PG&E’sPG&E s Emerging Technologies Program

Emerging Technologies (ET) Program

• Program that encourages adoption of new technologies that will assist the state in meeting its energy goals.

• Statewide program that works collaboratively to screen, assess, and recommends technologies for adoption into our EE programs.

• Success measured by number of new technologies adopted into program.

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What we are looking for:

Technology that will…

• Increase Energy Savings

R d P k D d• Reduce Peak Demands

• Provide Verifiable and Sustainable Savings

• Be Scalability Across Market Sectors

• Reduces Energy Usage Through Behavioral• Reduces Energy Usage Through Behavioral Changes

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Emerging Technologies - High Level Process Flow

Scanning Screening

Assessment

Market

Penetratig ent PenetrationEmerging Technologies

Opportunity Summary (ETOS) completed. • Technical analysis

Proactively track ideas, technologies, products, services, and tools

“Real world” test to verify energy savings and uncover market and customer issues.

Proven technologies are transferred:

• Develop new deemed measures• Technical analysis

• Technical potential • Work paper datadeemed measures and programs

• Directly to existing programs for calculated measures

• Adopted by third party partners

Number of Technologies

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ET Sub-Program Elementsg

Sub-Program DescriptionTechnology Assessments • Evaluating performance claims and overallTechnology Assessments(IDSM ET business case, testing, prod dev)

Evaluating performance claims and overall effectiveness. Typically generate the data necessary to for EE rebate programs to construct a work paper.

Scaled Field Placements(Technologies placed at numerous sites)

• Consist of placing a number of measures at customer sites as a key step to gain market traction and possibly gain market information.

• Number of units will vary, typically larger than in a technology assessment

Demonstration Showcases • Large-scale projects to create visibility and (Large-scale demos open to public)

market awareness to various stakeholders utilizing in situ, real-world applications and installations.

O t th bli t i t t

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• Open to the public or to an interest group.

ET Sub-Program Elements (continued)

Sub-Program DescriptionMarket and Behavioral • Targeted research on customer behavior, decision

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Market and Behavioral Studies(Quant. and qual. customer research)

Targeted research on customer behavior, decision making, and market behavior

Technology Development Support(Assist early stage tech development)

• Taking an early-stage technology or concept and providing resources to transform it into a saleable product.

• Developing forward looking product specification p ) p g g p pwhich can be used by a multitude of product developers .

Business Incubation S t

• TRIO (Technology Resource Incubator Outreach) is a state ide program that foc ses on pro idingSupport

(Statewide entrepreneur and VC training)

is a statewide program that focuses on providing training on how the Utilities can help emerging technologies get into the market place and networking for entrepreneurs, Venture Capitalists

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(VCs) and companies providing energy saving technologies.

Business Incubation Support

Who is the ETCC

• Emerging Technologies Coordination Council

• www.etcc-ca.com

• Members:

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ETCC Events

• June 2nd – ETCC Quarterly Meeting at SMUD C S i CCustomer Service Center

• July 12th – ETCC TRIO Symposium at Mission Bay Conference Center at UCSFConference Center at UCSF

• August 30th – ETCC TRIO Roundtable

• TBD – ET Open Forum (4th quarter)

• 2012 – ET Summit

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Emerging Technologies Program

Summary• ET encourages adoption of new

technologies that will result in energy and demand reductiondemand reduction.

• Statewide program that test and evaluate, pilot, and then adopts into our commercial p , pprogram.

• Works with entrepreneurs, venture it li t h d th tcapitalist, researchers, and others to

develop energy saving technologies• www etcc ca com

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• www.etcc-ca.com