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Michael SwiderManager – Research & Development

New York Independent System Operator

Advanced Energy Conference 2013New York City, NY

April 30, 2013

NYISO U.S. Department of Energy

Smart Grid Investment Grant Project

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Topics Introduction to the NYISO Project Overview Project Participants Accomplishments Project Schedule Challenges & Lessons

Learned Road Map

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• Reliable operation of the bulk electricity grid Managing the flow of power on 11,000 circuit-miles of

transmission lines from more than 300 generating units• Administration of open and competitive

wholesale electricity markets Bringing together buyers and sellers of energy and

related products and services• Planning for New York’s energy future

Assessing needs over a 10-year horizon and evaluating projects proposed to meet those needs

• Advancing the technological infrastructure of the electric system Developing and deploying information technology and

tools to make the grid smarter

NYISO Roles

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SGIG Project Summary Budget: $75,710,733 Timeline: July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2013 Equipment: Phasor Measurement Units,

Phasor Data Concentrators, Phasor Measurement Network, Capacitors

Applications: Enhanced State Estimator, Voltage Stability Monitoring, Situational Awareness (Visualization), Post-Mortem Analysis

Benefits: Improved Grid Reliability & Power Flow Efficiency, Reduced Costs, Reduced Likelihood of Disturbances

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Project Participants NYISO as the Primary Awardee for the Grant New York Transmission Owners as

SubAwardees Quanta Technology as the primary consultant,

providing Engineering and Technical expertise Crowe Horwath LLP as a subcontractor to

provide Grant Administration and Compliance expertise

PMOLink, LLC as a subcontractor to provide Project Planning and Management services

Utilicast, EPG, & ABB for Application Development, Integration, Testing & Deployment

EPRI & EnerNex to conduct Controlled System Separation Feasibility Study and Dynamic Model Calibration Study

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New York Control Area

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Accomplishments PMU Design & Build-Out

40 (of 41) Substations Covered 47 (of 48) PMUs Installed

PDC Design & Build-Out 8 (of 8) TO Control Center PDCs Installed

Capacitor Installations 458.2 (of 938.2) MVAr of Capacitors

Installed Phasor Measurement Network

Wide Area Network Build-Out Complete for 10 (of 10) Sites

6 (of 8) Transmission Owner Control Center PDCs Networked

Photos courtesy of Central Hudson Gas & Electric and New York Power Authority

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Accomplishments Situational Awareness (Visualization) Applications

Began testing EPG base product in early 2012 Development continued to meet NYISO

requirements Currently Executing Site Acceptance Testing

Enhanced State Estimator Applications Development / Testing in 2012 Q1 2013 Deployment

Voltage Stability Monitoring Applications Development began in late 2012 Currently Executing Site Acceptance Testing Q2 2013 Deployment

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Visualization

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Accomplishments System Studies: Controlled System Separation

Conducted by EnerNex All deliverables received in 2012 Final approval by NYISO in Q1 2013

System Studies: Dynamic System Model Calibration Conducted by EPRI All deliverables received in 2012 Additional scope added to be complete by June 2013

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Anticipated Benefits Situational Awareness

Enhance NYISO’s ability to detect system vulnerabilities and disturbances in real time and to potentially mitigate their impact

Phasor Enhanced State Estimation Addition of time-synchronized data will improve the

existing state estimation function Reduction in Transmission Losses

Capacity and energy savings as capacitors reduce losses by improving power factors and voltage profiles

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Challenges & Lessons Learned

Project Execution Challenges External Dependencies Coordination Among Multiple Entities Schedule Delays Business Owner Acceptance

Technical Challenges Knowledge / Experience Performance / Support Cyber Security Data Retention

Lessons Learned Shared Requirements/Goals Expansion

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Road Map People

Post-Project Support from IT & Operations Show Benefits to Stakeholders

Process Ongoing Planning for NYS and Beyond Data Analysis & Technology Growth

Technology Ongoing Equipment Installations Redundancy Advanced Applications

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The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) is a not-for-profit corporation

responsible for operating the state’s bulk electricity grid, administering New York’s competitive wholesale electricity markets,

conducting comprehensive long-term planning for the state’s electric power system, and

advancing the technological infrastructure of the electric system serving the Empire State.

www.nyiso.com

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