Presentation at 2014 Fall CCIF workshop focused on the evolution and value of information in the new energy economy as relates to electric industry business opportunities.

1. Big Data: Big Opportunities & Big Challenges
Paul De Martini
November 15, 2014

2. 2
Data Sources & Relationships Evolving
Customer Information
Utility CRM/Smart Meter
Customer
Information
DER/Device
Providers
Utility Grid
Sensors/
Analytics
Utility CRM/
Smart Meter
Data types and amount increasing as are the number of entities involved in creating
and managing customer related data – not just Customer and Utility anymore
DER services firms are generating significantly more granular information on energy use,
production and insights into customer behavior – some of which is key to grid operations

3. 3
3° of Value of Information
Value derived within
energy value chain
across use, delivery
and production
Value derived from
insights on behavior of
things such as
equipment/appliances
Value derived from insights
on behavior of people
related to non-energy
related services/sales
Derivative information from customer & device behavioral analytics fusing
independent information sources has created new revenue opportunities

4. 4
Grid Evolution: One-way Road to Grid of Things
Distribution Utility becomes Integrator & Enabler
Source: IEEE
Grid increasingly becoming a multi-directional network interconnecting millions of
intelligent consuming devices and flexible DER and back-up generation
Operating such a system requires greater situational visibility and
collaboration with customers and their services providers

5. 5
Grid Planning & Operational Information
One-way flow to dynamic multi-way flows of information
Planning w/DER
 Gross load growth & characteristics
 Load “modifiers”
 EE improvements by feeder
 Energy conservation effects by feeder
 DER/EV/BUG adoption by feeder
 DER/EV/BUG production/operation
Operations w/DER
 Dist. Asset optimization (~15 min)
 Whsle Market optimization (5 min)
 Frequency Control (4 sec)
 Distribution Voltage Control (<4 sec)
 Distribution Protection (30 msec)
Production and net usage are becoming increasingly unpredictable, making
traditional heuristics unreliable - driving need for higher information fidelity
Utility distribution system & operations are critical to manage the emerging
complexity & to achieve desired benefits of DER for all customers

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