Modernizing Our Grid Dawn Lippert – Energy Excelerator Tad Gaultier – STEM John Zack – AWS Truepower Matt Shawver – Referentia Systems Inc Dora Nakafuji – Hawaiian Electric Company Asia Pacific Clean Energy Summit Honolulu, HI September 16, 2014 Key Takeaways Why – Changing Landscape How – Where do we want to be? What’s Needed – Key Ingredients – Heart: Vision & Direction – Mind: Partnership of Like-Minded Innovators – Soul: Responsibility & Stewardship Our Progress Q&A Modernizing Our Grid Dora Nakafuji Asia Pacific Clean Energy Summit Honolulu, HI September 16, 2014 State of the Grid pre-2010 Hawaii system load pre-2010 MW “Bessie the Elephant” Midnight Impact of behind-the-meter Rooftop PV masking load 12 noon 4 State of the Grid – Hawaii system load pre-2010 MW “Bessie the Elephant” Midnight Impact of behind-the-meter Rooftop PV masking load Meet Nessie 12 noon 5 Why? – Changing Utility Landscape Declining Load Uncertain Costs More Customer Options Aggressive Policies & Regulations Standards Costs Regulatory Construct Reliability Legacy Infrastructure How - Where Do We Want to BE? Diversified Services Engaged Customers with Value Added Satisfied Regulators Sustainable Costs and Margins 7 Renewable Integration Strategic Approach Corporate Vision Rapid Innovation and Deployment (RAP-ID) P1. Business Opportunity P2. Technology Evaluation P3. Operationalize Staff & Industry O&M + Grants Facilitate Change Strategy Implement Pilots Need & Opportunity XP Mission: Help reduce the risks of integrating Renewables Value-added Studies Experience Communicate Process Dev. & Integration Change Mgt. of Procedures Workforce Dev. & Training 8 Enabling Proactiveness Foster behavior and confidence to change – Leadership – Proficiency – Adaptability Provide effective tools to perform core tasks anticipating change Building a Community of “Like-Minded” Partners to Enable Change 2-way Interaction and Engagement 9 Renewable Integration (XP) –Track Record of Collaborative Partnerships 2009 – Jumpstarted Wind Forecasting and Ramp Event Capability (ARRA Grant) 2010 – Initiated High Penetration PV Initiative with SMUD (CA PUC grant) – Developed and launched LVM 2011 – Enabled TREX REDatabase “onestop” data repository and analytics tool (HREDV grant) 10 2013 – Implemented visualization tools for workforce & customers (SWIFT, Online LVM, REWatch, DREAMS Integration for EMS (various grants) 2014 Outlook – Energy Excelerator Implementations; UH/UHERO & SOEST collaborations; new SynchroVIEEU US DOE grant & big data 2012 – Enabled Proactive Approach for DG impact assessment – Jumpstarted Solar Forecasting & SWIFT (various grants) Innovate & Change CONNECTING with Workforce & Customers 11 SENSE & MEASURE System-level DG impact model view INFORMED TO ACT ASSESS, MODEL & Circuit level DG impact model view with monitoring locations Seeing is Believing! Online LVM Figure 2.5. Cluster B Feeder Map. DG Integrated Model Solar Resource Circuit Trend “Seeing & Validating” DG Ramp Impacts SWIFT Forecast 40-50MW Jump in Load Corresponding drop in PV Yesterday is not a good predictor of Today anymore 13 Technologies to Access New Capabilities 14 Expand Visibility & Controls to Edge of Network Enable Customer Customizable Environments Bringing it All Together: EMS Integration Distributed Resource Energy Analysis & Management (DREAMS) for Grid Operations SWIFT 15 DREAMS Team Utility Lead and Vendor Partners Utility Advisory Team Sustain Re-Tooling & Development of Workforce 17 Robust Foundation for Managing Change (Demand Response, Electric Vehicle, Storage) Keeping an Eye on New Needs Source: HECO 18 18 Ready for Flight Leveraging opportunities & lessons learned Attract and collaborate on grants Be part of the community to drive needed change (standards, market, technology) 19 19 Questions/Comments?? Mahalo For more information please contact: Dora Nakafuji, PhD [email protected] Director of Renewable Energy Planning Grid Technologies Department 20 Modernizing Our Grid Dawn Lippert – Energy Excelerator Tad Gaultier – STEM John Zack – AWS Truepower Matt Shawver – Referentia Systems Inc Dora Nakafuji – Hawaiian Electric Company Asia Pacific Clean Energy Summit Honolulu, HI September 16, 2014