plugging into the smart grid- how college/universities can get involved
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prepared and presented by Mieko A. Ozeki, Sustainability Projects Coordinator, at the Northeast Campus Sustainability Consortium Conference on April 2, 2012 at Syracuse University.TRANSCRIPT
Plugging into the Smart Grid: How College and Universities Can Get
Involved
Mieko A. Ozeki, University of Vermont
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I. Premise of PresentationII. Electrical Transmission & Distribution 101
III. Smart Grid PrimerIV. A Smart Tale in the Green Mountain StateV. VT Higher Education Plugged In
VI. Challenges to Smart Grid ImplementationVII. Opportunities for Higher Ed to Lead the Way
VIII. Resources
Overview
What role can colleges and universities play in smart
grid implementation?
What's Smarton our campuses now?
Electrical Transmission and Distribution 101
Source: http://eps-technology.blogspot.com/
Smart Grid Primer: 30000 ft. View
Source: http://www.smartgrid2030.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/SG-Nature.jpg
Smart Grid Primer: Conceptual View
Smart Meters, Data, & Communication Systems
Metering energy consumption: Analog to digital
A Smart Tale in the Green Mountain State
eEnergy Vermont: ● $68.9 million Smart Grid Investment Grant from Department
of Energy via ARRA funds, a match fund of 50%. Overall project value is $138 million.
Project Goals: 1. Deploy smart meters to over 90% of Vermont premises.2. Pilot the use of in-home devices for communicating and
controlling consumer energy patterns.3. Study dynamic rate structures enabled by smart meter
technology.4. Deploy automated controls to the grid and substations.
Key Events ● 1956: Vermont Electric Power Company Inc. (VELCO)
created, "manages the safe, reliable, and cost effective delivery of electric energy through Vermont's transmission systems."
● 1970s: VT utilities one of the first in nation to allow AMIs (early version of smart meters)
● 1986: Efficiency VT founded, first energy efficiency utility company
● 2007-2008: CVPS develops business statement for AMIs● 2009: ARRA funds released for eEnergy Vermont● 2010: ARRA Telecom grant awarded to VTEL
Vermont-Sandia Partnership launched● 2011: Burlington votes support smart grid bond.
eEnergy Vermont Participants
A Public-Private CollaborationState parties ● VT Department of Public Service ● VT Congressional Delegation ● VT Chief Technology Officer ● VT Telecommunications Authority
Higher Ed institutions:● Norwich University--> Cyber
security ● University of Vermont --> Research ● Vermont Law School --> Policy
Components:● Implementation ● Outreach ● Research
Collaboration of all eEnergy VT Participants:One Vermont Application Includes: ● 19 electric utilities:
● 1 statewide transmission company (VELCO)
● 2 medium-sized investor owned utilities (CVPS & GMP)
● 1 medium-sized municipal utilities
● Group of 13 municipal electric utilities
● 2 Cooperative utilities ● Efficiency Vermont
Source: eEnergy Vermont
Smart Grid implementation will enable energy consumers to participate.
VT Higher Education Plugged In
I. Education: Short courses for utility operators, researchers, government officials, business owners, students, and others. Sample of short courses taught in Summer 2011:
○ "Renewable Energy Integration Course"○ "Smart Grid Policy: Pathways for Improving the Global
Environment"○ "Cybersecurity of the Smart Grid: Overview of
Challenges, Implications, and Latest Mitigation Strategies"
II. Consumer Outreach & Education III. Research & Development
● Complex systems● Consumer response● Policy and governance● Smart grid deployment
Challenges to Smart Grid Implementation: Public Perception
Opportunities for Higher Ed and Businesses to Lead the Way with Smart Grid
What are we doing now:● On-Campus energy generation
(i.e. solar, wind, biomass, etc.) ● Energy efficiency & conservation
measures.● Research on energy storage. ● Demand Response ● Etc.
What could we do for the future:
● Be a testbed of innovation
○ Consumer dashboards
○ Campus as a microgrid
○ Smart apps
● Research beyond science:
○ Policy
○ Economic incentives and modeling.
○ Behavior Change
○ Complex systems
● Preparing future generations for actively and not passively interacting with their energy consumption.
Source: EnerNOC
Resources● Department of Energy, Office Electricity Delivery & Energy Reliability: http:
//energy.gov/oe/technology-development/smart-grid ● Smart Power: Climate Change, the Smart Grid, and the Future of Electric
Utilities by Peter Fox-Penner (Island Press, 2010)○ http://www.smartpowerbook.com/
● Vermont-Sandia Partnership: http://www.uvm.edu/~vtsandia/
Date: October 1-3, 2012Location: Westin Hotel in Boston
