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Power to the People Renewable Energy for Underserved Communities

Power to the People Renewable Energy for Underserved Communities. Image Credits: blueEnergy. Conference Sponsor: Networking Reception Sponsor:. 1. C AREER C ENTER. Kurt Yeager Executive Director . April 22 nd , 2010. Center for Science, Technology, and Society. Power to the People.

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Power to the People Renewable Energy for Underserved Communities

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  1. Power to the People Renewable Energy for Underserved Communities Image Credits: blueEnergy Conference Sponsor: Networking Reception Sponsor: 1 CAREERCENTER

  2. Kurt Yeager Executive Director April 22nd, 2010 Center for Science, Technology, and Society

  3. Power to the People Kurt Yeager www.galvinpower.org Santa Clara University April 22, 2010

  4. 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” Line crew of Niagara Falls Power Co. in 1895

  5. 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 Powers the computers, servers, routers and the billions of power supplies that powers the digital revolution …….. has Remained Essentially the Same as it Powers the Essential Services and the Digital Revolution in the 21st Century August 29. 2005: Power poles are pushed over in a flooded street after Hurricane Katrina

  6. 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? Key Issue to be Resolved

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. “If I asked people what they wanted, they said faster horses” • Henry Ford • Today • Heard of the Smart Grid – 33%

  10. 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 costs • Leverage off-peak electricity through dynamic pricing • Generate revenue by providing ancillary services to the system operator

  11. 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

  12. Unlocking Smart Grid Benefits Requires • Intelligent Technology • Intelligent Policy • Empowered Consumers • INTELLIGENCE = the ability to understand and deal successfully with new situations

  13. 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

  14. Testing Market-Based Customer Incentives in a Transactive Network Source: Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University

  15. Business Model Change • A Smart Grid changes the utility business model from selling bulk dumb energy to smart, efficient, reliable services.

  16. Hyper-Efficient Technologies Residential Heat Pumps Ductless Cooling Appliances Commercial VFC Cooling VFC Cooling Data Centers New Technology Opportunities Abound Set it, and forget it homes

  17. The Micro Grid & Its Role in Helping Meet These Challenges Efficient Building Systems Utility Communications 10% Internet Renewables 65% 17% Consumer Portal and Building EMS PV Distribution Operations Advanced Metering Dynamic Systems Control Control Interface Plug-In Hybrids Distributed Generation and Storage Smart End-Use Devices Data Management

  18. 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

  19. MicroGrid Concept IIT Perfect Power Microgrid 8 MW Turbines Backup, solar, UPS

  20. 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

  21. Community Microgrid Leadership Examples • Austin, TX • Sacramento, CA • Cheyenne, WY • Ft. Collins, CO • Leesburg, FL • Naperville, IL • New Mexico Smart Green Grid

  22. Meet Sad Socket

  23. ”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

  24. Power to the People Renewable Energy for Underserved Communities Image Credits: blueEnergy Conference Sponsor: Networking Reception Sponsor: 25 CAREERCENTER

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