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Qualifications National Award Recognition for Clients
Department of Energy SGIG Grants
AMI Smart Grid Project of the Year
Expert Testimony for CPUC/DRA and UCAN in San Diego
Present at Major Conferences for AMI/Smart Grid
Industry Publications
AMI/Smart Grid and Related Technology Experts
AMI Business Process Improvement
Cost Modeling & Benefit Analysis
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•UtiliWorks was present for the City of San Marcos, TX 2009 Distributech AMI Project of the Year Award
•The City of San Marcos, TX also received the 2010 Smart Grid Project of the Year Award at CS Week
•UtiliWorks and the City of Ruston, LA received the 2010 POWERGRID International (formerly Utility Automation & Engineering T&D Magazine) Smart Grid Project of the Year Award
•The City of Ruston, LA and the Town of Danvers, MA were selected to receive funding from the DOE SGIG grants late October
National Recognition
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What is a Smart Grid?
Source: EPRI
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Major OEMs introducing EVs to US Charge Location Battery Issues 26% of the market in 10 Years (includes hybrids)
Source: Boston Consulting Group
Electric Vehicle Preparation
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“Smart Grid” Deployment Requirements
• Evaluate the technology
• Define very clear goals (how many cars charged each day)
• Perform a detailed cost benefit analysis that relates to all concerned parties
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Key “Smart Grid” Questions
• Who pays for deployments that don’t perform?
• How are the benefits measured and reported?
• Is the project plan for deployment of equipment and technology realistic?
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Electric Vehicle Facts
Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) are becoming the standard
Prius is now offered as a PHEV for 2012
Volt is now offered as PHEV for 2012
PHEVs Eliminate Commuter’s “Out of Energy” fears
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Electric Vehicle Facts Cont.
Public Charging Stations may not be required
PHEVs can be charged at home as needed
PHEVs remove massive capital expense for additional infrastructure to support Electric Vehicles
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The charging of Electric Vehicles will not put excessive
strain on the system
Electric Vehicle charging can and should be managed with technology and pricing policies
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We have the technology to observe changes in load from the charging of Electric Vehicles
EV rate option/pricing programs can be used to affect consumer behavior
Electric Vehicle Load Monitoring
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EV Load Monitoring on Transformers
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Dale PenningtonManaging Director
UtiliWorks Consulting, LLC.(631) 807-4063
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