EPRI GIS Working Group Presentation - October 4, 2016

1. Don’t be part of the problem:
The asset is the data.
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2. Energy Delivery Vision
G R I D S CA L E
R E N E WA B L E S
G E N E R AT I O N
R E S I D E N T I A L
O F F I C E S
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STO R AG E
D I ST R I B U T I O N
S U B STAT I O N
CO M M U N I TY E N E R GY
C E N T R A L I Z E D CO N T R O L
M A N UA L / AU TO M AT E D

3. Nuts and Bolts
• Distributed Energy Resources
• EV’s, V2G
• Sensors
• Ubiquitous RF / Wireless
• IoT
• Smart Cities
• Integrated Energy, i.e. electric, gas, water
• Self-registering
• Grid Edge Computing
• Autonomous
• Predictive
• Unstructured
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4. 4
Inherent Conflicts
• Systems - NMS, ADMS, MWFM, Visualization
Platforms
• Our industry as a whole - aversion to change
• Regulated Model - is it broken?
• Quality - being honest with ourselves
• People - loss of control
• Cultural - ownership of data
• Governance - establish rules
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5. GIS Role
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• Landbase
• Connectivity
• Assets
• As-Builts, i.e. today
and future
• Time measured in
days, weeks, months
• Creator
E N A B L E R
G I S
• Stochastic Modeling
• Legacy Assets
• Forecast
• Visualization
• Simulations
T R A N S I T I O N • Location-enablement
• Receptor of Data
• Visualization
• Decision Making
• Simulation
• Machine Intelligence
• Predictive
• Self-updating
• Real-time
• History, Present, Future
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6. Elements of Success
P E O P L E
P R O C E S S
1. Communications
2. Accountability
3. Integration
4. Quantitative Measurement
1. Get mind off software
2. Get mind on the data
T E C H N O LO GY
1. Architecture
2. Model
3. Ease of Use
4. Speed
5. Integration
6. Standards
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G OV E R N A N C E
1. Rules of Engagement
2. Service Level Agreements
3. Shared Ownership
4. “Real”
C U LT U R E
1. Continuous Process Involvement
2. Collaborative / Team
3. Empower

7. The Future.
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Don’t be part of the problem:
The asset is the data.
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