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Fiber enables Santa Clara ’s “Smart” Wireless WAN

IEEE Communications Society - SCV Chapter. Fiber enables Santa Clara ’s “Smart” Wireless WAN. Larry Owens Manager of Customer Services December 14, 2011. Agenda . Silicon Valley Power Backbone made of glass An Enterprise is born If you build it… SVP MeterConnect TM Why Wi-Fi? Smart 3.

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Fiber enables Santa Clara ’s “Smart” Wireless WAN

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  1. IEEE Communications Society - SCV Chapter Fiber enables Santa Clara ’s “Smart” Wireless WAN Larry Owens Manager of Customer Services December 14, 2011

  2. Agenda • Silicon Valley Power • Backbone made of glass • An Enterprise is born • If you build it… • SVP MeterConnectTM • Why Wi-Fi? • Smart3

  3. Silicon Valley Power • The City of Santa Clara • Population 117,000 • 19 Square miles • 52,000 customers • Peak load of 470 MW • $300M annual revenue • 1% of the State’s power Lowest average power rate in California Very, very high reliability ~30% renewable power

  4. Agilent Technologies • Applied Materials • Digital Realty Trust • Equinix • Hitachi Data Systems • Intel • Kaiser • Marvel Semiconductor • Microsoft • National Semiconductor (TI) • Nvidia • Oracle America • Owens Corning • Santa Clara University • Savvis • Vishay Siliconix • Yahoo! Customer Base – FY 10-11 KWh Sales by Type

  5. 2000 Backbone made of glass! • 26 fiber miles, 4 rings • Connecting all SVP substations • Two customers • 10 or 20-year lease terms • Project, not a “program” • A “champion” from Admin working in spare time. • Word-of-mouth marketing

  6. SVP Fiber Enterprise 2011 • 57-mile Dark Fiber Network • In 25 Data centers (the cloud) • Multiple rings/288-144 fibers • Central Operations Office • Flexible Leasing Terms • Competitive Pricing • Engineering and Design Services • Unlimited Capacity • Solid Security, Reliability • 24/7/365 Response

  7. SVP Fiber Lease Customers • Telecom service providers (fiber carriers) • Data centers/colocations • Web search company • Semiconductor manufacturer (fiber campus build) • Other Commercial customers • Santa Clara Unified School District (26 schools and hub) • City of Santa Clara • Electric Utility Department (SVP) • Electric LAN/WAN and SCADA • AMI Project - SVP MeterConnectTM • City IT/Communications Department • Traffic and Public Safety

  8. If you build it, they will come Yuriy Piksaykin - Fiber accounting 12/2/12

  9. SVP MeterConnectTM • Mechanical meters no longer produced • Modern digital technology • Accurate • Dependable • Wireless reading • Multi-channel measurement • Events, alarms, remote control

  10. SVP MeterConnectTM Efficiencies For Utilities • Secure, remote meter reading • Power outage alerts for faster response • Power/water early problem detection • Grid loading analysis • More powerful customer service tools • Enables EV charging & Solar tracking

  11. SVP MeterConnectTM Customer Benefits • Minimizes estimated bills • Stabilizes reading periods • Reduces property intrusions • Web portal • Detailed usage charts and graphs • Projected Bill features • Email and/or text alerts • High-bill troubleshooting

  12. Wi-Fi Mesh Utility Communications Network Fiber Outage Support Electric/Water Meter Mesh Network Grid Monitor GIS Advanced Meter Systems Billing Mobile Devices

  13. Backhaul: Why [Not] Wi-Fi? The MetroFi experience (2004 – 2008) • Free Wi-Fi & sell ad space model • Metering? - not our business model • SVP Purchase of SkyPilot WAN • The Trilliant test (and marriage) Santa Clara Free Wi-Fi • It’s ours -- for better, for worse • Two years of operation • It Works (mostly) • Customer Love - Loathe it

  14. Top desired features of Smart Grid Free Wi-Fi !! SVP Customers Love it Few customers want to give up control Base is all customers. Questions SM4a – SM4k.

  15. and customers loathe it…

  16. Picocell Design Sample Courtesy of LinkPath

  17. Project Timeline 2010 2013 2014 2011 2012 Proof of Concept Field Validation Business Meters AMI - Billing Systems Integration Install Wi-Fi Residential Meters Lab/Field Testing Partial Network Wi-Fi launch - Mar 2012 ~50 meter install - Nov 2011

  18. Smart3 Smart Meter • Smart Meters – Usage data, improved service, conservation • Smart Grid – Grid monitor and control, energy management • Smart City (and Community) • Mobile workforce • Efficient service • City monitor and control • Emergency response Smart Grid Smart City • Free Wi-Fi • Visitors • Residents • Workers

  19. Thank you !

  20. Extra Slides

  21. The SVP MeterConnectTM Promise • We will upgrade our technology to support widespread adoption of solar energy, smart appliances and electric vehicles. • We will follow a careful process and verify accuracy at every step. • We will protect your data and your privacy. • We will keep our system secure. • We will utilize tried-and-true meters deployed successfully in millions of homes and businesses worldwide. • We are committed to a fair resolution of any issues or concerns that arise.

  22. What Customers Will See Old “cone” Wi-Fi radio New Tropos Wi-Fi radio

  23. Security • Security issues are a threat to the entire IT space • Stuxnet shows us that all systems can be vulnerable • Smart Grid is both “wired” and wireless • Biggest security issue remains at the staff/human interface level. • Active system monitoring and critical system redundancy • Design security and privacy into the system from the start – and TEST IT!

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