Transcript Future Vision of the Energy Ecosystem

Enable Energy
Efficiency
Accelerate
Research
Breakthroughs
Responsible
Environmental
Leadership
Green I.T.:
Reduce energy
use of I.T.
“IT for Green”:
Use IT to improve
energy use in
buildings,
transportation,
grids, industry.
Energy/carbon
tracking
Enable
fundamental
advances
in science
Model impacts
of climate change
Provide access
to computing
and tools for
scientific
community
Reduce
Microsoft’s
direct carbon
footprint
by >30% by 2012
Invest in programs
that reduce
environmental
impact across
operations
worldwide
An Energy Ecosystem
Driven by Innovation
Tomorrow‘s Weather: Sunny, windy, and warm.
My wind generation
forecast will be 220 MW
offered at $40/MWH to
the market
Wind
Nuclear &
Desalinization
Plant
Solar
Market Price Profile:
Day Ahead Market Prices are
low for all periods tomorrow.
Hydro Power
Offshore Wind
Low Emission
Power Plant
Tidal Buoys
Biomass
Control
Center
Natural Gas to be at $11.40 per
1K cu ft. and Energy prices are
low so no benefit to run CCGT
Commercial Offices &
Storefronts
Microgrid
Tomorrow is a day off and
since there is plentiful low
cost solar we will recharge
fleet of PHEVs.
Microgrid
Power Substation
Photovoltaic's
Parking Facility with
PHEV Recharge Outlets
Manufacturing Plant
(High Consumption)
H2 Filling Station
Microgrid
Electricity
Micro Storage
It is warm enough to need to run
air conditioning but with
Fuel Cells
adequate solar, no need to buy
MW from the market.
Thermal
Storage
Compressed
H2 Storage
Congestion from Manufacturing
Load forces reconfiguration of the
distribution grid to protect
transformer assets.
CO2
Storage
SMES
Hohm User
 Conserve and automatically
optimize usage to save money
 Remote management and
control
Energy retailer
 Communicate directly with
consumers
 Meet conservation
requirements
 Create demand elasticity to
better manage grid
Device Manufacturer
 Communicate with electricity
retailer for optimal price and
demand management
 Supports automated
management of home energy
consumption
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Auto Maker
 Unified interactions with the local utility
 Reduce operational costs for customers
 Rich apps to manage EV charging and usage
 Integration with broader household energy
mgmt