The document discusses how electricity networks can learn from lessons of the internet and web to become more flexible, distributed, and open. It outlines how traditional electricity systems are centralized, top-down, and closed, similar to early telecom networks, whereas new technologies enable more two-way communication between energy producers and consumers. This could allow for greater integration of renewable energy and demand response through smart grid technologies.

1. Electricity 2.0
Using The Lessons Of the Web To
Improve Our Energy Networks
ETech 2009
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2. Tom Raftery
•Lead analyst, energy and
sustainability practice,
RedMonk
•GreenMonk.net
•twitter.com/tomraftery
•tom@redmonk.com
•+34 677 695 468
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3. Background
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4. Telecoms
Photo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Alexander_Graham_Bell.jpg
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5. Telecoms
Photo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:1876_Bell_Speaking_into_Telephone.jpg
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6. Telecoms
Photo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Alexander_Graham_Bell.jpg Photo http://www.flickr.com/photos/alt1040/2675256698/
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7. Electricity
Photo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Thomas_Edison.jpg Photo http://www.flickr.com/photos/intimaj/111843868/
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8. Electricity 1.0 - LANs!
Photo http://www.flickr.com/photos/adambrock/142056834/
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9. Electricity 1.0 - Read Only
Photo http://www.flickr.com/photos/ericskiff/2400270056/
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10. Electricity 1.0 - Top Down
Photo http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikedefiant/1949525340/
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11. Electricity 1.0 - buggy
Photo http://www.flickr.com/photos/smb_flickr/892015017/
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12. Electricity 1.0 - Dumb!
Photo http://www.flickr.com/photos/bright/24691962/
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13. Electricity 1.0 - Closed!
Photo http://www.flickr.com/photos/markusschoepke/72431367/
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14. Electricity 1.0 - Architected for the Past
Photo http://www.flickr.com/photos/bakewell/35026819/
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15. Provisioning for Hits
Photo http://www.flickr.com/photos/hsinho/228010056/
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16. Provisioning for Hits
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17. Then along comes...
Photo http://www.flickr.com/photos/hsinho/228010056/
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18. Renewable energy
Source - Red Eléctrica de España (http://www.ree.es)
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19. Renewable energy
Source - http://www.eirgrid.ie
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20. Renewable energy
Electricity
Wind Energy Wind
Demand
5GW max 0.9GW max
2006 6.5%
1.8GW min 0.0GW min
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21. Renewable energy - 2020
Electricity
Wind Energy Wind
Demand
10GW max 6.3GW max
2020 40%
3.6 GW min 0.0GW min
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22. Storage?
Photo http://www.flickr.com/photos/spo0ky/420291292/
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23. Exotic storage solutions
Image http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d9/Minebw-large.jpg
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24. Exotic Storage solutions
Image http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/Pumpstor_racoon_mtn.jpg
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25. Which leads to...
Graph - http://www.eirgrid.ie
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26. And this...
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27. Current scenario
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28. Change agents
Photo http://www.flickr.com/photos/enigmaphotos/458004066/
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29. Change agents
Photo http://www.flickr.com/photos/sshb/3212887119/
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30. Solutions?
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31. Smart Grid
Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/traftery/2996254784/
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32. Smart Grid potential?
Smart grid technologies were the largest opportunity found in
the study and could globally reduce 2.03 GtCO2e, worth €79
billion ($124.6 billion)
The Climate Group
Smart 2020 Report
http://www.smart2020.org/
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33. Use proven principles
Photo http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexbip/247333777/
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34. Information
Photo http://www.flickr.com/photos/traftery/2888824539/
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35. Smart Grid potential?
95% [of Americans] are interested in receiving detailed
information on their energy use
Oracle
Turning Information into Power Report
http://www.oracle.com/go/?&Src=6642417&Act=71&pcode=NAUT08044847MPP139
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36. Use proven principles
Data: http://www.synergymodule.com
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37. TiVo’ising Energy Use
Photo http://www.flickr.com/photos/earlysound/485734055/
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38. Peak Shaving
Photo http://www.flickr.com/photos/ronlayters/13237817/
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39. Demand Stimulation
Photo http://www.flickr.com/photos/pigpogm/320545917/
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40. Push => Pull
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41. The Read/Write Grid
Photo http://www.flickr.com/photos/cdell/185642911/
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42. Plug!
http://www.archboldelectric.com/
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43. Vehicle to Grid - p2p power?
Photo http://www.flickr.com/photos/better_place/3062172470/
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44. Quote
I could imagine a smart garage where I would plug in
my car and the computer handles it. I could even
make money by cost shifting.... It solves energy
security, energy prices and job creation...and by the
way, climate change.
Eric Schmidt
CEO Google
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45. Enablers?
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46. Enablers?
http://www.consert.com/
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47. Enablers?
http://www.getgreenbox.com/
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48. Enablers?
http://www.tendrilinc.com/
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49. Enablers?
http://www.gridpoint.com/
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50. Enablers?
http://www.google.org/powermeter/howitworks.html
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51. Grassroots
http://homecamp.pbwiki.com/
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52. Grassroots
Photo http://www.flickr.com/photos/dalelane/3148136252/
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53. To Know Me Is To Change Me
Photo http://www.flickr.com/photos/tristanf/2627886505/
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54. To Know Me Is To Change Me
Photo http://www.flickr.com/photos/dalelane/3074171640/
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55. Hacking Your Home Electric
Screenshot http://twitter.com/andy_house
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56. To Know Me Is To Change Me
Screenshot http://my.amee.com/demo/1
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57. Hacking Your Home Electric
Screenshot http://stanford-clark.com/cgi-bin/cc128pie.pl?andy
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Blogpost http://eightbar.co.uk

58. What if?
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59. What if?
Photo http://www.flickr.com/photos/melancon/285306424/
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60. What if?
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61. What if?
Photo http://www.flickr.com/photos/commensa/2531256290/
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62. Why is this important?
As global average temperature increase exceeds about 3.5
degrees C, model projections suggest significant extinctions
(40-70% of species assessed) around the globe.
2007 IPCC Climate Change Synthesis Report
http://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/assessment-report/ar4/syr/ar4_syr_spm.pdf
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63. Why is this critical?
If there’s no action before 2012, that’s too late. What we do in
the next two to three years will determine our future. This is
the defining moment.
Rajendra Pachauri
Chair IPCC
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64. Thanks!
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