2015 Tech Assesment

Question 1

What are the seven tech portfolios we organize?

Answer 1

grid ops, data driven systems, resource operations, distribution market, electric transportation, micro grids, DERs

Question 2

How much does national grid (NY) spend on Grid maintenance and upgrades?

Answer 2

$1B

Question 3

who were the original directors show sponsored the 2015 tech assessment?

Answer 3

AT, Energy Policy, Electric System Planning, Grid Ops, And Customer Service

Question 4

how many technolgoies were identified in the Navigant consulting tech assesment? how man thematic portfolios?

Answer 4

52 technologies, 9 thematic portfolios

Question 5

Who were the 5 utilities that were involved in the 2015 tech assessment? — What other utilities were invited but never able to attend an assessment meeting?

Answer 5

ConEd (NY) National Grid (NY, MA, RI) Commonwealth Edison (IL) Duke Energy (NC, SC, FL, IN, OH, KY) Pacific Gas & Electric (CA) — FPL, HECO, SDGE

Question 6

What were the 5 selection criteria for utilities?

Answer 6

1. similar size and capacity; 2. within states with a particular focus on DER 3. Utilities with experience in high penetration of renewables 4. utilities with demonstrated technology leadership 5. utlities that would ingage in the discussion within the timeframe

Question 7

What are the rate structures for Duke in NC vs NY?

Answer 7

$0.11/kwh in NC, $0.30/kwh in NYC

Question 8

Why is North Carolina’s adoption of distributed PV larger than NYC?

Answer 8

Because North Carolina has a 35% state tax credit and higher availability of land

Question 9

What is the rate structure for ComEd? What does their solar PV adoption look like?

Answer 9

$0.12/kwh – Limited PV adoption, but lots of corporate strategy to enable high penetration of DR

Question 10

What is REV?

Answer 10

New York’s regulatory program for “reforming the Energy Vision”

Question 11

Define and give examples of Distribution Market Portfolio

Answer 11

Operation of market functions for distribution transactions. ex: dispatch system (distribution), settlement system - distribution; distribution data publisher

Question 12

Define and give examples of Resource Operations Portfolio

Answer 12

Technologies to support resource planning, procuring, scheduling, and operation. Ex: hyrdo optimization, natural gas generation, energy storage on grid scales, power procurement tools, solar PV grid scale.

Question 13

Define and give examples of Grid Operations Portfolio

Answer 13

Technologies to support foundational grid operations to provide services s a TO and UDC. Examples: Cybersecurity- grid; dynamic line raitings; dynamic protection sustems; substation automation; protection devices; synchrophasors; volt/var control; DMS; EMS; RAS ;FACTS

Question 14

Define and give examples of Data Driven Systems Portfolio

Answer 14

Systems and methods to change customer engagement, system planning, and asset management based on diverse and integrated data and algorithms. exs: Asset Management, GIS, workflow management tools

Question 15

Define and give example of Electric Transportation Portfolio

Answer 15

Support customer vehicle electrification, fleet de-carbonization, and people/goods movement. ex: EV charging, EV to grid; flee de-carbonization

Question 16

Define and give examples of DERs Portfolio

Answer 16

Technologies for communication, control and optimization of distribution grid connected resources. ex: DR management System; energy storage- curomer; der management system; cybersecurity- customer; solar PV- customer; DR devices; Smart inverters; DG (non-solar)

Question 17

which tech portfolio is DR in?

Answer 17

DERs

Question 18

which tech portfolio is grid scale solar in?

Answer 18

Resource Ops

Question 19

which tech portfolio is grid cyber security in?

Answer 19

grid ops

Question 20

which tech portfolio is volt/var control in?

Answer 20

grid ops

Question 21

which tech portfolio are dynamic protection systems and protection devices in?

Answer 21

grid ops

Question 22

which tech portfolio is distribution dispatch system in?

Answer 22

Distribution market

Question 23

Give the company profile of ConEd. - SAIFI - Rate per kwh - Revenue - Load growth - # meters and people

Answer 23

Total revenue is about $20B w/ 75% of revenue is from Electricity sales. Has SAIFI of 0.025, one of the best in the US. ConEd Company is a regulated utility under ConEd (which also has Orange & Rockland Utilties, as well as some retail and wholesale energy companies). It has the highest rates in country (2015) at $0.30/Kwh. expected demand growth is 1% per year through 2019. - 3.4 mill meters, 8 mill people

Question 24

What are some of ConEd’s key technology initiatives? (4)

Answer 24

Brooklyn load growth - capacitors, DERs, utiltlity side energy storage; Hudson Yards

Question 25

Explain the different efforts going into ConEd's BQDM (Brooklyn-Queens Demand Mangement)

Answer 25

- Brooklyn & Queens forecast of 69 MW overload on Brownsville Sub- so spending $150mill to procure non-traditional customer-side solutions (EE, DR, DG) - $50 mill to spend on 11 MW utiltiy side non-traditional, like energy storage at sub, for cost of ~$4.5M/MW - Also adding some capacitors to optimize powerflow for 6 MW Demand reduction

Question 26

What is the biggest real estate development in history of US, what is being build for the grid there, and how much does it cost?

Answer 26

- largest private real estate development in the history of the US, Hudson Yards, being build on old MTA rail, west of 10th Ave between 30 & 34th streets. $10 million to island a microgrid, $90 for expense of the CHP generation (12MW, 4 engine connected in front of the meter). in stages of developing microgrid control scheme (2015)

Question 27

Who is NY's "energy czar" and when was he appointed, and by whom?

Answer 27

Richard Kauffman, chair for energy Finance Sub-Cabinet, newly formed in January 2013 by Gov Andruew Cuomo. will have unprecedented influence over state energy agencies including NYSERDA, LIPA, NYPA, PSC

Question 28

What is REV?

Answer 28

Reforming the Energy Vision- new york's proposal for puttin in market-based mechanisms that enable greater penetrations of renewables. 2 tracks: the first to redefine the utility companies as market-makers; the second to determine the financial model for the new markets.

Question 29

Give the company profile of ComEd's holding company. - revenue - capacity - partner utiltities - # feeders - rates - # of NEM custs

Answer 29

- Has the Exelon Corporation - $25B - 32,000 MW Capacity - 3 utilties (baltimore gas and ele ctric (BGE) - penn, ComEd - illoniuis and PECO- penn - ComEd - 5000 distribution feeders - ComEd rates $0.12/kwh - less than 500 NEM custs (2015)

Question 30

What is EIMA?

Answer 30

Energy Infrastructure Modernization Act of Illinois General Assembly established in 2011. address regulatory reform, infrastructure modernization, smart grid investments, reliability performance metrics. EIMA uses FERC "formula Rates" to create a predictable and repeatable rate-making process.

Question 31

What are the R&D Budgets? * Epic * i : '13-'14 * II : '15-'17 * III : '18-'20 * DSM 2016 * EE * DR * EE/DR Incubator/demo * AT * 2015 * 2016 * 2017 *

Answer 31