Austin, TX: A Smart Grid Case Study. Brian Kebbekus [email protected]. The Pecan Street Project. City of Austin Austin Energy The University of Texas Austin Technology Incubator Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce Environmental Defense Fund. Why Austin?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
A new 30MW solar plantData network1M residential smart meters43K
business smart meters86K smart thermostats (90MW)2 net-zero
consumption neighborhoodsRebates and financing for distributed
solarAustin is still making money
Decrease carbon emissions by 17-20% by 2020Increase renewable
energy generation to 30-36% of total capacityIncreased
efficiencyEasier usage monitoring for consumersNew business
model
City as Laboratory
A Comprehensive First Step
Distributed Clean EnergySmart grid coupled with water
systemsSmart AppliancesPlug-in electric vehicles as storage
(V2G)Green building codesExperimental pricing models
Storage vs. load shapingPrivate vs. effectiveIdentify
non-sensitive appliancesPublic educationStrong privacy policy
Not dependent on other technologiesEnormous energy
savingsExcellent pilot program for other cities, if not other
utilitiesAustin is in a unique position
More smart appliances necessaryExpanded storageUser interface
optimizationMore distributed generationIncentives for add-onZoning
requirements for new homesWater management
Vehicle to Grid
Smart grid allows for:Demand shapingLower overall usageIncreased
reliance on renewable energyCleaner energy, not less energy is the
End
The most important project for Austin EnergyThe current business
model promotes consumptionConsumers are bad at delayed
gratification
Internet-Style PricingReal-Time PricingFlat rateCustomers allow
Austin to turn off major appliances as necessaryCustomers open up
their land to distributed generationPeak-time penaltiesA fallback
positionMultiple ways of notifying customersNew methods of
generating revenue
*http://inhabitat.com/energy-101-the-pecan-street-project/http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid:681436*http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE54508E20090506http://www.windcoalition.org/policy/grid-interconnectionshttp://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid:681436*http://www.austinenergy.com/About%20Us/Company%20Profile/smartGrid/index.htm*http://www.austinenergy.com/About%20Us/Company%20Profile/smartGrid/index.htm*Pecan
Street Working Group Recommendations. March
2010*http://www.pecanstreetproject.org/projects/smart-grid-demonstration-project-at-mueller/http://www.austinenergy.com/About%20Us/Company%20Profile/smartGrid/index.htm*Findings
of the Pecan Street Report*
