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Power
to the People
Renewable Energy for Underserved
Communities
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Kurt Yeager
Executive Director
April 22nd, 2010
Center for Science, Technology, and Society
Power to the
People
Kurt Yeager
www.galvinpower.org
Santa Clara University
April 22, 2010
The Power System That Evolved in Late 19th
Century to Provide Power to the Newly Invented
Light Bulbs ………
1879 - Thomas Edison
Developed a “Practical
Light Bulb”
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Line crew of Niagara Falls Power Co. in 1895
…….. has Remained Essentially the Same as it
Powers the Essential Services and the Digital
Revolution in the 21st Century
Powers the critical pumps that takes
water out from New Orleans and makes
drinking water in a water treatment
plant
Powers the communication towers and
central telephone stations that are
essential for the communication
infrastructure
Powers the essential life saving services
in a hospital
Powers the continuous process
industries that are the life blood of an
industrial society
August 29. 2005: Power poles are pushed over in a
flooded street after Hurricane Katrina
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Powers the computers, servers, routers
and the billions of power supplies that
powers the digital revolution
Key Issue to be Resolved
Will the bulk electricity system
evolve to become the critical
infrastructure supporting the clean
digital society of the 21st century, or
be left behind as an industrial relic
of the 20th century?
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Forward to Fundamentals
Electricity is the engine of
prosperity and quality of life
Electricity is a consumer
service- based enterprise
Technology can relieve cost
pressures through elevation of
electricity service value
Realizing these opportunities
requires transformation of the
electricity infrastructure
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Transforming the Electricity Grid for the
21st Century
Electronically monitor & control
the power system
Integrate electricity &
communications
Transform meter into a two-way
consumer services gateway
Incorporate Renewable &
Distributed Resources
Reintroduce Direct Current (DC)
Circuits/Microgrids
Enable smart, efficient end uses
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“If I asked people what they wanted, they said faster
horses”
Henry Ford
Today
Heard of the Smart Grid – 33%
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How can the Smart Grid Improve
Competitiveness and Create
Jobs?
 Enable municipalities and utilities to improve the
environment
Provide residents access to lower carbon generation
sources
Enable municipalities to improve competitive value,
esthetics and increase the overall value of real estate
 Enable municipalities and utilities to increase service
reliability
Improve safety and reduced economic losses
Eliminate hidden reliability costs and attract 21st
Century jobs
 Enable residents to manage costs
Avoid higher priced peak electricity
Protect residents from rising fuel and new capacity
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costs
Leverage off-peak electricity through dynamic pricing
Generate revenue by providing ancillary services to
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Key Progress Findings
Consumer-convenient “killer applications” are
emerging and new players are entering
Both the commercial and residential markets will
become web-enabled and consumer controlled
Widespread real-time energy management will
significantly improve efficiency and reliability
The electricity industry is transitioning to a
demand-driven, dynamic-priced business
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Unlocking Smart Grid Benefits Requires
Intelligent Technology
Intelligent Policy
Empowered Consumers
INTELLIGENCE = the ability to understand
and deal successfully with new situations
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SMART GRID POLICY IMPLICATIONS
 A Smart Grid is a transactive network,
seamlessly connecting producers and
consumers
 Price-responsive end-use devices enable
autonomous consumer control: empowerment
 A Smart Grid requires looking beyond the
regulated monopoly business model
 Remove barriers to competitive retail services
 Remove barriers to non-utility technology investments
The result significantly increases both consumer
and producer benefits
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Testing Market-Based Customer Incentives
in a Transactive Network
Source: Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University
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Business Model Change
A Smart Grid changes the utility
business model from selling bulk dumb
energy to smart, efficient, reliable
services.
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New Technology Opportunities Abound
Set it, and forget it homes
Hyper-Efficient Technologies
Residential
Heat Pumps
Ductless Cooling
Appliances
Commercial
VFC Cooling
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VFC Cooling
Data Centers
The Micro Grid & Its Role in
Helping Meet These Challenges
Efficient
Utility
Building
Communications
10%
Systems
Internet
Renewables
Consumer Portal
17%
PV
and Building EMS
Dynamic
Systems
Distribution
Operations
65%
Advanced
Control
Metering
Interface
Control
Plug-In Hybrids
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Distributed
Data
Smart
Generation
Management
End-Use
and Storage
Devices
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The Role of the Microgrid
 Optimize distribution performance and service
value
 Seamlessly integrate electricity supply and
demand
 Convert buildings from Power Pigs to Power
Plants
 Provide the most user-friendly consumer
empowerment
 Open the door to entrepreneurial innovation
 Enable local green enterprise zones
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MicroGrid Concept
IIT Perfect Power Microgrid
Backup, solar, UPS
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8 MW
Turbines
Principles of a New Electricity
Constitution
Provide all Consumers with Time-of-Use Electricity
Rates & Incentives
Require Fundamentally Higher Distribution
Reliability Standards
Compensate Utilities Based on their Reliability,
Efficiency and Customer Service Quality
Eliminate Regulated Monopoly Restrictions On
Intelligent Microgrids and Distributed
Generation
Establish Truly Competitive Retail Electricity
Service Markets
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Community Microgrid Leadership Examples
 Austin, TX
 Sacramento, CA
 Cheyenne, WY
 Ft. Collins, CO
 Leesburg, FL
 Naperville, IL
 New Mexico Smart Green Grid
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Meet Sad Socket
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”In the end, more than they wanted
freedom, they wanted security. They
wanted a comfortable life, and they
lost it all - security, comfort and
freedom. When the Athenians
finally wanted not to give to society
but for society to give to them, when
the freedom they wished for most
was freedom from responsibility,
then Athens ceased to be free.”
Edith Hamilton
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Power
to the People
Renewable Energy for Underserved
Communities
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