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Smart Grid City: A blueprint for a connected, intelligent grid community Dennis Stephens Director, Utility Innovations and Smart Grid Investments OSI User’s Conference September, 23 2008 Drivers for change Grid reliability Aging assets, heightened demands Environment: Global climate change Legislative mandates for green power Energy Security: Homeland security Dependence on foreign oil Customer Choices: Growing needs and expectations Desire for greater flexibility and options 3 The Market – other efforts Smart meters Intelligent home/Smart appliances Demand side Automatic power management and distributed generation power restoration and correction for voltage, frequency and power factor issues Superconducting cables Renewable energy Energy storage sector growth devices 4 Xcel Energy - Smart Grid vision & approach First to present a comprehensive solution Broad portfolio of new technologies & projects Encompassing the entire power pathway Fuel source to end-use consumer Collaborative model Shared risk, shared rewards Focus on environmental aspects Uniquely positions Xcel Energy 5 Accenture Current Group GridPoint OSI Soft Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Ventyx Xcel Energy imagine. inspire. innovate. 6 SmartGridCity™ - Boulder, Colo. “An international showcase of smart grid possibilities… a comprehensive demonstration of an intelligent grid community” Test technology Integrate smart grid portfolio of projects Prove benefits 7 Boulder’s Key Strengths Ideal size (50,000 customers/meters) Ideal geographic location (easy access to needed grid components) Ideal Smart Grid consumers: Web-savvy, early adopters Environmentally aware Collaborative opportunities with: University of Colorado National Center for Atmospheric Research National Institute of Standards and Technology City leaders 8 SmartGridCity™ Involves the entire energy pathway from the power source to the home and all points in between Rich in IT High-speed, real-time, two-way communications Sensors enabling rapid diagnosis and corrections Dispatched distributed generation (PHEVs, wind, solar) Energy storage In-home energy controls Automated home energy use 9 Added green power sources High-speed, networked connections Plug-in hybrid electric cars Customer interaction with utility Real-time and green pricing Signals Smart thermostats, appliances and in-home control devices Smart House 10 We will need to collect, store, analyze and act on information How we might use PI: Commercial Operation Virtual Power Plant Substation Condition Based Analysis Distribution System Status and Control Customer Demand Response/Distributed Generation 11 Learn more xcelenergy.com/smartgrid 12