The U-SNAP Alliance is an open industry association developing an industry standard for connecting energy aware consumer products with smart meters. The Alliance will create and publish a standard, establish testing and certification procedures for product conformance and educate consumers, utilities and vendors on the benefits of the standard. Alliance membership is comprised of utilities, manufacturers, consultants and other parties interested in developing or deploying the standard

1. U"lity ‐ Smart Network Access Port
Jon Rappaport
PM – Sensus
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2. Common Point of
Interoperability !
110 VAC Power Plug USB to Computers
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3. This is This is your HAN
your HAN on U‐SNAP ™
Any
AMI
Network
$.08
connector
(in volume)
Fragmented Standards Open Connec2vity
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4. This is This is your HAN
your HAN on U‐SNAP ™
Any
X 10
AMI
LonWorks Network
CEBus
HomePlug
BAC Net $.08
Z-Wave connector
FM Sub Carrier (Previously Mandated by CAL PUC) (in volume)
802.11
802.15-4
ZigBee / ZigBee Pro / ZigBee Smart Energy Profile
WiMax
Bluetooth High Power Version for HAN
GainSpan (Low power 802.11)
6 Low Pan
Wifi Lite
Bluetooth Enhanced
Fragmented Standards Open Connec2vity
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5. Specifies pin‐out, 3‐wire SPI bus, data protocol & PCB size
Discovers endpoint type, KWh load & unique IP address
Auto registra"on/authen"ca"on upon endpoint plug‐in
Supports bridging between HAN & AMI vendors phy‐layer
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6. Supply
Chain U9lity
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Customer

7. 1) Consumer Receives DR 2) Consumer checks opt‐in to
Program Offer with U"lity Bill “Conserva"on” Program
3) Consumer Buys U‐SNAP 4) Consumer Receives pre‐Config
Compliant PCT at Home Dept U‐SNAP Comms card in the mail
5) Consumer Simply SNAPs
card into PCT Consumer Smiles as PCT comes to life
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8. Backend
ANY Demand
Vendor’s Response
Communica9on
Cloud Programs
PHEV
Charging Distributed Genera9on
Sta9on
(Wind/Solar/Other)
Netmetering &
Distributed Storage
Uses Meters Na*ve AMI Comms, No Added HW
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9. Backend ANY
Vendor’s
Communica9on
Cloud
IHD
Ale
rts
Web
Energy Portal
U‐SNAP ™ To PC
PCT w/Dual Port USB
U‐SNAP Devices
Simple Op*ons to Maximize Adop*on
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10. Red
Cost
uced mplexi
& C
o
Grow
ing E
ty
cosy
stem
U‐SNAP Facilitates Smart Grid Applica9ons & Services
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11. 4Home Energy Gateways
Sensus AMI & Meters HAI PCTs, LCMs & IHDs
Radio Thermostat PCTs & IHDs GE Appliances
Integra9on… Honeywell PCTs & IHDs
Comverge PCTs & IHDs LS Research IHDs AzTech IHDs
U‐SNAP Enables a Smart Grid Device Ecosystem
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12. Over 1 million U‐SNAP
modules will ship in 2009
www.USNAP.org
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