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1:00 – 1:05 - Welcome, Pete Tirinzoni, Chair
1:05 – 1:55 - Smart Grid and the
Internet, Harold DePriest, EPB
Abstract: The electric
utility industry faces unprecedented challenges from new types of
generation and changing customer expectations. Existing technologies
can address many of our industries issues, but to take full advantage of
them, we may have to rethink how we are organized and how we work. For
the last five years, EPB of Chattanooga, Tennessee has been installing
the nation’s largest and most powerful fiber to the home network and
creating the country’s most automated electrical distribution system.
This presentation will explore both what EPB is doing, and why this
midsized municipal utility thinks it is positioning itself effectively
to deal with an uncertain future.
Issues to be discussed include:
The Smart Grid and customer expectations, organizational culture as a
barrier to change, and strategic actions that can position a utility to
play a larger role in improving the lives of the people it serves, which
is the best route to future success.
Harold E. DePriest is the
sixth President of EPB (Electric Power Board of Chattanooga); appointed
to this position October 1, 1996. A native of Linden, Tennessee, Harold
graduated from Tennessee Technological University with a B.S. in
Electrical Engineering. He also holds a Master’s of Business
Administration (MBA) from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
In 1999 the company launched a competitive local exchange carrier
offering telephone and Internet services to local businesses, increasing
the utility’s scope of expertise while offering more options for
Chattanooga companies. Today, the fiber optic network constructed for
the purpose of powering the most automated smart grid in the country has
also served to expand EPB’s communications service offerings to include
residential customers throughout the service area. Currently offering
Internet speeds up to one gigabit-per-second, the communications
services offered by EPB Fiber Optics also include IPTV services and
phone.
1:55 – 2:45 -
Advanced Grid Projects From Feeders to Meters: Preparing for the
Personal Power Plant, Kraig Bader,
Fort Collins Utility
Abstract: Fort Collins, Colorado,
current population 150,000, is trying to do something that no other
community of its size has ever done: transform its downtown into a
net-zero-energy district, meaning it will consume no more energy in a
given year than it generates. And the city as a whole is aiming to
reduce its carbon emissions by 80 percent by 2030, on the way to being
carbon neutral by midcentury. With the increased prevalence of parallel
generation that will one day supplement traditional centralized power
plants, the need to integrate them while maintaining distribution system
stability is critical. To do this, technologies and infrastructure must
be developed to support the future grid. This presentation will
describe and discuss the results of a Department of Energy Renewable
Distributed Systems Integration (RDSI) project, and cover some of the
FortZED and City of Fort Collins goals. The presentation will also
touch on some of the early uses of the data from an Advanced Metering
Infrastructure (AMI) to support operational improvements and how that
infrastructure can help to develop and support a more efficient customer
base.
Kraig Bader is currently the Standards Engineering Manager for
Fort Collins Utilities Light & Power. He is also Fort Collins technical
lead on the executive project team implementing the advanced metering
infrastructure for Fort Collins Utilities. Prior to his current
position, Kraig has been a Senior Electrical Engineer for Fort Collins
Utilities and Colorado Springs Utilities.
Kraig is a Senior Member
of IEEE, and has been active with the Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers (IEEE). His local IEEE involvement included
positions of Treasurer, Vice Chair, and Chair of the Centennial
Subsection (currently known as the High Plains Section). In addition to
local involvement, Kraig is also a Senior Member of the Insulated
Conductors Committee (ICC) of the IEEE Power and Energy Society, and
sits on the ICC Administrative Committee as the Chairman of Subcommittee
B (the cable accessories subcommittee).
2:45 – 3:00 -Break
3:00 – 3:50 -
Disruptive
Opportunities: How Distributed Solar Generation and Storage are
Transforming Our Electricity System, Bodhi Rader, Rocky Mountain
Institute
Abstract: As costs for distributed solar PV and
storage solutions decline, hybrid systems will reach economic parity
with retail electricity for a growing number of electricity consumers.
This combination of forces means that consumers (sooner rather than
later) will have the opportunity to provide 100% of their electricity
needs at economic parity with retail electricity using a combination of
distributed generation and storage.
This presentation will detail
several possible scenarios in various U.S. regions illustrating when
hybrid combinations of solar PV with batteries will reach grid parity,
both economically and with regards to technical performance. Further,
the techno-economic viability of hybrid systems in the medium to
long-term (2014-2044) means that utilities and regulators must
fundamentally reconsider the current utility business model, and the
regulatory statutes by which utilities current plan and maintain their
assets. This presentation will outline the opportunity for regulatory
and business model reform, as well as begin to profile several business
models within which hybrid systems and microgrids can offer value to
utilities and consumers alike.
Bodhi Rader is an associate with
Rocky Mountain Institute’s electricity practice, where he specializes in
microgrids, distributed renewable generation, energy storage,
vehicle-to-grid technology, and smart grids. His current work focuses on
the Disruptor and Buildings practice and includes energy systems
modeling, disruptive technology integration, and deep energy retrofits.
Bodhi brings to RMI an array of experience in cutting-edge
technology, information technology, and energy security. From his work
at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, he led audits and education
of utility professionals in electric grid cyber security and financial
regulatory compliance. Prior to FERC, Bodhi served as a Communications
and Information Systems officer in the US Air Force. This is a role he
continues in the Reserves as a Cybersecurity Operations Officer. His
roles include network defense and operations, multi-million dollar
program management, R&D, and training. He has served in the US, Europe,
and deployed to Afghanistan.
Bodhi’s passion for efficiency,
renewables, and energy was fostered in his graduate studies at the
University of Cambridge Engineering program in Sustainable Development
leading to a dissertation on the previously unexplored topic of
vehicle-to-grid (V2G) potential for the UK’s electric grid. His
undergraduate research included virtual reality modeling and genetic
algorithm projects blended with multimedia, along with a healthy dose of
Gator pride from the University of Florida where he was recognized as
the Outstanding Male Leader.
Bodhi has a Bachelor of Science in
Digital Arts and Science Engineering (summa cum laude) - University of
Florida, 2003, and a MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Development -
College of Engineering, University of Cambridge, 2008.
3:50 – 4:40 -
The Integrated Grid, Nadav Enbar, EPRI
Abstract: Meeting the nation’s future needs for low-carbon
electricity in a secure, reliable, and environmentally friendly way will
require integrating large, low-carbon, central-station generation with
local energy networks, electric transportation, and smart grids. To
realize this integration, new products and services will be needed to
govern interactions among buildings, local energy networks, distribution
systems, and the bulk power system, all components of the overall energy
system that must function harmoniously to minimize environmental
impacts, ensure system reliability and security, and optimize energy use
and economic impact. ElectriNetSM is a high-level enabling
architecture for monitoring, analyzing, controlling, and otherwise
accommodating and taking advantage of the synergy of these components.
ElectriNetSM will be a highly interconnected, complex, interactive
network of power systems, telecommunications, the Internet, and
electronic commerce, facilitating competitive electricity markets by
supporting a myriad of informational, financial, and physical
transactions among traditional utilities, independent power producers,
third-party providers of electric energy services, consumers, and new
participants in the electricity value chain. The overall goal is
to enable the operation of a power system with the following
characteristics:
•smart, self-sensing,
secure, self-correcting, self-healing capabilities
•uninterrupted
service, even in the event of failure of an individual component
•a
focus on regional, area-specific needs
•reasonable cost, using
minimal resources and with minimal environmental impact, to fully
satisfy consumer needs
•improvement in quality of life and economic
productivity
•reduction in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
Nadav
Enbar is a Principal Project Manager in the Integration of Distributed
Renewables program at the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). His
current research activities focus on helping energy companies identify
and manage the challenges of incorporating increasing levels of
distributed energy resources—primarily variable solar energy supplies—on
the transmission and distribution network. He is also spearheading
EPRI’s effort to evaluate innovative utility solar business models,
track solar market trends, and analyze energy storage project
developments throughout the United States and abroad.
Mr. Enbar
has provided analysis of the energy sector since 2003. Prior to joining
EPRI in 2010, he was a research director for research and advisory firm
IDC Energy Insights. In this role, he reported on a variety of topic
areas in the distributed and renewable energy fields, including price
and performance trends within the wind and solar PV segments, utility
energy storage and CO2 emissions mitigation initiatives, policy
approaches for enabling greater grid integration of renewables, and
market-based environmental mediation practices.
Earlier, Enbar
contracted his services to energy consultancies Summit Blue (now
Navigant) and Sieben Energy Associates. Among his contributions as an
independent consultant were the development of a five-year strategic
energy efficiency plan for a large U.S. utility, a comparative
assessment of the demand side management (DSM) portion of electric
utility integrated resource plans, and an evaluation of DSM modeling
approaches. Previous to his career in energy, Nadav worked at Business
Week.
Enbar received a Bachelor of Arts at the University of
Rochester and a Master of Arts in the Social Sciences at the University
of Chicago.
4:40 – 5:00 - Panel Session,
Today’s Presenters
Abstract: Panelist will facilitate an open
discussion on “our energy future.”
5:00 - Close, Pete Tirinzoni, Chair
0.4 IEEE CEUs will be offered for this session. You must register in order to receive CEUs. (Please note, in order to receive these credits towards a Florida PE License, you MUST provide Thomas Arnold with your FL PE License number prior to the session.
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