1. Customer Centric Solutions for Safe, Reliable Grid and Integration of Renewable Energy Sources
Arun Vedhathiri, Director, Project Delivery, National Grid
April 20, 2018, Energy 21 Symposium, Syracuse, NY.

2. In the U.S., our focus is on four key areas
Equitable access to clean generation; resiliency and optimization couple with storage solutions for greater value
DG AND STORAGE
Developing an infrastructure to facilitate the expansion of vehicles and fleets with electricity and natural gas
CLEAN TRANSPORTATION
Advancing and integrating technologies to enable a more efficient and effective grid to support the new customer needs
GRID MODERNIZATION
Enabling the value of distributed resources to help reduce electricity usage in constrained areas
NEXT GEN EE, DR AND NWAs

3. NY, MA, RI: CO2 Reduction Targets (1990 Baseline)
Clean Energy Goals
80% by 2050
NY, MA, RI: CO2 Reduction Targets (1990 Baseline)
Near Term
Deeper Energy Efficiency
Grid Modernization
Natural Gas Infrastructure
Renewable Integration
Electrification of Transportation
Mid Term
50% CO2 Reduction by 2030
Long Term
De-Carbonized Economy

4. Clean Energy Transition @ National Grid US & UK
Solar
Solar interconnections greater than new gas connections for last 2 years
$100 Mil. investment in Sunrun, largest US residential solar firm
Wind
Deepwater Wind’s Block Island Wind Farm to the grid - first offshore wind installation in the US.
Biomass
Newtown Creek Renewable Gas Project, Biogas from organic waste ~ Heat 5200 Homes
Storage
8 grid scale electric storage projects underway in NY, MA and RI service territories in 2018
In UK
>50% of energy delivered in summer of came from low carbon sources

5. Promoting DERs in NY
Hosting Capacity and Lidar data for DER developers to enable locating and sizing of systems
LSRV locations and capacity needs for higher compensation for DERs
Distributed Services Platform to enable transactions for DERs and earn for various grid services
53 Locational System Relief Values (LSRV) Areas

6. Volt Var Optimization & Conservation Voltage Reduction
VVO and CVR are active techniques to optimize voltage at distribution feeders for following benefits:
Reduce Distribution Losses
Lower Customer Consumption
Optimize Feeder Power factor
Maximize equipment operating life
Maintain ANSI Voltage Range
Support/utilize DER installations
Minimize PQ issues (Flicker, Load Tripping, etc.)
Upgrades to Station LTC, Station Voltage Regulators, Station Capacitor Banks, Distribution Capacitors, Distribution Regulators, Line Voltage Monitors and AMI

7. Non Wire Alternatives (NWA) Kenmore, NY
Non Wire Alternatives (NWA) and Non Pipe Alternatives (NPA) following REV strategy
Summer Peak Load Problem in Kenmore NY
Traditional Wire Solution – Add capacity at substation
NWA Solution:
Demand Response from Direct Load Control of AC units
2 MW Battery Storage
16 Additional NWA Solicitations to date

8. NY REV Projects - Electric
Fruit Belt Solar
Clifton Park DR
DSP - Distributed Services Platform
Community Microgrid
Utility owned Roof Top solar for Low and Moderate Income (LMI) community
Grid benefits of aggregating solar
AMI enabled customer portal, behavioral Demand Response
VVO - Volt Var Optimization for grid efficiency
Transactive system to compensate Distributed Energy Resources (DER) for grid and societal benefits
Resiliency from storm hardened power delivery with local DER for critical and essential services in Potsdam, NY

9. 2018 Customer Offerings in DER
Residential Solar Marketplace
Connected Solutions & Marketplace
Electric Vehicles Initiative
LED Street Lights and Smart City Infrastructure
Online calculators and e-commerce resource to compare solar proposals and financial options
60+ Solar providers
Rebates for smart thermostats & other connected smart devices
Direct Load Control (DLC) for Demand Response (DR)
Residential Time of Use (TOU) rate, consumer education
Expand charging network at workplaces & apartments
Dimmable LED street lights
Citywide IoT mesh network, connected devices and sensors for DER assets