The US and Russia Getting
“Smarter”:
Russian-American Smart Grid
Partnership Initiative
Grigoriy Shchennikov
Nelson Zhao
Tatiana Popova
Thankie Yuan Shi
Growing consumption – a challenge for the grid
GDP per capita (current US$)
Population, total
Source: World Bank
World electricity consumption
Consumption per capita
Source: Enerdata
Existing grid
One-way flow electricity
• Centralized, bulk generation, mainly coal and natural gas
• Responsible for 40% of human-caused CO2 production
• Limited automation and situational awareness
• Lack of customer-side data to manage and reduce energy use
Source: IEA
Evolution from traditional to smart grid
Smart Grid Successful Partnerships
• Korea – leader in the area of the smart grid technologies
• State of Illinois - advanced research capabilities at national labs and
universities
• sister-state agreement between the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province
and the State of Illinois
• Additional project opportunities - smart buildings, smart transportation,
smart communities, and R&D.
Dignitaries in Illinois and South Korea have numerously
affirmed the mutual benefits of this model partnership for smart grid
collaboration
Smart Grid Partnerships
May, 2011 - Memorandum of Understanding
Areas of cooperation:
• AMI smart meters
• distribution automation
• best practices in business processes
• creation of smart grid innovation cluster
• supportive government policies to promote
smart grid
• exchange of technical information and
experiential data
Slowdown in the development of the partnership
Fundamental Changes
Pt. 1: Russian Policy Recommendations

Clear motivations and incentives are
needed for reform. Why?
• Market
suspicion
• End-result
Uncertainty
Fundamental Changes
Pt. 1: Russian Policy Recommendations (Cont.)

Standardize
implementation rules
and regulations!
• i.e., An absence of
reliable standards for
conducting energy
savings contracts
• Risks for consumers
AND public service
providers

New smart grid
outreach and
consumer awareness
program
• Residential communities just
aren’t shown the benefits of
smart grid technologies
• That leads to overall mistrust
of energy companies and lack
of local community support
Fundamental Changes
Pt. 2: U.S. Policy Recommendations

Policy-makers need a
compelling value
proposition for
consumers
• Why should we support
grid modernization?
What benefits come with
this?
…. How much more do I
have to pay?

Must define key value
areas
• Reliability? Efficiency?
Safety? Etc.
Fundamental Changes
Pt. 2: U.S. Policy Recommendations (Cont.)

Define set smart grid
performance goals for
all 3 levels of
government

Better coordination
among federal, state,
and local regulators
The Next Sister City
Who’s
Next?
• Energy Working Group expressed interest in a second pair of
sister cities
• Russia chooses Kaliningrad and United States was expected to
announce their pick in 2012
The Smart Grid Maturity Model
• Provides a framework for understanding the current state of you smart
grid deployment and capability.
• Assesses how mature your utility’s smart grid is.
• Identifies gaps that need to be filled and helps make a strategic plan
Domains
Levels
Smart
Grid
Maturity
Model
Domain
Abbr.
Strategy, Management,
and Regulatory
SMR
Organization And
Structure
OS
Grid Operations
GO
Work and Asset
Management
WAM
Domain
Technology
Customer
1
• Initiate
2
• Enable
3
• Integrate
4
• Optimize
Abbr.
TECH
CUST
Value Chain
Integration
VCI
Societal and
Environmental
SE
5
• Pioneer
Smart Grid Applied
Time of partnership
End Point
Glendale Water and Power
San Diego Gas and Electric
Why Glendale?
• Sacramento Municipal Utility District
• Baltimore Gas and Electricity
Glendale has what the working group
wants
• Level 5 Pioneers
• Provide “cutting edge” technology
More will follow