1. National Energy Technology Laboratory Driving Innovation ♦ Delivering Results Steve Bossart Senior Energy Analyst DOE Microgrid Research Programs Microgrid Markets Summit March 16-18, 2016 Washington, DC

2. 2 National Energy Technology Laboratory Topics DOE OE ARRA Microgrid Demonstrations Pittsburgh Resilient Distributed Energy Resources Microgrid Controller R&D Projects

3. 3 National Energy Technology Laboratory DOE OE ARRA Microgrid Demonstration Projects

4. 4 National Energy Technology Laboratory DOE-OE ARRA Primary Microgrid Field Projects RDSI Projects Chevron Energy Solutions — Santa Rita Jail Illinois Institute of Technology — Perfect Power San Diego Gas & Electric — Borrego Springs Microgrid SGDP Project PGE Salem Microgrid (part of Battelle–Pacific Northwest Smart Grid Demonstration)

5. 5 National Energy Technology Laboratory PGE* Salem, OR SCE Rosemead, CA LADWP Los Angeles, CA Illinois Institute of Technology* Chicago, IL San Diego Gas & Electric* San Diego, CA Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO Chevron* Dublin, CA RDSI SGDP DOE OE ARRA Primary Microgrid Project Locations

6. 6 National Energy Technology Laboratory Common Areas Evaluated Performance Features Reduce peak load Improve reliability Enable integration of renewables Enhance security and resiliency Increase consumer engagement Improve system efficiencies Create economic value

7. 7 National Energy Technology Laboratory Key Observations – ARRA Microgrid Projects Demonstrated technical viability of microgrids Nascent nature of energy storage requires extra attention Load shedding capability is an important microgrid resource Supervisory level controller (MMC) is essential for operation Need an “off the shelf” master microgrid controller Regulations should be researched early in planning & design phase Specific circumstances favor business case for microgrids Monetizing value of resiliency & reliability is critical for business case Development of use cases during design and planning is important Advanced energy storage and MMC enables renewable integration

8. 8 National Energy Technology Laboratory DOE-Pittsburgh MOU on Modernizing Pittsburgh’s Energy Infrastructure

9. 9 National Energy Technology Laboratory Memorandum of Understanding Between U.S. Department of Energy/ National Energy Technology Laboratory and City of Pittsburgh Signed on July 17, 2015 Work jointly to design 21 st Century Energy Infrastructure to demonstrate Pittsburgh as “City of Future” with attendant environmental, economic, and job-creation benefits. Create multiple distributed energy centers (“grid of microgrids”) throughout the City NETL Director Dr. Grace Bochenek and City of Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto sign MOU on July 17, 2015 at Energy Innovation Center

10. 10 National Energy Technology Laboratory District Energy Locations in Pittsburgh, PA

11. 11 National Energy Technology Laboratory District Energy Project Concepts Duquesne Light Woods Run Facility (Univ. of Pittsburgh) – Design and install a microgrid to investigate challenges and solutions with integrating distributed energy technologies such as photovoltaics, wind, and energy storage in an innovative microgrid environment – Designed as POC microgrid where new technologies and strategies can be tested, such as DC infrastructure UPMC Oakland Facilities (Univ. of Pittsburgh, Duquesne Light, Eaton) – Design microgrid concept based on long-term contingency conditions and ultra-high resiliency and reliability – Consider societal issues of community and situational stability Woods Run Campu s Preble Avenue Service Center New Manch ester Facility

12. 12 National Energy Technology Laboratory Integrated Microgrids Concept

13. 13 National Energy Technology Laboratory Microgrid Controller R&D Projects

14. 14 National Energy Technology Laboratory TDX Power St Paul Island, AK GE Global Potsdam, NY Commonwealth Edison Chicago, IL University of California, Irvine Irvine, CA Burr Energy Olney, MD ALSTOM Grid Philadelphia, PA EPRI Fort Collins, CO Most projects also have microgrid simulators and/or laboratory test facilities Locations of Microgrid Controller Projects

15. 15 National Energy Technology Laboratory Status of Microgrid Controller Projects – Started simulations – Analyze existing circuits (e.g., load profile) – Started to define functional requirements microgrid – Started to design microgrid and microgrid controller – Started stakeholder interactions – Develop test plans – Develop approach to analyze microgrid performance (e.g., cost, emissions) – Developed energy and financial models – Address policy and regulatory factors, rate designs, and business models – Analyze use cases and scenarios impacting designs – Clarify application of IEEE 1547 requirements

16. 16 National Energy Technology Laboratory Contact Information Dan Ton Program Manager Microgrid R&D U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Delivery and Energy Reliability Dan.ton@hq.doe.gov (202) 586-4618 Some Key Microgrid Resources: DOE OE www.oe.energy.gov Smart Grid www.smartgrid.gov DOE Microgrid Workshops: www.e2rg.com/reports Steve Bossart Senior Energy Analyst U.S. Department of Energy National Energy Technology Lab Steven.Bossart@netl.doe.gov (304) 285-4643

17. 17 National Energy Technology Laboratory EXTRA SLIDES

18. 18 National Energy Technology Laboratory Resilient Electricity Delivery Infrastructure

19. 19 National Energy Technology Laboratory Resilient Electricity Delivery Infrastructure Program Scope of Work Implementation and deployment of the best, pre-commercial or commercial smart grid technologies to improve climate preparedness and resiliency of the electricity delivery infrastructure Smart grid technologies of interest must relate to the electricity delivery infrastructure on the customer-side of the utility’s electric meter. Technologies may serve one or more of the following applications: – Risk assessments and management of climate change impacts, – Preparedness for and recovery from climate change impacts, and – Economic and societal impact analysis of smart grid technologies for climate resilience. Direct application for enhanced electricity infrastructure resilience at the distribution level and on the customer-side.

20. 20 National Energy Technology Laboratory Design Support Tool for Remote Off- Grid Microgrid Projects Contract Management - NETL

21. 21 National Energy Technology Laboratory Research Call to DOE National Laboratories Scope of Work “…seeking a design support tool that is capable of providing decision support analysis on AC and DC microgrids to meet user-defined objectives and constraints for costs and energy system security” Remote community defined as distant, isolated, populated area -Limited or no accessibility to distributed power system -High cost of electricity due to transporting fossil fuels Develop, test, & transition the design support tool into practice Expandable to include grid-connected; AC-DC hybrids; and transient dynamics for microgrid survivability Phase 1 – Development of prototype tool (12 months) Two projects at $750K per project Phase 2 – Test and transition tool (12 months with 6 mo. of testing) One project at $1M

22. 22 National Energy Technology Laboratory Awards Two selections for $750K each announced on September 15, 2015 LBNL – Continue development of Distributed Energy Resources Customer Adoption Model (DER-CAM) ORNL – Three proven tools: ORNL Geospatial Viewer (OGV); Microgrid Integrated Energy and Financial Model (MIEFM); Toolkit for Hybrid Systems Modeling and Evaluation (THYME) With Project Partners: