ENERGATE: AN ONTARIO CASE STUDY A fully integrated 2.0 Smart Grid… with Ontario Consumers

1. Presented by: Steve Dodds, COO, Energate Inc. ENERGATE:AN ONTARIO CASE STUDYA fully integrated 2.0 Smart Grid…with Ontario Consumers

2. Energate IntroductionLeaders in Consumer Demand Response Solutions • Home Energy Management Solutions Platform for Utilities and Home Owners • Open Platform provides Full suite of Home Area Network hardware, open API software, and communication choices • Providing Consumer Engaging Residential Demand Response Solutions • Proven performance and versatile solutions at over 35 utilities across North America Consumer Connected Demand Response Foundation™ For Future Consumer Value

3. Energate across North America:Many Lessons Learned Energate Customers Energate Employees

4. Energate Partners on solutions in OklahomaNorth America’s Utility of the Year • OG&E has deferred construction of new power plant until at least 2020 with VPP • Consumer Controlled 70MW peak reduction achieved in 2012 and again in 2013 • Verified over 1.9 kW per home average peak load reduction using Energate in-home technology • Expanding to achieve OG&E’s future goal of over 200 MW

5. Ontario’s Smart Grid Context • Significant Shifts in Energy Supply/Demand Mix • Supportive and Progressive Stakeholders • Large Direct Load Control Program – Reinvented • Full deployment of Smart Meters • Legislated Dynamic Pricing – TOU • Smart Grid Fund to take the Smart Grid to the Next Level

6. Ontario’s Direct Load Control Program:peaksaver PLUS™ • Peaksaver® is a residential and small commercial demand response program that was launched in 2007. Over 100,000 homes deployed and expected to double with v2. • The Peaksaver®PLUS program allows utilities to cycle various appliances on and off with minimal customer inconvenience and provide customers with the ability to see their consumption in real time via consumer information display. • The peaksaver®PLUS program began rolling out across the province in early 2012. So far 17 LDCs are offering the program to their customers, which represents 71 % of residential customers in Ontario 2011: Energate software and hardware approved province wide by Ontario Power Authority

7. Ontario Smart Meters • Over 4.7 million smart meters deployed with five different industry leaders. • Interoperability for the home a challenge given the ongoing evolution of technology and standards. Smart Meters Collectors • Meter Data Collection Home Energy Management Customer Information & Billing • Smart Meter Data Repository

8. Ontario Dynamic Pricing: Time-of-Use • There are over 4.4 million electricity consumers currently on TOU pricing. • Consumers incented to shift their usage through behavioural changes • Technology enablement in the home the next frontier

9. Ontario’s Smart Grid Fund • In April, 2011, the Ministry launched the $50M Smart Grid Fund, a grant program that will provide financial resources to help companies and organizations demonstrate and commercialize the next generation of smart grid solutions.  • Develop and advance the smart grid in Ontario in the near term • Share advanced technology to all markets inside and outside of Ontario • Reduce risk and uncertainty of important electricity sector investments. 2012: Energate awarded $2.9M from Ministry of Energy toward $7.8M innovation and demonstration program with many partners.

10. Ontario Smart Grid Fund Program :Consumer Engagement for the Smart Grid Consumer Engagement on the Smart Grid (CESG) 1000 home demonstration led by Energate with Six+ Ontario LDCs • Base solution features Energate’s platform SW and HW that qualify for peaksaver PLUS™ and leverage Ontario Smart Grid data and networks • Innovation roadmap for Consumer Engagement including Mobile Apps, Home Energy Management plus ties with EVs and DG • Push, Engage, Pull Push existing program-compliant in-home solutions to consumers, then Engage them in dialog, and ultimately let those consumers Pull the features they value into their homes. • Expected Results Consumers that are delighted with their experience engaging home energy management and Smart Grid technologies.

11. From the Eyes of the Consumer:The Complexities of the Smart Grid are Irrelevant Balanced • The Secret Sauce • Simplicity • Set and Forget • Segmentation Comfort Savings Now funded to be consumer innovation leaders on Ontario’s Smart Grid

12. Consumer Engagement for the Smart Grid The Ontario Government and Ontario utilities have committed to Energate’s CESG program • Open to any electric customer of the participating LDC’s targeting more than 1000 participants province-wide • Retired couples, young families, and single internet savvy consumers will all participate • Base solution features Energate’s CCDR and Foundation Ontario™ that qualify for peaksaver PLUS™ • Participants will receive combinations of in-home technologies, mobile applications, and web portals • Capacity to innovate further based on direct market feedback from consumers and utilities

13. Ontario 2013 - 2015 • Significant Shifts in Energy Supply/Demand Mix • Supportive and Progressive Stakeholders • Large Direct Load Control Program – Reinvented • Full deployment of Smart Meters • Legislated Dynamic Pricing – TOU • Smart Grid Fund to take the Smart Grid to the Next Level Plus • Consumer Engagement on the Smart Grid

14. Conclusions • Smart Grid and Demand Response results are real and tangible when supported by Consumer Engagement • Consumer Engagement results are real and tangible when supported by Smart Grid and Demand Response • Here in the US, we can and should look at lessons learned north of the border • DLC, DR, SG, TOU … Consumer Engagement 2.0 coming together in Ontario now • Watch Ontario!

15. Appendix: A Configurable Solution for Utilities Consumer Connected Demand Response™ CCDR

16. Appendix:A Foundation for future consumers