Rocky Mountain Smart Grid Initiative
Framework for Large-scale, Synergistic,
Smart Grid Demonstration Projects
Overview
1. What is the Smart Grid?
2. What’s next for Smart Grids?
3. Types of Smart Grid Projects
4. Regional Strategy from Project Synergies
5. Rocky Mountain Smart Grid Initiative Concept
6. Discussion
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Today’s Electric
Power System
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Centralized
One-way power flow
Regulated Monopoly
Generation
Transmission
Distribution
Retail
 Industrial
 Commercial
 Residential
 Inflexible demand
Aging Infrastructure
Manual operations
Increasing renewables
Lacks interoperability
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What is a Smart Grid?
Common infrastructure for grid mgmt and services
END USE
ENERGY SERVICES
DISTRIBUTION
TRANSMISSION
SMART APPLIANCE
DEMAND MGMT
GENERATION
ENERGY MGMT
AGGREGATION
RENEWABLES
ASSET MGMT
OUTAGE MGMT
METERING/BILLING
ASSET MGMT
SCHEDULING
PWR TRANSFER
NETWORK
ADAPTERS
SMART GRID
BASELOAD
RESERVES
RENEWABLES
BALANCING
MARKETS
SYS PLANNING
REGULATIONS
MONITORING
COMPLIANCE
COMMODITY
ANCILLARY
RECs
GENERATION
ISO/RTO
REGULATORY
MARKETS
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Smart Grid: Integrating Devices,
Controls, Contracts, and Operations
Key
Supply Side
Coordination
Energy Flow
Demand Side
Wholesale
Traders
Smart Grid Control
Customer
ESP
Smart Grid Operations
RTO/ISO
Retailco
RE
Load
RE/DG
Transco
Disco
Smart
Bridge
Smart Grid Technologies are applied all along
the power system value chain, from device
and system control to customer interactions
and buy/sell transactions.
EMS
Smart
Appliances
DR
Smart Grid R&D Landscape
FEDERAL
Policy and
Regulation
Vision,
Standards,
Biz Model
Sys Integ and
Demo
Projects
Research and
Development
STATE
FERC/NERC
INDUSTRY
OTHER
EEI
EISA-2007
GridWise Architecture
Council
DOE SGTF
Modern Grid
GridWise
Program
National Labs
DOE RDSI
CEC PIER
NYSERDA
GridWise
Alliance
Galvin
Initiative
European
Smart Grids
Technology
Platform
Utilities
EPRI
IEEE
Universities
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Next Phase of Smart Grid Development
• Title XIII of the Energy Independence and
Security Act (EISA) of 2007 established a
national framework for Smart Grid adoption
• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
2009 authorized funds ($4.5B) for
implementation of Smart Grid programs
• Regions, Utilities, and other electric power
system stakeholders are accelerating plans to
deploy smart grid programs
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Types of Smart Grid Projects
Smart Grid projects can be broadly classified into:
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Reliability and Security Projects
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DG and Renewables Integration Projects
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AMI, Demand response, and Customer Service Projs
Smart Grids can be designed to serve:
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Utility Operations and Energy Consumers
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Energy Management for Customer Owned Systems
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Zero Energy Districts
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Infrastructure Security (Rapid Islanding, self-healing)
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Who Needs Smart Grids?
Utilities
Campuses
Smart
Grid
Project
Developers
Individual
Consumers
Appliances, Equipment,
and System Vendors
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What are Smart Grids for?
Power System
Reliability
Infrastructure
Security
Smart
Grid
Carbon
Management
Renewable and
Distributed Power
Integration
System Operations
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How do Smart Grids Scale?
Multiple
Utilities
Transmission System
Operations
Micro-grids or managed
energy systems
Smart
Grid
Market
Operations
Transportation/
Electric Vehicles
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Strategic Value of Smart Grids
Smart Grids are strategically situated at the intersection of:
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Energy Independence,
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Infrastructure Security, and
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Carbon Mitigation
To date, most Smart Grid projects have been Utility-centric
and heavily focused on AMI and Demand Management
There is a pressing need to demonstrate the broadbased value of Smart Grids in all three areas
Our region is well positioned to lead this charge and
develop a comprehensive model for the nation
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Multi-Utility, Multi-Objective,
Smart Grid Projects
FE Warren AFB
Ft. Collins ZED
PV REA
Xcel Smart Grid City
CO Springs Util
Petersen AFB
Fort Carson
Black Hills Energy
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Rocky Mountain Smart Grid Initiative - Concept
Transmission Pacificorp
Xcel
PRPA
TriState
Xcel CS UtilitiesBlack Hills
Inter-Utility Smart Grid Communication Network
Distribution
Cheyenne
L&P
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Smart Grid
Projects
Transportation
FEW AFB
Xcel
PVREA FC Utilities
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FortZED
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SmartGridCity
CS Utilities
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Air Force
Academy
TransGrid
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Call to Action
Develop a coupled set of Smart Grid Projects to demonstrate:
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Utility and Consumer Benefits
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Zero Energy Districts
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Large-scale renewables integration
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Defense applications
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Bottom-up Infrastructure and Cyber Security
Demonstrate how Smart Grids contribute towards Energy
Independence, Infrastructure Security, and Carbon Mitigation
Demonstrate scalability and replicability for the project to
serve as a model for the nation
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Next Steps
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Identify complementary projects and teams
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Leverage existing projects
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Identify synergies and corresponding design criteria
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Build project collaboration model
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Gain local, State, and Federal support for the project
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Build detailed project plans and funding strategy
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Become the first region in the Country to demonstrate a
fully integrated, multi-utility, multi-objective smart grid in
action!
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Participants
(To be finalized)
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Q&A
Thank you
Dr. Ronald Sega
Dr. Sunil Cherian
Ron.Sega@colostate.edu
970.491.7067
sunil@spirae.com
970.484.8259
Woodward Chair of
Systems Engineering
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523
www.colostate.edu
Spirae, Inc.
255 Linden St., Suite 201
Fort Collins, CO 80524
www.spirae.com
www.integridlab.com