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Smart
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Introduc1on
Gavin
Jones
Business
Development
Director
6th
Smart
Grids
&
Cleanpower
Conference
3-­‐4
June
2014,
Cambridge,
UK
www.hvm-­‐uk.com
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The
Ques(ons
• Why?
• What?
• When?
• Where?
• How?

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Why?
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The
Energy
Trilema
Energy
Security
ClimateCost

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Energy
Security
• Total
UK
energy
produc1on
in
the
second
quarter
of
2013
was
9.5%
lower
than
over
the
same
period
last
year.
Oil
experienced
a
steep
fall
in
produc1on,
at
14%
and
coal
produc1on
fell
by
24%.
(out-­‐law.com)
• Two
years
ago
the
UK
had
a
buffer
between
energy
supply
and
demand
of
16%,
but
this
winter
that
will
fall
to
5%
and
it
could
hit
2%
by
2015,
according
to
the
Na(onal
Grid.(BBC)
• SSE
boss
Ian
Marchant
warns
of
risk
of
'lights
going
out‘
(BBC)
• Mr
Buchanan
feared
we
will
be
dangerously
close
to
not
having
enough
power
in
the
grid
to
keep
Britain's
lights
on.
(Telegraph)

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Electricity
is
only
part
of
the
energy
system

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Cost
Source DECC 2014
UK

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Cost
Source DECC 2014
UK

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Roles
Balancing
and
Settlement
Company
Transmission
System
OperatorSuppliers
Generators
Distribution
Network
Operators
Transmission
Network
Operators
Aggregators
Meter
Operators
Meter
Asset
Providers
RegulationPolicy

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Roles
-­‐
Examples
Balancing
and
Settlement
Company
Transmission
System
OperatorSuppliers
Generators
Distribution
Network
Operators
Transmission
Network
Operators
Aggregators
Meter
Operators
Meter
Asset
Providers
British Gas
Edf Energy
Ecotricity
First Utility
SSE
SP
National Grid
Elexon
British Gas
Edf Energy
Ecotricity
SSE
SP
WPD
UKPN
ENWL
SSE
SP
National Grid
SSE
SP
Macquarie
Calvin
NPG
LowriBeck
Kiwi Power
Flexitricity
British Gas
SSE
G4S
Calvin
Siemens
LowriBeck
RegulationPolicy
DECC Ofgem

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Terminology
1
• Smart
Grid
–
An
intelligent
electricity
network
that
matches
supply
and
demand
• ESCO
–
Energy
Services
Company
• DSR
–
Demand
Side
Response
• DSM
–
Demand
Side
Management
• Smart
Meter
–
Meter
that
has
2-­‐way
communica1ons
• CHP
–
Combined
Heat
and
Power
• RIIO
–
(Revenue=Incen1ves
+
Innova1on
+
Outputs)

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What
Does
The
Smart
Grid
Need
to
enable
us
to
manage?
• Overall
Demand
• Peak
Demand
• Frequency
• Voltage
• Ac1ve
Power
• Reac1ve
Power
• Temperature
• Asset
Life
• Reliability
• Cost

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Smart
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Forum

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UK
Leading
Europe
in
Smart
Grid
Investment

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Smart
Meters
In
Britain

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When?
The
future
is
unclear

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When?
The
future
is
unclear

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When?
The
lead
(mes
are
long

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When?
-­‐
DECC’s
Timetable

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What?

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The
Role
of
the
Distribu(on
Network
Operator
is
Changing

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Where?
Networks and Consumers
Vary considerably

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Customer
Addi1onal
equipment
will
be
required
at
premise?
DNO
DSR Equipment – monitoring & automation
Supplier
DNO issues commands for remote automation straight to customer*
Suppliers require visibility of when
arrangement enacted for balancing
mechanisms
DNO notifies
supplier which
customers are on
the arrangement
Supplier
leads
engagement
(or
pay
3rd
party)
with
customer
and
holds
responsibility
for
signing
customer
up
and
providing
support
Supplier
bills
/
pays
customer
as
per
current
prac1ce
DNO funds any additional equipment out
of saved reinforcement costs, or Customer
may fund themselves if there is a benefit
to them from other markets
TO
SO
The TO or SO require visibility of
these arrangements – balancing
services at local and national
levels
Barriers
* Current metering system policy
does not permit DNOs to remotely
control devices – changes needed
DNO or Supplier or
Customer will fund the
Dashboard for customers
Dashboard
or similar
Restructuring of DUoS
Charge via Supplier
(remote automation)
DSR
Monitoring
&
Automa1on
Comms
&
Controls
Optional remote automation
DNO bills
Supplier
for DUoS
How?
–
One
of
many
poten(al
routes

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Summary
• Its
complicated!
• A
lot
is
happening
• More
is
needed
Lets hear the answers!

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Thank
You
Gavin
Jones
Gavin.jones@electralink.co.uk