Randy Huston Xcel Energy presentation.

1. SmartGridCity™ Implementation
Overview
Ministry of Power and
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Government of India
Randy Huston
Director, IT Infrastructure and Smart Grid
May 16, 2011
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2. About Xcel Energy
Northern States Power Northern States Power
Company- Minnesota Company- Wisconsin
Renewable Leader:
• Largest Wind Energy
Public Service Provider in US
Company • 4th Largest Solar
of Colorado Provider in US
• On track for 30% of
Energy from
Renewables
Southwestern
Public Service 3.4 million electricity
customers
1.9 million natural gas
customers
Traditionally regulated
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3. Our Vision
Be a responsible environmental leader, while
always focusing on our core business —
reliable and safe energy at a reasonable cost.
Advanced Technology
Energy Efficiency
Business Innovation
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4. What is SmartGridCity?
An exploration of smart grid tools
in a real-world setting.
Operational Efficiency
Reliability
Conservation
Renewable Power
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5. Goals
 Create a
demonstration site
 Build skills and
experience
 Prove (or disprove)
hypotheses
 Evaluate benefits
 Leverage talent
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6. SmartGridCity Scope
 New IT
Infrastructure
 Communication
Network
 Real-Time Grid
Monitoring,
Control
 Visualization &
Reporting
 Smart Substation
 Smart Metering
 Smart Customer
Solutions
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7. Status
 Field Infrastructure: Complete
 4,721 transformers monitored
 23,000 smart meters installed
 4 substations automated
 4 feeders automated
 IT Infrastructure & Systems: Complete
 All IT systems operational
 All security infrastructure installed and tested
 Data Center upgraded
 Wide Area Networks complete
 Virtual Power Plant operational (ready for devices)
 Evaluation Phase: Report Being Finalized
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8. Key Challenges
Distribution Challenges
IT Challenges  Distribution loss reductions
 Managing increasing  Load balancing
amounts of data  Phase balancing
 Leveraging existing systems
 System efficiency opportunities
 Extracting additional value
from data  Distribution voltage optimization
 Changing communications  Changing processes and budgets
requirements
 IT / Business convergence
 Network security
 Evolving technology Customer-facing Challenges
markets  Smart meters
 HAN, in-home device  Changing customer expectations
providers  New means of customer interaction
 Regulatory policy  New Pricing & DSM strategies
 Security and privacy  In-home energy management
concerns devices
 Distributed Energy Resources
including PV and Plug-in Hybrid
Electric Vehicles
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9. What does all this mean?
 Data highways and data storage systems will have to be
designed to handle much larger volumes
 Existing applications will have to be shielded from the higher
data volumes or replaced. Complex Event Processing can
help resolve this issue smoothing investment cycles.
 It is possible although presently very difficult to interface to
multiple in-home vendors in a safe and consistent manner.
 Customer Relationship Management Systems must become
part of the standard environment.
 Network strategy and standards are foundational to and
Smart Grid deployment.
 There is no one way to create value or prepare for the future.
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10. Thank You
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