the power of data october 2013 abhay gupta abhay@bidgely.com 1

The Power of DataThe Power of Data

October 2013

Abhay Gupta

abhay@bidgely.com

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A Tale of Two…States

Texas

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California

A Tale of Two…States

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California

A Tale of Two…States

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A Tale of Two…StatesBut the two states agree on the matters of energy data access

Home Area Network (HAN)10s – 1min interval dataReal Time

AMI/Green Button (GB)15/60min interval data

24 hours delayed

Both States opened HAN data access in addition to GB data

GB data mostly used for displays…

Online access to consumption dataAlso used for Bill Projection, Neighborhood Comparison, Tier Change Alerts

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… but there is more

Heating/Cooling InsightsSee how much users spent on HVAC

Efficiency AnalysisEvaluate potential savings

Cooling Energy Estimate

Cooling Energy Efficiency Analysis

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Thermostat set point

Extract Appliance level energy use using software based appliance signature analysis

Temp

Thermostat set point around 72°F

AC ran between 11am-9pm when a peak event in effect

Air Conditioner Use

What can do with HAN data?Introducing: Energy Disaggregation

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Influence Consumer Behavior with Real Time Interventions

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Next Generation EM&V

Fast and accurate analysis to validate savings, load shift and load reduction

AC usage without any Demand Response >

AC usage with 50% cycling through Smart AC Residential DR >

M&V analysis: 46% reduction in AC kWhcompared to non DR days

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Conclusion Conclusion

There is magic in the dataInitial pilots show 4%-10% reduction in energy consumption and high consumer enthusiasm about their energy data

Cloud based solutions are powerfulInternet bandwidth and cloud storage are a commodityUse them to collect, store, analyze, learn and compare the data

Consumer Behavior has large untapped savings potentialMake energy information fun through insights that are personalBring energy consciousness to millions by engaging in real-time

Our MissionEmpower consumers and utilities by generating value out of data

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