1. The Smart Grid
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Ariane A., Alec M., Laura S., Amir Z.

2. What is the Smart Grid?
• “The Smart Grid represents an unprecedented
opportunity to move the energy industry into
a new era of reliability, availability, and
efficiency that will contribute to our economic
and environmental health. “(Smartgrid.gov)

3. • More efficient transmission of electricity

4. • Quicker restoration of electricity after power
disturbances

5. • Reduced operations and management costs for utilities, and
ultimately lower power costs for consumers

6. Low Carbon Emission –Good for our environment.

7. A Smarter Grid from Generation to power Consumers.

8. The Journey of Electricity

9. Blackouts
Right now there are ~9,500 without power on Dominions Grid

10. Upgrading to intelligent systems

11. Benefits
• Self Healing
• Predict Severe Weather Events
• Detect Grid Overload
• Make Appropriate Corrections
• Reduced Operations, Generation, and
Maintenance Costs
• Make 3-7 times the Investment back within a
few years.

13. Benefits

15. Demand Response and Variable Pricing

17. Emissions per Power Plant

18. Which Means the Savings are:
• SO2
• 3.3 million tons/ yr./ plant x $344 per ton = ~$1
Billion!
• NOx
• 1.7 million tons/ yr./ plant x $850 per ton = ~$1.5
Billion!
• CO2
• 3.5 million tons/ yr/ plant x $16.27 per ton=
~$57 million

19. • Nearly $3 Billion Savings Per Plant Per Year in
Emissions Costs
• With 20 Coal Fired Power Plants Run by
Dominion=

24. Jacquie L’etang mentioned it in her
Journal of Business Ethics “Public
relations summarize the activity as
planned, deliberate communication
directed towards target publics with the
purpose of achieving an
understanding.”

25. Conclusion
Thank you for your time!