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Smart Energy ProductsResults of a Swiss Smart Grid Pilot

Dr. Wolf-Christian RumschManaging Director inergieCorporate Development Manager BKW FMB Energie AG

CIRED, 06. – 09.06.2011, Frankfurt

Public private partnership inergie

• Established Q4/2008 by BKW, IBM Schweiz, Post, Commune of Ittigen, since 2010 Swisscom

• Mission: Fostering, developing and implementing future solutions aiming on integrated and sustainable energy use in the comune of Ittigen

• Approach: cooperative development of projects which– Optimize energy consumption across Ittigen– Stimulate efficient and eco-friendly energy use– Are innovative– Are potentialy self-supporting business cases

• Launch of two projects in 2009: iSmart Ittigen (Leadpartner BKW) and E-Mobility (Leadpartner Swiss Post)

CIRED, 06. – 09.06.2011, Frankfurt/Seite 2

Ittigen: focussing on the customer

VISU

21h

Preis

07h

SMART

24h12h

VISU, Online Feedback on electricity consumption, Goal: Customer saves energy

SMART, Online Feedback on consumption and tariff Goal: Customer shifts load

FLEX, automatic management of thermal loads (water boilers), Goal: balancing power generation

Ittigen: 200 (+100) customers (+reference group)

FLEX

EVU Innovationsforum/ Smart Grid im Praxistest/Seite 3

iSmart Architecture

Eco-Feedback

Eco-feedback: Realization at BKW

Type of Feedbacks Implementation

Frequency and duration Actual power delivery in 15min dissolution

Dissolution of specific loads Indirectly via Turbo-Mode

Comparison Historic comparion for different time periods

Motivation/Stimulus Goal setting

Additional Information Tips/event announcements

Demo: www.inergie.ch

EVU Innovationsforum/ Smart Grid im Praxistest/Seite 5

Two products: Visu and Smart

Visu: for customers with single tarriff

Smart: for customers with high/low tariff

First Results

MotivationFun Interest on ones own

consumptionHelpingBKW (!)

14% 57% 12%

SustainabilityLow interest High interest

20% 80%

Which goals do customers want to achieve?Self-set goals Benchmarks / Defaults No goals

65% 17% 18%

Customer Interest is high:

EVU Innovationsforum/ Smart Grid im Praxistest/Seite 7

Potential for load shift

Barriers for load shift.

Activities that cannot be shifted are experienced as barriers for load shifting

Customers wish hints on appliances by which load shift is worthwhile

Alarm signal indicating changes in electricity rates (high vs. low price)

Instruction how costs can be reduced by usage of low priced electricity.

I want automatic operation of appliances when pwoer is at a reduced rate.

Indication of appliances by which operation at reduced rates is specifically beneficial.

0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1

What did you consider when goal setting?

3.2

19.4

19.4

19.4

35.5… which electricity conserving goals are set by others... that the conserving goal is ambitious.… that my saving (costs & kWh) are as high as possible.I tried different goals for curiosity.… that the saving goals is easy to achieve.… that the saving goal is realistic in my eyes.

Summary of findings

• 77.4 % of the customers wish social comparison (including the mean)

• 61.3 % wish social comparison with peers

• 80.6 % wish information on standby consumption

• 61.3 % want their electricity bill once in a quarter, 35.5 % once in a month

Summary of findings

• 74.2 % wish a weekend low-cost rate

• 77.4 % wish a super low-cost rate• Only 32.3 % wish a super high-cost

rate within their tarriff• 74.2 % would try to shift their

electricity consumption to times of lower rates

Thanks for your attention!