1. Rocky Mountain Smart Grid Initiative
Framework for Large-scale, Synergistic,
Smart Grid Demonstration Projects

2. Overview What is the Smart Grid? What’s next for Smart Grids?
Types of Smart Grid Projects
Regional Strategy from Project Synergies
Rocky Mountain Smart Grid Initiative Concept
Discussion

3. Today’s Electric
Power System
Centralized
One-way power flow
Regulated Monopoly
Generation
Transmission
Distribution
Retail
Industrial
Commercial
Residential
Inflexible demand
Aging Infrastructure
Manual operations
Increasing renewables
Lacks interoperability

4. What is a Smart Grid? Common infrastructure for grid mgmt and services
END USE
ENERGY SERVICES
DISTRIBUTION
TRANSMISSION
SMART APPLIANCE
DEMAND MGMT
GENERATION
ENERGY MGMT
AGGREGATION
RENEWABLES
ASSET MGMT
OUTAGE MGMT
METERING/BILLING
ASSET MGMT
SCHEDULING
PWR TRANSFER
NETWORK
ADAPTERS
SMART GRID
BASELOAD
RESERVES
RENEWABLES
BALANCING
MARKETS
SYS PLANNING
REGULATIONS
MONITORING
COMPLIANCE
COMMODITY
ANCILLARY
RECs
GENERATION
ISO/RTO
REGULATORY
MARKETS

5. Smart Grid: Integrating Devices, Controls, Contracts, and Operations
Key
Supply Side
Demand Side
Coordination
Energy Flow
Wholesale
Traders
Customer
Smart Grid Control
ESP
RTO/ISO
Retailco
Smart Grid Operations RE
Load
RE/DG
Transco
Disco
Smart
Bridge
EMS
Smart Grid Technologies are applied all along the power system value chain, from device and system control to customer interactions and buy/sell transactions.
Smart
Appliances DR

6. Smart Grid R&D Landscape
FEDERAL
STATE
INDUSTRY
OTHER
Policy and Regulation
Vision, Standards, Biz Model
Sys Integ and Demo Projects
Research and Development
EEI
FERC/NERC
EISA-2007
European Smart Grids Technology Platform
GridWise Alliance
GridWise Architecture Council
Galvin Initiative
DOE SGTF
Modern Grid
DOE RDSI
Utilities
GridWise Program
IEEE
CEC PIER
EPRI
Universities
National Labs
NYSERDA

7. Next Phase of Smart Grid Development
Title XIII of the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007 established a national framework for Smart Grid adoption
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 authorized funds ($4.5B) for implementation of Smart Grid programs
Regions, Utilities, and other electric power system stakeholders are accelerating plans to deploy smart grid programs

8. Types of Smart Grid Projects
Smart Grid projects can be broadly classified into:
Reliability and Security Projects
DG and Renewables Integration Projects
AMI, Demand response, and Customer Service Projs
Smart Grids can be designed to serve:
Utility Operations and Energy Consumers
Energy Management for Customer Owned Systems
Zero Energy Districts
Infrastructure Security (Rapid Islanding, self-healing)

9. Who Needs Smart Grids? Smart Grid Utilities Campuses Individual
Consumers
Smart
Grid
Project
Developers
Appliances, Equipment,
and System Vendors

10. What are Smart Grids for?
Power System
Reliability
Infrastructure
Security
Renewable and
Distributed Power
Integration
Smart
Grid
Carbon
Management
System Operations

11. Micro-grids or managed
How do Smart Grids Scale?
Multiple
Utilities
Transmission System
Operations
Micro-grids or managed
energy systems
Smart
Grid
Market
Operations
Transportation/
Electric Vehicles

12. Strategic Value of Smart Grids
Smart Grids are strategically situated at the intersection of:
Energy Independence,
Infrastructure Security, and
Carbon Mitigation
To date, most Smart Grid projects have been Utility-centric and heavily focused on AMI and Demand Management
There is a pressing need to demonstrate the broad-based value of Smart Grids in all three areas
Our region is well positioned to lead this charge and develop a comprehensive model for the nation

13. Multi-Utility, Multi-Objective, Smart Grid Projects
FE Warren AFB
Ft. Collins ZED
PV REA
Xcel Smart Grid City
CO Springs Util
Petersen AFB
Fort Carson
Black Hills Energy

14. Rocky Mountain Smart Grid Initiative - Concept
Transmission
Pacificorp
Xcel
PRPA
TriState
Xcel
CS Utilities
Black Hills
Inter-Utility Smart Grid Communication Network
Cheyenne
L&P
Xcel
PVREA
FC Utilities
CS Utilities
Distribution 1 2 3 4
Smart Grid
Projects
Air Force
Academy
FEW AFB
FortZED
SmartGridCity 5
TransGrid
Transportation

15. Call to Action
Develop a coupled set of Smart Grid Projects to demonstrate:
Utility and Consumer Benefits
Zero Energy Districts
Large-scale renewables integration
Defense applications
Bottom-up Infrastructure and Cyber Security
Demonstrate how Smart Grids contribute towards Energy Independence, Infrastructure Security, and Carbon Mitigation
Demonstrate scalability and replicability for the project to serve as a model for the nation

16. Next Steps Identify complementary projects and teams
Leverage existing projects
Identify synergies and corresponding design criteria
Build project collaboration model
Gain local, State, and Federal support for the project
Build detailed project plans and funding strategy
Become the first region in the Country to demonstrate a fully integrated, multi-utility, multi-objective smart grid in action!

17. Participants (To be finalized)

18. Colorado State University
Presentation Title
Q&A
Thank you
Dr. Ronald Sega
Woodward Chair of
Systems Engineering
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523
Dr. Sunil Cherian
Spirae, Inc.
255 Linden St., Suite 201
Fort Collins, CO 80524
Name & Company of Presenter