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SMART METERING PROGRAM THE GRID IS THE BACKBONE OF OUR ECONOMY….

SMART METERING PROGRAM THE GRID IS THE BACKBONE OF OUR ECONOMY…. Technology is the central nervous system……. THE GRID IS THE BACKBONE OF OUR ECONOMY…. Powers your homes – lights, appliances, personal technology Powers industry – mills, mines, manufacturing plants

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SMART METERING PROGRAM THE GRID IS THE BACKBONE OF OUR ECONOMY….

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  1. SMART METERING PROGRAM THE GRID IS THE BACKBONE OF OUR ECONOMY…. Technology is the central nervous system…….

  2. THE GRID IS THE BACKBONE OF OUR ECONOMY… • Powers your homes – lights, appliances, personal technology • Powers industry – mills, mines, manufacturing plants • Powers commercial buildings – malls, offices, stores, greenhouses • Powers infrastructure – telecommunications, data centres, cable networks, transit systems, airports

  3. THE electricity system is large & complex • Generation • 41 Dam sites, 30 Hydro facilities and 9 Thermal units • Transmission • 18,000 km of Transmission lines 260 substations, 22,000 steel towers • One Control Center • Consolidation of 4 regional systems (including back-up) • Interconnect to Alberta and US • Distribution • 56,000 km of Distribution lines • Approx. 900K poles, over 300K of transformers • Serve 17 Non-integrated areas

  4. WHY DO WE NEED TO MODERNIZE? • Our infrastructure is aging • Investments in our electricity grid have not kept pace with today’s global economy • Most recent BC Hydro generating facility completed in 1984 • System of electro-mechanical meters hasn’t been upgraded in 50 years • Demand on our electricity system is growing • 40% more electricity over next 20 years Smart metering is the first step to a modern grid • A more efficient system will save energy and money keeping Hydro rates lower than they would be without the upgrades.

  5. PROGRAM SCOPE IN-HOME FEEDBACK TOOLS • Launch new conservation website Introduce in-home display devices NEW METERS SYSTEM METERING • Upgrade old meters to smart meters • Install meter communications network • Implement automated data collection system • Install distribution grid meters • Develop theft analytics software • Identify electricity loss, including diversion and theft GRID MODERNIZATION • Adopt standards for clean energy transportation • Support micro-grids & distributed generation • Enable an intelligent, self-healing grid that can accommodate two-way flow of electricity

  6. GET LIGHTS ON FASTER, SAFER… • Meter reports disconnections to pinpoint outages faster

  7. REDUCE ELECTRICITY THEFT… Chief Len Garis, Surrey Fire Service "If there's anything that will have a single dramatic effect on public safety issues due to grow-ops in the province of British Columbia, it will be the installation of smart metering." OVERHEATED TRANSFORMER – DAYLIGHT AND INFRARED • Analyze and detect theft before damage occurs • Improve safety for communities, first responders, and field crews. 7

  8. TRANSFORMER FIRES

  9. COST SAVINGS… • System efficiencies to reduce electricity waste and improve power quality – ex. voltage regulation • Enable long-term distribution system planning Original Supply Reduced Supply

  10. IN-HOME FEEDBACK TOOLS Historical Feedback (websites & mobile apps) 10

  11. WHAT BC HYDRO SEES… 11

  12. Smart meters for a Sustainable b.c.

  13. WHAT CAN CUSTOMERS EXPECT? • Advertisement in local papers 6 weeks before installation in each community • Notification letter 3 weeks before installation • Door hanger explaining new smart meters, the benefits and commonly asked questions

  14. PROJECT STATUS • Over 800,000 meters installed • Installation target of over 1M meters by spring 2012 • Full project installation of 1.9M meters • On target for completion Dec 31, 2012

  15. First Nation Employment • Corix: Smart Meter Deployment • 29 FN employees (9.80% of project group) on the BC Hydro project. • BC Hydro: On Reserve Smart Meter Liaisons • 180 First Nation members will be contracted to work with BC Hydro deployment

  16. Chief Kim Baird with new smart meter on the Tsawwassen First Nation Band Office • “The Smart Meter installations at Tsawwassen First Nation proved to be a great opportunity to engage Tsawwassen Members – both individually, for our liaison, as well as for the community as a whole. Working closely with BC Hydro to connect people with information in a timely and appropriate way made for a meaningful and efficient collaboration,” said Chief Kim Baird.

  17. Radio frequency and safety • Power signal less than 1/100th of cell phone (2 µW/cm2)* • 50% below world’s strictest regulation - Switzerland’s precautionary limits for highly sensitive areas such as schools and hospitals (4.5 µW/cm2) • Equipped with a radio that is 1/5th of the power of handheld 2-way radio • Communicates less than 1 minute per day in total • Installed in existing meter sockets outside customer homes • Radio frequency from a smart meter—over its entire 20-year life span—is equivalent to the exposure during a single 30 minute cell phone call. • * Health Canada Safety Code 6 Limit for Public Exposure at 900MHz is 600 µW/cm2

  18. Safety Code 6 Certification – Smart Meters HC SC6 * 5% * 2.5% * Based on Richard Tell Associates Report

  19. Q&A Please visit www.bchydro.com/smartmetersfor the most up-to-date information.SmartMeters@bchydro.com

  20. WHAT IS NEW ABOUT SMART METERS?

  21. ENABLING GRID MODERNIZATION 21

  22. ENABLING GRID MODERNIZATION 22

  23. World health organization in context • 267 Agents in WHO’s Category 2B Classification • WHO Statements • “(We are) concerned about cell phones, but not smart meters. ‘It sort of sounds, I wouldn't say specious, but far-fetched, really,’ said Daniel Epstein, spokesman for the WHO's Americas region.” (Jan 2011) • “(The Danish cohort) study showed no link between mobile phone use, including longer term use of more than 10 years, and the risk of glioma or any other brain tumour. These are new results that were not available at the time of the IARC Monographs meeting.” (Oct 2011)

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