1. Inovgrid and new challenges for smart grids on urban environments
Ricardo Prata
Network Planning Dept.
EPP PhD Student at IST
Lisbon, 18th Nov. 2014

2. EDP … From a local electricity incumbent to a global energy player with a strong presence in Europe, Brazil and considerable investments in USA UK
USA
Canada
Portugal
Angola
Spain
Italy
France
Belgium
Poland
Romania
China 中国
Brazil
Key Figures:
Top World level Electric Sector in Dow Jones Sustainability Index
#3 World wind energy company
#1 Portuguese industrial group
EBITDA 2013:
Portugal 44%
Other 56%
Wind Power
26% of EBITDA
IPO in Jun‐08
Wind Power: 8.0 GW
Spain
17% of EBITDA (Excl. Wind)
Presence since 2001
# 2 in gas distribution
Brazil
16% of EBITDA
Presence since 1996
Power generation: 2.2 GW
(from which 1.8GW is hydro)
2 electricity distribution concessions
Portugal
41% of EBITDA (Exc. Wind)
Privatization in 1997 (IPO)
Single electricity distributor

3. Smarter grids are the key to meet the new challenges faced by DSOs, in a world moving towards a decarbonised economy
Renewable
Energy
Electric
Mobility
Smart
grids
Energy efficiency

4. The main elements in the InovGrid architecture cover the LV network and provide access to commercial & technical data
Distribution Network
HV network
MV network
LV network
Retailer/
Consumer
Production
Transmission
Station
Substation
Secondary Substation EB
WAN
LAN
HAN
Central Systems (commercial & technical)
Distribution Transformer Controller (DTC)
Energy efficiency
EDP Box (EB)
Electric Mobility
Renewable Energy

5. Évora Inovcity main characteristics New public lighting solutions8
Évora has been selected as the living lab for the Inovgrid project: the InovCity
30k EDP Boxes and 340 DTCs were installed on the municipality, serving 50k inhabitants
Évora Inovcity main characteristics
InovCity showroom
DTC installed in all secondary substations
EV charging points
Enhanced microgeneration integration
Energy efficiency case studies
Évora InovCity has the scale, the network diversity, the costumers and the context that enable a deep evaluation of the Inovgrid solution.
New public lighting solutions
New products and services

6. 8
The project developed a strong involvement of local stakeholders and population
Involvement of the Town Hall and other local public authorities
Client research and Social studies
Presence in the local press
Newsletter to all energy professionals in Évora region
Mailing and information to Évora Clients
Energy Bus in Évora
InovCity Showroom in City Centre
Collaboration with Évora University
In-home displays in selected clients
Test of new products and services
Smart Grids conferences and meetings in Évora
InovCity website

7. The business case is clearly positive for InovGrid, but there is an unbalanced distribution of costs and benefits
Main quantified benefits
Illustrative Cost-Benefits Analysis
Society
Net Value
Distribution System Operator
Energy Efficiency
3.9% energy reduction InovCity
C&T Losses
Reduction expected between 2% and 4%
Field Operations
Large majority will be done remotely
Custom.
CAPEX
DSO
OPEX
Costs
Benefits

8. InovGrid deployment schedule Government decision pending
EDP Distribuição, is deploying the concept in other locations, to consolidate knowledge and test different technologies
InovGrid deployment schedule
Key drivers:
New technologies (PLC PRIME, RF Mesh);
Different social and environmental characteristics;
Different grid conditions;
New smart grids applications;
Increasing business process integration...
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
...
2020
30k EBs
(Évora InovCity)
+150k EBs
(6 new locations)
+200k EBs
(keep expansion)
6M EBs
(full rollout)
Rollout date tbd
Government decision pending

9. Conclusions
EDP Distribuição focus on value creation in customer centric services and involving local stakeholders active participation
developing a future-proof solution in a project commercially tested, enabling innovative smart services, as demonstrated in Évora – the 1st Iberian InovCity
strongly aligned with EDP group strategy aiming at Europe’s goals
involved in European Initiatives, Institutions and Projects focused on knowledge sharing and dissemination

10. Thank you!