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Doug Houseman - Session leader

VP Technology and Innovation
EnerNex

Smart Grid Applications

Monday, September 12, 2011 at 1:30pm to 3:00pm

Room 202A

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This session builds on the earlier session on the traditional electrical grid infrastructure and identifies and describes new technologies and improvements to existing devices that enable Smart Grid capabilities. We will discuss devices and systems within the Smart Grid including the utility enterprise, end-user customer systems, distribution and transmission, and integrated communications network components. Panelists will explain key distribution system issues that relate to the pervasive deployment of electric vehicles, microgrids and distributed generation and storage. The session includes discussion of areas where regulatory policies impact Smart Grid technology deployments and initiatives.

Doug Houseman - Speaker

VP Technology and Innovation
EnerNex

Gary Rackliffe - Speaker

Vice President
ABB Inc.

Heather Sanders - Speaker

Director of Smart Grid Technologies and Strategy
California ISO

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Doug Houseman Anto -The easy answer is NO! There is no one application that can be considered THE reason for smart grid for every electricity user, everywhere in the world. That being said, in almost every case there are between 1 and 3 reasons (applications) that are "No brainers" for why smart grid should be deployed in a specific area. With more than 100 clear applications of smart grid technology, picking through the list to determine which ones make the most sense for a specific deployment can be difficult. In the UK using the "Who Benefits" methodology, the Distribution Netowrk Operators came up with one list of applications they thought were critical to the deployment and the Retailers a different set. Then the Grid Operator for transmission stepped up with yet a different list. So the killer app depends on who you are, where you are, and your specific needs and starting point.

2 years ago

Anto Budiardjo I think technically you are correct, it's like asking what the Killer App is for the Internet, it's so large and does so many things. But won't there emerge a number of key areas, again just like the Internet with email, eCommerce, entertainment and Social Media. Or is SG just one of those areas for the Internet.

2 years ago

Anto Budiardjo Is there such a thing as a Killer App for Smart Grid?

2 years ago

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Doug Houseman - Speaker
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Heather Sanders - Speaker

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Gary Rackliffe - PDF

Heather Sanders - PDF