1. Grid Modernization and Distribution System Planning – What’s Going Around the Country?
February 22, 2018
Liesl Clark, President

2. Michigan EIBC's mission is to grow Michigan’s advanced energy economy by fostering opportunities for innovation and business growth and offering a unified voice in creating a business-friendly environment for the advanced energy industry in Michigan.

3. The business voice of advanced energy in Michigan.
Leadership
Membership
Socore
Turning Point Energy
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4. Distribution System Planning
Plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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5. Drivers of a Changing Grid – Cost Trends
Technology changes are real
Adoption is real
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6. Drivers of a Changing Grid – DERs
Clean energy jobs almost grew 3x faster than the broad job market
NEM solar density by county, MPSC
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7. Drivers of a Changing Grid – Customer Interest
GM making massive wind purchase to power 7 facilities 9/19/2017
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8. The business voice of advanced energy in Michigan.
Drivers of a Changing Grid – Mobility
Evs were a critical step to speed improvements for grid storage
The 9 ZEVs states account for 28% of registrations
22% increase in the electric light duty segment from
2017 Forecasts for Global EV fleet ramp up.
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9. The business voice of advanced energy in Michigan.
Distribution System Planning – Michigan Generation
Limited deployment at this point with high future goals
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10. Distribution System Planning – Drivers of a Changing Grid
Source: Leidos Impacts of DER, Storage, and PEV The Advanced Distribution Planning Challenge
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11. The business voice of advanced energy in Michigan.
Greater customer engagement
New products and services
Greater focus on value vs. cost
High DER penetration
Two-Way Energy Flows
Digitalization of the Grid
Are we planning for and investing in the distribution system that we will need in the future?
Are the planning processes aligned to ensure future reliability, efficient use of resources, maximizing customer benefits  and successful implementation of public policy?
What commission actions would support improved alignment of planning for and investment in the distribution system?
Source: Navigant, 2015
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12. Distribution System Planning - Other States
NY, CA
HI, CO, MD, TX, CT, MN, RI, OH, IL
OH Power Forward
IL Next Grid
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13. Distribution System Planning – Take Aways
The Future is Now
- Customer-focused Integration
Need to learn from stakeholders what investment is needed
Locational value can be leveraged to avoid wasted development
Michigan is leading, there are themes we can and should incorporate.
DSP builds system that is beneficial to ratepayers, utilities, and system as a whole
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14. The business voice of advanced energy in Michigan.
Distribution System Planning – Path Forward
Continued Stakeholder Engagement
Integration with other planning activities
- IRP
Walk-Jog-Run Approach
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15. The business voice of advanced energy in Michigan.
Don’t predict the future, enable it.
Liesl Clark
President
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