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Active Load Management and the MicroGrid June 24, 2010 Allen M. Freifeld SVP External Affairs Viridity Energy [email protected] 443-878-7155 Participation in the Real Time Markets Requires Advanced Operation and Software Capabilities Peak Shaving Load Shifting + Regulation Load Shifting Pre-Cooling Capacity • Easy to Implement • Low Barriers to Entry • Primary DR Offering Pre-Cooling Real-Time Energy • Real Time Optimization & Control • Daily Price Settlement • Load Optimization and Microgrid Congestion Management • Leverages storage assets • High Barriers to Entry Efficiency • Self-Balancing Microgrid • Co-optimizes multiple markets • Integrates Electrical Vehicles • High Barriers to Entry Requirements Capacity Energy Efficiency Metering Type Basic Utility Settlement Grade Revenue Grade Settlement/Data Intervals Monthly Daily – 15 minute Real Time – 5 minute Notification Email, Phone Real Time Real Time Software Platform None required Advanced Advanced Optimization None required Required Required NOC None required Required Required Consulting Services Optional Yes Required Outsourced Services Optional Yes Required Smart Grid: an Integrated Solution • A vision for the future – a self-balancing network of distributed resources Processors driven by communication and intelligence Execute special protection schemes in microseconds Offices Solar Panels Houses Smart Appliances These can shut off in response to frequency fluctuations Wind Farm Generators Energy from small generators and solar panels can reduce overall demand on the grid Sensors Detected fluctuations and disturbances can signal for areas to be isolated Industrial Plant Disturbance in the grid Demand Management Use can be shifted to off-peak times to save money Storage Energy generated at off-peak times could be stored in batteries for later use Isolated Microgrid Central Power Plant Source: iTeres Viridity: Full Spectrum of Microgrid Services RTOs • Reliability • Delayed Capital Investments • DR, Emissions Goals Utilities • Distr. Utilities • Investor Owned Utilities • Munis/Coops • Virtual Power • Dispatchable Load • • • • • Viridity Energy Economic Value Self-Sufficiency Reliability Sustainability Targets Customer s • Microgrid asset owners • Building Automation System providers • End-users Microgrid SWOT Analysis Strengths Opportunities Modular in Nature Carbon regulation Heterogeneous Power Quality Expanding renewables market Reliable Power (even during grid outage) Smart Grid Investment Flexible architecture Inverter and Storage Technology Advances Multiple ownership models Declining Cost of Curves Diverse applications Telecommunications Advances Integrated heating and cooling Growth in developing world Broad global markets Plug in hybrids Weaknesses Threats Incentives diffuse Political power of incumbents Unclear road map Lack of clear standards Fragmented regulation Competing business models Utility safety concerns Active Load Management and the Microgrid • Microgrids • Control • Optimization • Control – Power Analytics • • As designed specifications and performance Actual Real time performance • Protective device coordination; Power flow studies; voltage; fault analysis; reliability of system components • • What is vs. what if conditions. Collision avoidance; early warning • Active load Management and the MicroGrid • Optimization • Solutions based on operating and market data • Constraints (environmental, comfort) considered • Real time re-optimization VPowerTM – System Architecture Model Builder Power Analytics Optimizer PJM CBL Calculation Market Interfaces VP Load Forecast CBL PORTAL Generation Forecast Integration Layer Carbon Footprint Calcula tion Forecast Data Feeds External Services UI Engine Displays` Settlement VPower Gateway SCADA EMS BMS 9 9 Optimization Example HVAC Solar Panels (2 MW) Battery (5 MWh) Gas Fueled Gen (5 MW) Diesel Generator (5 MW) Imported Power 6/27/08 Case 0 Case 1 Case 2 Case 3 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ $75/MWh $247/MWh $ 55.00 $ 65.00 $ 37.50 214.77 $ 969.64 $ 5,986.45 $75/MWh $247/MWh $ 55.00 $ 65.00 $ 37.50 202.31 $ 1,817.59 $ 8,247.70 T Optimized Solar 2 MW Battery 5 MWh Gas Gen 5 MW Diesel Gen 5 MW Fixed Load GT Gen Costs Diesel Gen Costs Retail Night Retail Day G+T Import MWh Supply Savings DR Revenue Fuel Costs Net Savings √ 7 MW $75/MWh $75/MWh $247/MWh $247/MWh $55.00 $ 55.00 $65.00 $ 65.00 $37.50 $ 37.50 226.24 $ $ $ $ - $ $75/MWh $247/MWh $ 55.00 $ 65.00 $ 37.50 63.64 $ 9,893.02 $ 21,376.18 $ (12,092.02) 6,956.09 $ 10,065.29 $ 19,177.18 10 10 10.00 8.00 0 30 100 130 200 230 300 330 400 430 500 530 600 630 700 730 800 830 900 930 1000 1030 1100 1130 1200 1230 1300 1330 1400 1430 1500 1530 1600 1630 1700 1730 1800 1830 1900 1930 2000 2030 2100 2130 2200 2230 2300 2330 14.00 300 GENERATION Case 3 Jun 27, 2008 12.00 Diesel 250 Gas Gen Solar Battery 0.00 200 Import LMP 150 6.00 100 4.00 2.00 50 0