1.A Smarter Grid: Building GRID 3.0
Marine Energy and Smart Grid Technology Workshop
May 10-11, 2010
Steve Hauser
VP,Grid Integration
[President Emeritus,
The GridWise Alliance]

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Electricity System In the News Today
"this is the future of the utility."
"For the first time in the grid's 100-year history, consumers can understand exactly how much energy they are using and can participate in cost-saving programs,"
Youre going to have more devices hooked up to the grid,
You have to make sure with these additional connecting points that theyre secure.
3. Todays Electricity System
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Production follows demand

4. Largely electromechanical 5. High carbon/low storage 6. Blind to distribution/demand 7. Very little information and control 8. Central planning, design and operation