Developments in Transmission and Smart Grid
Robert Schlueter
Intellicon, Inc
January 30th, 2009
Historically Bad News For Power Transmission
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NIMBY
Pushback byy Transmission Operators,
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, states,,
and PSCs on proposed transmission corridors
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problems have grown
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to subregional,
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regional, and systemic problems (CA-ISO, NYISO, NE-ISO, PJM-ISO, BC-Hydro, Union
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Electric,
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MRO MAIN,
MAIN ECAR)
Overview
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New Criteria for Building Transmission
Renewable Energy Zones
Smart Grid
New Criteria for Building Transmission
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DOE must grasp and use its authority to
designate NIETC corridors regardless of
parochial
hi l interests
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Need FERC to utilize authority and to seek
additional authority to build or modify lines if
FERC finds that a “state has withheld
approval conditioned on that it not
significantly
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congestion
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economically feasible”
Need FERC to adjudicate a new equitable
national formula for regional cost allocation
as is occurring in SPP
New Criteria for Building Transmission
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Need an Eisenhower type interstate for
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national electric highways
Need to get most cost effective
generation to market which was
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purpose of deregulation
Dramatically increase reliability and
recognize the true cost for lack of
reliability
Renewable Portfolio Standard
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RPS has been adopted in 24+ states with
near term goals of greater than 10%. Longer
term goals would be beyond 20%, and DOE
planning for far greater than 30%
a national RPS likely to be adopted in future
RPS goals can not be implemented without a
rapid
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buildout
b ild
off
transmission(chicken and egg logjam)
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Renewable
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Zones
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being implemented in Texas, CA.
being studied in Minnesota and Colorado as
solution.
State sought financial commitment from
renewable developers to overcome chicken
and egg impediment;
Need FERC and state PSC collaboration to
designate Renewable Energy Zones and to
establish rules on rights to build and cost
allocation;
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Needed in Michigan
Smart Grid Characteristics
Enable participation by consumers
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b.
c.
Price
When and how to respond
HAN
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b.
2 way communication with grid
Manage usage by devices in home
a.
b.
c.
d.
PHEV charging
PHEV storage and generation into grid
Demand response
renewables
Smart Grid Characteristics
Support connection and use of distributed
generation
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5.
Bidirectional energy meter
Storage
Demand response,
Renewables
Affect stability and reliability
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2.
Distribution
transmission
Smart Grid Characteristics
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4.
Enable new products, services, and
markets(PHEV, energy efficiency);
Provide power quality(PHEV);
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2.
3.
4.
Voltage sag
Prevent security violations
Take home off grid during high prices
Put power back into grid
Smart Grid Characteristics
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Optimize asset utilization and
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operating
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2.
3.
4.
PHEV charge at night
Much deeper and complete data
acquisition system in network and at
customer sites
Analyze and communicate developing
security violations to system operator;
Take actions via 2 way communication
Smart Grid Characteristics
Anticipate and respond to system
disturbances in a healing manner
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Detect outages of equipment and disturbances
Reduce outage times
Prevent or correct security violations
Help restoration of service after blackout
Take action commanded or possibly
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independently
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Complement low latency communication being
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in transmission grid;
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implemented
Operate resiliently against physical and
cyber attacks