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Qualifications National Award Recognition for Clients

Department of Energy SGIG Grants

AMI Smart Grid Project of the Year

Expert Testimony for CPUC/DRA and UCAN in San Diego

Present at Major Conferences for AMI/Smart Grid

Industry Publications

AMI/Smart Grid and Related Technology Experts

AMI Business Process Improvement

Cost Modeling & Benefit Analysis

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•UtiliWorks was present for the City of San Marcos, TX 2009 Distributech AMI Project of the Year Award

•The City of San Marcos, TX also received the 2010 Smart Grid Project of the Year Award at CS Week

•UtiliWorks and the City of Ruston, LA received the 2010 POWERGRID International (formerly Utility Automation & Engineering T&D Magazine) Smart Grid Project of the Year Award

•The City of Ruston, LA and the Town of Danvers, MA were selected to receive funding from the DOE SGIG grants late October

National Recognition

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What is a Smart Grid?

Source: EPRI

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Major OEMs introducing EVs to US Charge Location Battery Issues 26% of the market in 10 Years (includes hybrids)

Source: Boston Consulting Group

Electric Vehicle Preparation

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“Smart Grid” Deployment Requirements

• Evaluate the technology

• Define very clear goals (how many cars charged each day)

• Perform a detailed cost benefit analysis that relates to all concerned parties

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Key “Smart Grid” Questions

• Who pays for deployments that don’t perform?

• How are the benefits measured and reported?

• Is the project plan for deployment of equipment and technology realistic?

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Public Awareness/ CommunicationPublic Awareness/ Communication

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Electric Vehicle Facts

Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) are becoming the standard

Prius is now offered as a PHEV for 2012

Volt is now offered as PHEV for 2012

PHEVs Eliminate Commuter’s “Out of Energy” fears

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Electric Vehicle Facts Cont.

Public Charging Stations may not be required

PHEVs can be charged at home as needed

PHEVs remove massive capital expense for additional infrastructure to support Electric Vehicles

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The charging of Electric Vehicles will not put excessive

strain on the system

Electric Vehicle charging can and should be managed with technology and pricing policies

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We have the technology to observe changes in load from the charging of Electric Vehicles

EV rate option/pricing programs can be used to affect consumer behavior

Electric Vehicle Load Monitoring

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EV Load Monitoring on Transformers

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Thank You!

Dale PenningtonManaging Director

UtiliWorks Consulting, LLC.(631) 807-4063

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