EPRI Overview and Workshop Objectivessmartgrid.epri.com/doc/121129Meeting/02.Clark_Gellings_EPRI...1 Clark W. Gellings Fellow EPRI Overview and Workshop Objectives Information Technology

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Clark W. GellingsFellow

EPRI Overview and Workshop Objectives

Information Technology Workshop for Chief Information Officers

November 29, 2012Detroit, MI

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Our History…

• Founded in 1972

• Independent, nonprofit center forIndependent, nonprofit center for public interest energy and environmental research

• Collaborative resource for the electricity sector

• Major offices in Palo Alto, CA;


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Charlotte, NC; Knoxville, TN– Laboratories in Knoxville,

Charlotte and Lenox, MAChauncey StarrEPRI Founder

Our Members…

• 450+ participants in more than 40 countries

• EPRI members generate more than 90% of the electricity in the United States

• International funding of nearly 21% of EPRI’s research, development and demonstrations


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and demonstrations

• Programs funded by more than 1,000 energy organizations

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EPRI Membership Funding by Type

Municipal

Cooperative3.9%

Independent PowerProducer

0.4%

International

Federal/State5.3%

Municipal7.2%

0.4%


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December 31, 2011

International24.9% Investor-Owned

58.3%

Our Mission…

To conduct research onTo conduct research onkey issues facing the

electricity sector…on behalf of its members, energy

stakeholders, and society.


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Help Move Technologies to the Commercialization Stage…

Our Role…


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Technology Accelerator!

EPRI Taps the Voices of the Industry

Identifies What Questions Are ImportantRight research without gaps in the portfolio

CommunicatesValue of EPRI RD&D

Members recognizevalue of investments

Focuses EPRI Research

Right work with right resources on the right

schedule


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Links EPRI Results to Executive ConcernsRoadmap for providing complete responses

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Examples of R&D Programs

Environment &

Air Quality

Energy and EnvironmentalAnalysis

Land and Groundwater

Occupational Health and Safety

Renewable Energy

T&D Environmental Issues

Environment &Renewable Energy

Transmission Lines and Substations

Grid Operations and Planning

Distribution

Energy Utilization

Cross-Cutting Technologies

Power Delivery & Utilization

Advanced Nuclear Technology

Chemistry, Low-Level Waste and Radiation Management

Equipment Reliability

Fuel Reliability

Long-Term Operations

Material Degradation/Aging

Nuclear Power

Advanced Coal Plants, Carbon Capture and Storage

Combustion Turbines

Environmental Controls

Major Component Reliability

Materials and Chemistry

Operations and Maintenance

P Pl t W t

Generation


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T&D Environmental Issues

Water and Ecosystems

Material Degradation/Aging

Nondestructive Evaluation and Material Characterization

Risk and Safety Management

Used Fuel and High-Level Waste Management

Power Plant Water Management

Nuclear: Materials Aging Institute

Helping extend plant life…

• Global collaboration to help nuclear utilities understand/anticipate how plant materials age and contribute to component degradation

• Multi-national collaborative launched by EPRI, EDF, and TEPCO

• Detailed investigation of aging mechanisms to improve predictive capabilities and inform operational


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capabilities and inform operational decision-making

• Staffed by members of EDF, EPRI, TEPCO, other utilities, national laboratories, and universities

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Breakthrough Technologies

Transmission Line Inspection Robot

Sorbent Activation Process


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Acoustic Mouse-Ultrasonic Imaging

Erosion Control—Functionally Graded Alloys

Cobalt Sequestration Resin

EPRI…the Power of Collaboration…

• Helps reduce the associated costs and risks of technology development

Delivering greater value for our members’ investment…

risks of technology development, delivery, and commercialization

• Collaborative model shares the ideas, expertise, and valued experiences of EPRI membership

• Costs and benefits are shared among EPRI members


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• Ultimate goal is to ensure society’s energy needs are met cleanly, efficiently, and economically

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IntelliGrid Program (P161) Information & Communication Technologies (ICT) to Enable…..

The IntelliGrid Program conducts research, development and demonstrations on the I f ti d C i ti T h l iInformation and Communications Technologies (ICT) that Enable Smart Grid applications


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IntelliGrid • Transmission • Distribution • End-Use(AMI/DR)

Key Industry Challenge: Standards & Interoperability

Challenge

• Industry lacks mature standards, architectures and test procedures to enable interoperability

What EPRI is Doing

• Provide leadership in key industry activities

• Common Information Model (CIM) – Back office Standards

• IEC 61850 – Substation Communication Standards

• OpenADR 2.0 – Automated Demand Response Demonstration & Evaluation of Standard


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Key Industry Challenge: Communications

Challenge

• Communications technologies and utility communications requirements are evolving rapidly.

What EPRI is Doing

• Provide leadership in communications standards development & Business Cases

• Provide tracking and analysis of emerging communications technologies

• Conduct Field Area Network (FAN) demonstrations of Unified Field Communications for Utility Applications

C d t h i t h l i h TV


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• Conduct research on emerging technologies such as TV White Space and other lightly-licensed spectrum

TVWS

Key Industry Challenge: Data Analytics & Management Challenge

• As the amount of data increases dramatically, utilities need tools to effectively manage and process data

What EPRI is Doing

• Research into data and emerging value streams – turning data into actionable information

• Distribution and Transmission Demonstrations on “Big Data”

• Understand the cost of poor GIS data quality

• Enterprise Architecture Interest Group

• Field Force Data Visualization – Augmented Reality


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Key Industry Challenge: Cyber Security Tools for Electric IndustryChallenge

• Enhancing cyber security tools for unique challenges in the electric utility industry

What EPRI is Doing

• Understanding and Applying Commercial Off-the-Shelf Tools and Developing New Tools for Hardening Comm’ssystems

• Penetration Test Procedures for Wide-Area Measurement, Protection and Control (WAMPAC)

• Cyber Security Procurement Methods and Guidance for All Sectors (Generation Nuclear and Power Delivery)


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All Sectors (Generation, Nuclear and Power Delivery)

Generation

Nuclear

PDU

Key Industry Challenge: Contributing to Industry Security ActivitiesChallenge

• Being aware and taking advantage of numerous existing cyber security efforts

What EPRI is Doing

• Tracking and Participating in the Broad Landscape of Cyber Security Activities

• Leading DOE Funded National Electric Sector Cyber Security Organization Resource (NESCOR)

• Developing Standardized Security Objects for AMI

Trade OrganizationsTrade Organizations


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Trade OrganizationsTrade Organizations

VendorsVendors

Policy/RegulatorsPolicy/Regulators

Research OrganizationsResearch Organizations

Standards BodiesStandards Bodies

EPRI – Landscape Activitiesin collaboration with utilitiesEPRI – Landscape Activitiesin collaboration with utilities

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Workshop Objectives

• Discover and share views as to what issues are at the leading edge in IT within the electricity sector

• Identify the most critical IT and business process issues facing the electricity sector

• Develop a common strategy which can serve as a roadmap to guide EPRI’s R&D efforts going forward


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• Assign priorities to proposed research efforts

Depth of Engagement in Technology Development & Demonstration

OBSERVER(in the room)

PARTICIPANT(seat at the table)

DEVELOPER/PARTNER(get dirty)

DEVELOPER/LEADER(lead the

development)

OBSERVER(in the room)

PARTICIPANT(seat at the table)

DEVELOPER/PARTNER(get dirty)

DEVELOPER/LEADER(lead the

development)


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EPRI’s Dominant RoleEPRI’s Dominant Role

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Together…Shaping the Future of Electricity


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Documents

EPRI Overview and Workshop Objectivessmartgrid.epri.com/doc/121129Meeting/02.Clark_Gellings_EPRI...1 Clark W. Gellings Fellow EPRI Overview and Workshop Objectives Information Technology