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Clark W. GellingsFellow
EPRI Overview and Workshop Objectives
Information Technology Workshop for Chief Information Officers
November 29, 2012Detroit, MI
Internet Access
• User Name: salon-1
• Password: vipclient
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Our History…
• Founded in 1972
• Independent, nonprofit center forIndependent, nonprofit center for public interest energy and environmental research
• Collaborative resource for the electricity sector
• Major offices in Palo Alto, CA;
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Charlotte, NC; Knoxville, TN– Laboratories in Knoxville,
Charlotte and Lenox, MAChauncey StarrEPRI Founder
Our Members…
• 450+ participants in more than 40 countries
• EPRI members generate more than 90% of the electricity in the United States
• International funding of nearly 21% of EPRI’s research, development and demonstrations
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and demonstrations
• Programs funded by more than 1,000 energy organizations
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EPRI Membership Funding by Type
Municipal
Cooperative3.9%
Independent PowerProducer
0.4%
International
Federal/State5.3%
Municipal7.2%
0.4%
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December 31, 2011
International24.9% Investor-Owned
58.3%
Our Mission…
To conduct research onTo conduct research onkey issues facing the
electricity sector…on behalf of its members, energy
stakeholders, and society.
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Help Move Technologies to the Commercialization Stage…
Our Role…
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Technology Accelerator!
EPRI Taps the Voices of the Industry
Identifies What Questions Are ImportantRight research without gaps in the portfolio
CommunicatesValue of EPRI RD&D
Members recognizevalue of investments
Focuses EPRI Research
Right work with right resources on the right
schedule
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Links EPRI Results to Executive ConcernsRoadmap for providing complete responses
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Examples of R&D Programs
Environment &
Air Quality
Energy and EnvironmentalAnalysis
Land and Groundwater
Occupational Health and Safety
Renewable Energy
T&D Environmental Issues
Environment &Renewable Energy
Transmission Lines and Substations
Grid Operations and Planning
Distribution
Energy Utilization
Cross-Cutting Technologies
Power Delivery & Utilization
Advanced Nuclear Technology
Chemistry, Low-Level Waste and Radiation Management
Equipment Reliability
Fuel Reliability
Long-Term Operations
Material Degradation/Aging
Nuclear Power
Advanced Coal Plants, Carbon Capture and Storage
Combustion Turbines
Environmental Controls
Major Component Reliability
Materials and Chemistry
Operations and Maintenance
P Pl t W t
Generation
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T&D Environmental Issues
Water and Ecosystems
Material Degradation/Aging
Nondestructive Evaluation and Material Characterization
Risk and Safety Management
Used Fuel and High-Level Waste Management
Power Plant Water Management
Nuclear: Materials Aging Institute
Helping extend plant life…
• Global collaboration to help nuclear utilities understand/anticipate how plant materials age and contribute to component degradation
• Multi-national collaborative launched by EPRI, EDF, and TEPCO
• Detailed investigation of aging mechanisms to improve predictive capabilities and inform operational
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capabilities and inform operational decision-making
• Staffed by members of EDF, EPRI, TEPCO, other utilities, national laboratories, and universities
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Breakthrough Technologies
Transmission Line Inspection Robot
Sorbent Activation Process
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Acoustic Mouse-Ultrasonic Imaging
Erosion Control—Functionally Graded Alloys
Cobalt Sequestration Resin
EPRI…the Power of Collaboration…
• Helps reduce the associated costs and risks of technology development
Delivering greater value for our members’ investment…
risks of technology development, delivery, and commercialization
• Collaborative model shares the ideas, expertise, and valued experiences of EPRI membership
• Costs and benefits are shared among EPRI members
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• Ultimate goal is to ensure society’s energy needs are met cleanly, efficiently, and economically
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IntelliGrid Program (P161) Information & Communication Technologies (ICT) to Enable…..
The IntelliGrid Program conducts research, development and demonstrations on the I f ti d C i ti T h l iInformation and Communications Technologies (ICT) that Enable Smart Grid applications
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IntelliGrid • Transmission • Distribution • End-Use(AMI/DR)
Key Industry Challenge: Standards & Interoperability
Challenge
• Industry lacks mature standards, architectures and test procedures to enable interoperability
What EPRI is Doing
• Provide leadership in key industry activities
• Common Information Model (CIM) – Back office Standards
• IEC 61850 – Substation Communication Standards
• OpenADR 2.0 – Automated Demand Response Demonstration & Evaluation of Standard
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Key Industry Challenge: Communications
Challenge
• Communications technologies and utility communications requirements are evolving rapidly.
What EPRI is Doing
• Provide leadership in communications standards development & Business Cases
• Provide tracking and analysis of emerging communications technologies
• Conduct Field Area Network (FAN) demonstrations of Unified Field Communications for Utility Applications
C d t h i t h l i h TV
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• Conduct research on emerging technologies such as TV White Space and other lightly-licensed spectrum
TVWS
Key Industry Challenge: Data Analytics & Management Challenge
• As the amount of data increases dramatically, utilities need tools to effectively manage and process data
What EPRI is Doing
• Research into data and emerging value streams – turning data into actionable information
• Distribution and Transmission Demonstrations on “Big Data”
• Understand the cost of poor GIS data quality
• Enterprise Architecture Interest Group
• Field Force Data Visualization – Augmented Reality
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Key Industry Challenge: Cyber Security Tools for Electric IndustryChallenge
• Enhancing cyber security tools for unique challenges in the electric utility industry
What EPRI is Doing
• Understanding and Applying Commercial Off-the-Shelf Tools and Developing New Tools for Hardening Comm’ssystems
• Penetration Test Procedures for Wide-Area Measurement, Protection and Control (WAMPAC)
• Cyber Security Procurement Methods and Guidance for All Sectors (Generation Nuclear and Power Delivery)
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All Sectors (Generation, Nuclear and Power Delivery)
Generation
Nuclear
PDU
Key Industry Challenge: Contributing to Industry Security ActivitiesChallenge
• Being aware and taking advantage of numerous existing cyber security efforts
What EPRI is Doing
• Tracking and Participating in the Broad Landscape of Cyber Security Activities
• Leading DOE Funded National Electric Sector Cyber Security Organization Resource (NESCOR)
• Developing Standardized Security Objects for AMI
Trade OrganizationsTrade Organizations
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Trade OrganizationsTrade Organizations
VendorsVendors
Policy/RegulatorsPolicy/Regulators
Research OrganizationsResearch Organizations
Standards BodiesStandards Bodies
EPRI – Landscape Activitiesin collaboration with utilitiesEPRI – Landscape Activitiesin collaboration with utilities
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Workshop Objectives
• Discover and share views as to what issues are at the leading edge in IT within the electricity sector
• Identify the most critical IT and business process issues facing the electricity sector
• Develop a common strategy which can serve as a roadmap to guide EPRI’s R&D efforts going forward
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• Assign priorities to proposed research efforts
Depth of Engagement in Technology Development & Demonstration
OBSERVER(in the room)
PARTICIPANT(seat at the table)
DEVELOPER/PARTNER(get dirty)
DEVELOPER/LEADER(lead the
development)
OBSERVER(in the room)
PARTICIPANT(seat at the table)
DEVELOPER/PARTNER(get dirty)
DEVELOPER/LEADER(lead the
development)
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EPRI’s Dominant RoleEPRI’s Dominant Role