizing and expanding America’s

electric delivery system is a

Presidential priority

DOE leadership is needed now to

implement solutions that benefit all

stakeholders

New Office of Electric T&D is focused

on both near and long term needs

National vision and roadmap process

key to building stronger public-private

partnerships

Conclusions

Evaluation of 3M Advanced Composite

Conductor:

The Aluminum Matrix Composite

(AMC) conductor as a replacement

conductor can double the capacity

of existing lines

DOE/ORNL funded 3M to develop

the AMC starting in 1998

ORNL and 3M will evaluate the

conductor in high current tests at

ORNL, and field tests at WAPA

Cost could confine initial use to

niche applications and upgrades of

short, strategic lines

Advanced Conductors

Communications and Controls

Enables aggregated control of integrated systems across multiple sites

Energy Storage

Superconductivity Goals

Wires: HTS wires will carry 100 times the current without the resistance losses of comparable-diameter copper wire.

Equipment: HTS equipment is half the size of conventional alternatives with the same power rating, and has only half the energy losses.