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Table of Contents
Smart Grid Marketplace: Where Are We Now? .................... 2
U.S. Driving Innovation ............................................................... 2
Global Shape of the Smart Grid .............................................. 3
Where Will 2013 Take Us? .......................................................... 4
Q&A: Thought Leaders .............................................................. 7
SUBNET Solutions ...................................................................... 7
S&C Electric Company .......................................................... 7
Trilliant ....................................................................................... 8
Freescale Semiconductor ..................................................... 9
AT&T ........................................................................................ 10
Cooper Power Systems ........................................................ 11
Special thanks to SUBNET Solutions, S&C Electric Company, Trilliant,
Freescale Semiconductor, AT&T, and Cooper Power Systems for
participating in this Zpryme report.
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Smart Grid Marketplace: Where Are We Now?
The smart grid has experienced tremendous growth and
market penetration since its inception. Worldwide
deployments have allowed for the creation of a more
efficient and reliable energy system. Growth has been
achieved by individual utilities in many different areas of
the electrical grid. These deployments have allowed
utilities to make improvements in the optimal way for
them, whether in transmission and distribution,
communications, metering, or in other ways. Numerous
vendors have entered the smart grid marketplace to meet
this need. Companies such as S&C Electric Company,
Trilliant, Freescale Semi-Conductor, AT&T, and Cooper
Power Systems have played a significant role, as they
have introduced products and services that have
revolutionized smart grid deployments. These innovative
products and services are currently shaping the
development of the smart grid worldwide and will
continue to develop the smart grid through 2013.
U.S. Driving Innovation
Thanks to many progressive utilities, innovative US
companies, and the Smart Grid stimulus program, the total
number of smart meters in the US increased from 2.4 million
in 2007 to 33.0 million in 2011 (see figure 1).
US firms are helping to facilitate the development of the
smart grid today by providing innovative products and
services. These firms are introducing revolutionary
products in all facets of the smart grid marketplace.
Companies such as S&C Electric Company have been
able to utilize pilot projects to influence the development
of the smart grid. Other firms, such as Trilliant, have worked
with different deployments around the world, becoming a
global leader when it comes to smart grid implementation.
Still other American companies, such as AT&T, have been
able to use competencies developed in other industries to
serve the needs of the smart grid.
S&C Electric Company, located in Chicago, IL, has over
100 years of experience in the electrical power market,
with over 20 years of distribution automation experience.
The firm provides "integrated systems leveraging intelligent
devices‖.1 The firm has introduced self-healing products
and participated in energy storage pilot projects, as well
as manufactured integrated circuits that will improve the
security of the smart grid as a whole. In 2012, the firm
increased the maximum voltage range, thus expanding
1 www.sandc.com/solutions/smart-grid.asp
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the application range, of their IntelliRupter system. Their
technology has actively shaped the face of today's smart
grid deployment in places like Chattanooga, TN, where
the IntelliRupter is expected to reduce outage durations
by at least 40%. In fact, Chattanooga has been hailed as
a success story, where implementing a smart grid has
allowed for increased economic growth, a reduced
number of power outages, and a more reliable grid,
creating "the country's most automated smart grid of its
size."2
Another American firm that has offered innovative
products and services for the smart grid market is Trilliant,
based in Redwood City, CA. Trilliant leads the industry with
its communications platform, which integrates ―disparate
systems‖ into a unified whole. Trilliant has partnered with
numerous firms worldwide, allowing Trilliant to expand
internationally. Trilliant has learned from these experiences
and continually improves their product offering, thus
driving innovation of the smart grid communications
market. In addition, by working with firms around the
world, Trilliant's products are being used by utilities
worldwide, thus shaping the development of the smart
grid in different nations around the world.3
AT&T has been able to influence the development of the
smart grid worldwide. AT&T originally focused on the
telephone industry, then refined their services to serve the
smart grid. AT&T has innovatively created the AT&T
wireless mesh network, utilized by utilities around the world
today. AT&T has been able to successfully leverage its
2 www.pennenergy.com/index/power/display/4505629223/articles/electric-light-
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3 www.trilliantinc.com/
experience in the telephone market to offer progressive
and innovative products to the international smart grid
market, thus influencing the development of the smart
grid.
Global Shape of the Smart Grid
One of the most developed regions of the world is Europe.
Europe's deployment has been driven by EU directives and
sustainability goals. The 3rd Energy Package, for example,
establishes the joint goal of 80% automation of electric
meters by 2020.4 However, individual nations are able to
design the best way for them to fulfill these goals. This has
created a varied degree of deployment, with some
countries significantly more advanced than others. The
Netherlands announced 100% smart meter deployment by
2012. Norway is currently installing smart meters for 2.6
million customers by 2013.5 In Italy, smart meters have
been deployed to a large degree and demonstration
projects have focused on medium-voltage distribution
lines, advanced network management and automation.
Spain is replacing every electrical meter with smart meters,
as well as deploying advanced meter management by
2015.6 Although each nation designs its deployment with
its own goals in mind, each nation is also focusing on a
more efficient grid, both for their nation and for Europe as
a whole.
4 smartgridsherpa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/smart-grid-developments_end-of-
2011-status.pdf
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www.netl.doe.gov/smartgrid/referenceshelf/whitepapers/AMI%20White%20paper%20fin
al%20021108%20(2)%20APPROVED_2008_02_12.pdf
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ses.jrc.ec.europa.eu/sites/ses/files/documents/smart_grid_projects_in_europe_lessons_le
arned_and_current_developments.pdf
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North America has also begun deployment of their smart
grid. In the US, individual utilities have improved their
section of the overall energy grid. Several utilities have
reached full deployment of smart meters, while others
have improved transmission and distribution, infrastructure,
and more. Austin Energy has completed its deployments
of all smart meters. San Diego Electric and Gas has
upgraded over 95% of its transmission and distribution
system, improved automation, and pioneered time of use
pricing.
Oklahoma Gas and Electric (OGE) has implemented
volt/VAR improvements, advanced capacitors, and
remote controls. Each utility is free to research and
determine the most appropriate improvement for their
grid. As in Europe, the largest area for improvement has
been AMI and the installation of smart meters. However,
unlike Europe, the prime motivation has been profit based,
with utilities realizing that making improvements can lower
cost, increase revenue, and create a higher profit margin.
Asia is also in full deployment mode as China has become
the largest smart grid market in the world. The State Grid
Corporation of China initiated 11 pilot projects in 2011,
including 19 distribution automation systems, 67 smart
substations, and 50 million smart meters, with the goal of
300 million smart meters deployed my 2020. In addition,
State Grid Corporation of China has begun deploying
microgrids to connect isolated sections of the network.7
Other Asian nations are also beginning deployments, but
are observing China's progress before beginning
widespread advancements.
7 www.hispanicbusiness.com/2012/9/11/china_leads_smart_grid_market_through.htm
Brazil is leading smart grid deployment in South America.
Brazil's energy grid was plagued by non-technical losses.
The nation realized the potential for smart grid
improvements, but a lack of a deployment plan and
regulatory standards have stalled deployment efforts.
However, utilities have begun smart grid installations in
their respective segments, with 185 current R&D projects,
including the Smart Grid Joint Strategic R&D Program,
whose objective is to draft a National Deployment Plan
with a focus on smart meters, distribution automation, EVs,
communications and distributed generation.
Chile and Argentina, as well as other South American
nations have not begun deployments. Currently, all of
South America is suffering from an aging infrastructure that
will require improvements in the near future.8
Where Will 2013 Take Us?
Worldwide
2013 will build on the experience and successes of smart
grid deployments to date. Wide-scale European
deployment will continue at a rapid rate until 2020 due to
the EU directives and the time line they established. In the
US, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and
other incentives will expire in 2013. Utilities will either utilize
profits to pay for further improvements, or improvements
are likely to stall without further assistance. China's efforts
have been guided by 5 year plans, which will continue to
guide deployment efforts in the foreseeable future. These
improvements will continue to focus on improving
efficiency and reliability of the Chinese grid. Brazil will also
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continue to advance its smart grid deployment, but a lack
of binding authority on deployment by governmental
agencies will prevent widespread efforts. However, other
countries in Asia and South America will continue to
observe deployment efforts by their larger counterparts
before committing to making improvements. Over the
next 5 years, favorable trade agreements in these areas,
such as those enacted by APEC and through NATO, will
encourage deployments in these areas.
Business Cases
Worldwide, smart grid deployments will increase the
number of business cases. The business cases will be
aimed at cost justification and comparing/evaluating
different technologies. The information in the cases will
be derived from the years of analytical data obtained
since smart meter deployments began. Advanced
analytics programs and meter data management systems
have been collecting the smart meter data and are now
able to evaluate the long term effects, determine the
most effective smart grid deployment efforts, calculate
the actual cost and savings from each method of
deployment, and include costs and benefits that were not
included in initial projections. This information will then be
used to guide utilities that have not begun deployments
and determine the most effective ways to maximize
profits, as well as allow utilities to make less expensive
investments.
Interoperability
2013 will also focus on interoperability. As more vendors
work worldwide, and create innovative systems that are
intertwined, open standards will be a key focus. Vendors
will focus on creating products that are able to be utilized
worldwide, with other products. This will also allow vendors
to focus on creating competitive advantage, and offer
superior products and services. In addition, vendors will
take advantage of favorable trade negotiations such as
through APEC and NATO, and create positive economic
growth for the firm and their nation.
Demand Response
In addition, 2013 will also bring advances in demand
response technology. Smart meter deployment has
reached a point where it has enabled further
advancements. Real time analytics can determine usage
and allow utilities to better match energy supply with
energy demand. The ability to provide demand response
will consist of time of use pricing plans, including having
peak vs non-peak pricing. In addition, energy storage will
be further incorporated into the smart grid and allow for a
reduction in costs, by providing spinning reserves, voltage
and frequency regulation, and back-up sources of power.
This will allow utilities to further incorporate demand
response programs by providing for the time shifting of
energy. Utilities will then be able to supply power
produced during off-peak periods to be used during peak
times.
Optimization
Finally, 2013 will also allow utilities to focus on optimization.
Information can be received in real time and be used to
guide business decisions. Modeling can allow utilities to
determine the most effective smart grid deployment
options and guide future decisions. In the US, the ARRA
and other incentives will expire, eliminating federal funds
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for smart grid improvements. Therefore, profits must be
used in the most efficient way. Utilities will begin to focus
on cost justification, return on investment and payback
periods before making business decisions. In addition,
several parts of Europe have significant deployment and
are also looking for ways to maximize their investments.
Therefore, the focus on smart grid deployments will
change, focusing more on leveraging technology from
previous deployments with cost effective, low capital
solutions. Cloud based products and services will thus
garner attention, as will products that improve the
functionality of current products, improve the security of
products and services, and improve the capabilities of the
current grid without incurring high costs.
Overall, the introduction of long-term business cases will
justify the expense of smart grid deployments, improved
interconnection of products will offer utilities a larger
product and service selection, demand response pricing
options will offer better reliability and efficiency of the grid,
and optimization focus will allow the smart grid to be
further developed without incurring large capital
requirements. In 2013, the smart grid will continue to build
on the successes and learn from the failures of previous
smart grid deployments. The smart grid will continue to be
developed throughout the world, guided by goals and
directives, while allowing utilities and nations to guide their
own deployment efforts. The innovation of the smart grid
has been led by US firms, and will continue to be, as
favorable international trade agreements will encourage
innovation, as well as create competitive advantage
based on their successes and strengths of deployment
efforts to date.
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Q&A: Thought Leaders SUBNET Solutions
Brian Neufeld
Vice President of Marketing
[ZP] What new smart grid technologies and/or initiatives
should we expect from your company in ’12?
SUBNET continuously strives to evolve its unified grid
intelligence philosophy which focuses on creating
a vendor-agnostic substation architecture and
holistic approach to how data securely moves
from substation devices through to enterprise
business intelligence systems. In 2012 SUBNET will
enhance its automated password management
and remote IED access control solutions for
substation devices. These solutions help utilities
comply with NERC CIP legislation by creating a
more secure and reliable system. SUBNET will also
build upon its solution to help utilities manage the
configuration of substation devices through the
SUBNET PowerSYSTEM Center configuration
management application.
[ZP] How does your company foresee the global Smart
Grid taking shape in ’12; what’s important; what’s at stake?
Cyber Security continuous to play a significant role
in the Smart Grid, particularly within the
transmission and distribution segment of the
electrical utilities industry. Today, some utilities are
voluntarily securing their critical cyber assets and
for others, NERC CIP legislation is forcing them to
make security a priority. Regardless, protecting the
smart grid from cyber-attacks to ensure a secure
and reliable source of energy to homes and
businesses will continue to be an important topic in
2012. Utilities that proactively put infrastructures
and policies in place to protect substation devices
from attacks will be more competitive and reliable
in the coming years than utilities ignoring the reality
and trying to get by with the bare minimum.
S&C Electric Company
Mike Edmonds
Vice President, Strategic Solutions
[ZP] What new smart grid technologies and/or initiatives
should we expect from your company in ’12?
This year, S&C will increase the maximum voltage
rating—and thus expand the application range—
of our IntelliRupter®, which features innovative
pulseclosing technology, as well as release
TripSaver™ II, our cutout-mounted single phase
recloser with programmable TCC curves.
S&C is also developing new software that will allow
utilities to further advance self-healing grids,
improve grid efficiency, and maximize benefits
from distributed stored energy resources. As part of
the complete smart grid solutions that S&C offers to
the industry, our services business has launched a
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24/7 network operations center that will support
S&C customers around the world with monitoring
important equipment installed on utility distribution
grids, utility communication systems and power
quality solutions installed at renewable energy
plants and critical power users.
S&C has spent considerable time developing the
systems that integrate distributed intelligence into
centralized control systems. As part of our progress
toward Layered Intelligence™ Smart Grid Solutions,
we have been working with Alstom Grid to
continue work on developing hybrid solutions
where fast action from devices embedded out on
the grid is fully integrated with overall policy from
centralized systems.
[ZP] How does your company foresee the global Smart
Grid taking shape in ’12; what’s important; what’s at stake?
The smart grid requires improved business cases to
justify the improvements. We‘ll see work in that
area around distribution automation and energy
storage applications. Part of the process of
developing improved business cases should be
ensuring that grid reliability in the U.S. at least
matches the rest of the world. Power quality and
reliability are critical for communities to be
competitive on the global market. I expect these
business cases will also better evaluate the role to
be played by different smart grid technologies.
Advanced meters, for instance, are often equated
with a smart grid. Although there‘s clearly a role for
advanced meters to play, devices installed out on
the grid that can take action in response to
changes in grid conditions have a huge impact on
power reliability and efficiency. I expect business
cases will show that grid-based devices need more
attention than they‘ve received to date.
Also, energy storage policy needs much work.
There are cases where regulations dictate that
storage cannot be used to store cheap energy
and discharge it at peak. The role of storage to
enable this two-way ‗ebb and flow‘ of power—by
improving reliability, enabling peak shaving and
peak shifting, regulating grid frequency and
voltage—has yet to be fully valued in many
jurisdictions, which means the returns allowed on
stored energy investments don‘t match the true
value provided by this technology. However, it‘s
not all doom and gloom. Finally, electrical power
engineering has become glamorous, which will
hopefully attract and inspire the next generation of
engineers.
Trilliant
Sonita Lontoh
Head of Corporate Marketing
[ZP] What new Smart Grid technologies and/or initiatives
should we expect from your company in ’12?
As the smart grid goes global, Trilliant and partners
have and will continue to add an impressive list of
leading global partners and customers. For
example, together with GE Energy, Trilliant is
collaborating on a smart grid research project
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with AES Electropaulo to increase reliability and
empower consumers in Sao Paulo, Brazil's largest
city; Trilliant is also helping Ecuador‗s Electrica de
Guayaquil (EDG) invest in Automated Meter
Infrastructure (AMI) to improve efficiency and
reliability in what is currently considered the largest
smart grid project in Latin America. Recently,
Trilliant partnered with ELO to expand access to
smarter energy in Latin America. In Asia Pacific,
Trilliant is working on an innovative smart grid pilot
with TNBR, wholly-owned research arm of
Malaysia‘s largest utility TNB. Look for more Trilliant
announcements with global leading utilities in 2012.
To further expand on this global momentum,
Trilliant has expanded our presence in Europe, Asia,
and Latin America. With headquarters in Silicon
Valley and presence around the world, Trilliant is
the true embodiment of a global smart grid
company.
[ZP] How does your company foresee the global Smart
Grid taking shape in ’12; what’s important; what’s at stake?
Trilliant sees Europe, Asia and Latin America to be
places where the Smart Grid will take off in 2012
and beyond. What is important is having solutions
that help utilities in these regions solve business
problems. It‗s not just about the technology, but
also about helping utilities solve real-world
problems. Utilities around the world operate in
different regulatory structures and environments
and have different business drivers. What is
important is having the expertise and flexible end-
to-end platform solutions that can help these
utilities solve their business problems and
implement various applications, ranging from
advanced metering, to distribution automation, to
consumer applications.
Freescale Semiconductor
Derek Phillips
Marketing
(Smart Energy Segment, Residential)
[ZP] What new Smart Grid technologies and/or initiatives
should we expect from your company in ’12?
2012 started with Freescale‘s pre-paid meter
announcement and through the year we will invest
in our metering portfolio including higher
performance, higher resolution analog signal
acquisition, and more security. In addition, we will
continue to advance our solutions for last mile
communications and data concentrators. To
augment both our metering and home energy
management solutions, we look forward to offering
new solutions for ZigBee® SEP 2.0 that will
complement our ZigBee SE 1.1 and ZigBee HA
products. With a 15 year longevity program and
proven quality, Freescale‘ s smart energy solutions
will also be promoted in utility and substation
automation as well as distribution network
communication.
[ZP] How does your company foresee the global Smart
Grid taking shape in ’12; what’s important; what’s at stake?
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Per the space in general, we see the smart meter
market continuing its growth throughout the world
bringing with it the need for data concentrators,
neighborhood area networks and the systems to
tie it all together. In the North American markets
and beyond, more smart meters will be enabled to
provide communication into the home. We
anticipate this could kick start the demand for
connected devices inside the home. Whether
connected to the meter or not, we see more
connected thermostats, appliances and lock sets
coming to market and starting to tie home energy
management with a broader theme around
efficiency, convenience and security.
AT&T
Ed Davalos
Director, Product Management
(Utility/Smart Grid – Mobility)
[ZP] What new Smart Grid technologies and/or initiatives
should we expect from your company in ’12?
In 2012, we plan to focus our smart grid strategy on
providing end-to-end solutions for our utility
customers – rather than simple connectivity. We
initiated this effort in 2011 with the announcement
of a resale agreement with SmartSynch, which
enables us to offer an entire package of smart grid
products and services – smart meters, data
collection software and professional services –
directly to our utility customers from AT&T.
Throughout the year, we intend to continue
forming relationships with key industry players to
further strengthen the AT&T smart grid ecosystem.
We‘ll also look to the development of more ―smart
applications‖ for analyzing meter data and
improving utility efficiency.
[ZP] How does your company foresee the global Smart
Grid taking shape in ’12; what’s important; what’s at stake?
Over the last several years, we‘ve seen strong
demand for smart grid solutions – and we expect
that trend to continue in 2012. As more and more
utility providers adopt smart grids, I believe that
we‘ll see continued development of innovative
applications and devices to support efficient
energy use. We expect that the cloud will take on
a more critical role in the smart grid space for
hosting metering data and applications.
With these developments, utilities and smart grid
providers will also be able to provide greater insight
and education to consumers on their energy
usage. I imagine that 2012 will present many
opportunities for people to reduce consumption,
improve environmental sustainability and save
money on their utility bills.
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Cooper Power Systems
Tom Pitstick
Vice President
Energy Automation Systems Business Unit
[ZP] What new Smart Grid technologies and/or initiatives
should we expect from your company in ’12?
Cooper Power Systems will continue to invest in our
Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), Demand
Response (DR), and grid automation solutions with
a number of interesting new products and product
improvements being launched in 2012. Our
solutions aren‘t new to the market. They are field-
proven and installed at hundreds of utilities around
the world. We are also unique in the industry in our
expertise and ability to provide solutions that span
from system studies and analysis through to the
apparatus, software, and communications that
improve reliability and power quality on the grid.
We are also the only AMI vendor with true, best-in-
class demand response and distribution
automation expertise,‖ explained Tom Pitstick, vice
president, energy automation solutions business
unit of Cooper Power Systems.
[ZP] How does your company foresee the global Smart
Grid taking shape in ’12; what’s important; what’s at
stake?
The Smart Grid isn‘t new; it‘s a new word for what‘s
been an ongoing trend to automate the electric
grid over the past few decades,
and Cooper Power Systems has been directly
involved for many years in these activities and
projects across our product lines. Over the past few
years, consumer-facing projects such as
Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) and
Demand Response (DR) have garnered much of
the attention of analysts and politicians. While
these applications are very important and
continue to deliver substantial value for utility
customers, we are starting to see more balance in
the discussions to include grid automation,‖ said
Tom Pitstick, vice president, energy automation
solutions business unit of Cooper Power Systems.
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