The Power of Grid Analytics
SOLUTION OVERVIEW AND CASE STUDIES
Presented by: Chris Tipton
Director of Operations
-Smart Grid Services
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AMI Business Case
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AMI Business Case Evolution
AMR
 One-way
 Saved labor
 More kWh intervals
 Collected monthly
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AMI – Gen 1
 Two-Way electric
 Saved more labor
 Disconnect Switch
 Frequent collection
(kWh)
AMI – Gen 2
 More Channels
 Voltage, kVah
 More sensor, less
meter
 Outage/Restoration
 Pushing beyond meters
to cash
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AMI – Gen 3
 Dynamic Meters
 OTA reconfiguration
 Varied and rich data
 Complexity
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Independent Verification from Electric Light & Power Magazine
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AMEREN (UE)
Selected Benefit Area
1996 Percentage
2003 Percentage
>
Early adopter of
advanced metering
technology
Meter Labor Savings
43
26
Vehicle and Office Savings
5
3
MI/MO
31
25
High Bill Special Reads
0
1
Meter Accuracy Improvement
8
8
High Bill & Outage Calls
2
2
Estimated Bill Savings
3
1
Single Light Out
5
3
Load Analysis & Research
0
2
Energy Theft Savings
3
3
Improved Cash Flows
0
6
Load & Distribution Optimization
0
20
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One of the first
vetted business
cases
Business case
updated annually
Significant changes
to benefit driver
contribution over
time
Data obtained from Electric Light & Power “10 Years of Results: AmerernUE’s AMR Business Case Evolves to Support AMI”
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What will drive the next phase of evolution?
Data from smart meters can help identify trends and measure results
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Results matter…
Reliability
> Is reliability
adequate or
good?
> Is reliability
improving?
> Can you
demonstrate
that beyond
system
averages?
> What impact is
DG having?
Safety
> Can I identify
trouble
proactively?
> Can I expand
and improve
my safety
processes with
more data?
> Can I
communicate
it to my team
and
customers?
Cost of Service
> Are cost of
services going
up?
> Are internal
O&M costs
going up?
> Can increases
be avoided?
> Are assets
used
efficiently?
> Revenue
erosion and
DG?
Customer
Service
> Can you
answer
questions
when they are
asked?
> Are you right
when you
answer?
> Is the CSR
empowered?
> Is the
customer
empowered?
Growth
> Are you
growing or
shrinking?
> How do your
processes
need to keep
pace?
> Are you
spending
money on the
right things?
The Goal: Enable utilities to focus on
their core business, not endless technology.
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Results
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Smart Grid Select
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Solution based on Elster
Connexo NetSense and Leidos
smart grid managed services
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Vertically integrated turn-key
solution
>
Focus on enabling analytics
and operations for utilities
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Ensures a low-risk, proven,
and cost-effective solution by
transferring technology risk
away from the utility
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Voltage View
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People
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>
Process
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System planners and
engineering
Outliers and Station voltage
Results
>
Engineering could see the
difference between engineering
models and the extent of real
world issues
>
Clarity made the investment and
deployment of station voltage
regulators a viable response to a
clearly understood problem
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AMI Voltage and Station Reduction Opportunities
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AMI Voltage and Circuit Reduction Opportunities
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Cloud GIS
>
Simple GIS in the cloud
>
Loads and transforms existing
data to GIS
>
Cleanses, attributes, and
connects data
>
Loads data into Esri® cloud
platform to provide basic GIS
capabilities
>
Allows utilities to perform field
surveys and edit GIS data to
keep it up to date
>
No regrets first step to a
comprehensive GIS platform
at very low cost
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Load View
>
People
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>
Process
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>
Operations and engineering
Over/Underload situations
Results
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Costs were driven down and
safety improved through
proactive issue resolution
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Engineering and Field
services can work most
important issues first and
proactively
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Reverse Energy View
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People
>
>
Process
>
>
Operations and
engineering
Outliers/ kWh
Delivered
Results
>
New solar
installations detected
>
Distribution circuits
studied
>
Correct rate assigned
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Rate View
>
People
>
>
>
Rate analysts
Process
>
Cost allocation
>
Rate re/design
Results
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New perspectives on the
system allowed for alternative and
more detailed approaches to rate
planning and cost allocation
>
Engineering is using the view to more
quickly and accurately assess the loss
and voltage impacts of new or large
loads.
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Data Quality View
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People
>
>
>
GIS and IT
Process
>
Map Connectivity Gaps
>
Map Connectivity Errors
Results
>
More actionable analytics
>
Better customer
engagement
>
Less qualification of
results and confusion of
business process
GIS = geographic information system; IT = information technology
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Selection Factors for AMI Analytics
Data Volume
Results Matter
Define what you want
to know, not tool
specifications
The more diverse and
granular data from your
system, the more
possible benefits
Usability
Visualization
Incorporating GIS data
can expose new
insights
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Outlier analysis can
reduce the noise
Evolution
Flexibility in report
creation can add
“future-proofing”
Fine line between
flexibility and
needing a full time
analyst
Water & Gas
Benefits exist for these
services
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Cloud Analytics Platform (CAP)
>
Cloud analytics tool for utilities with
existing AMI data
>
Merges AMI, GIS, and SCADA
data to deliver analytics from the
cloud
>
Managed service with built-in
analytics support staff
>
Same analytics value-adds as
SGS for BYOD utilities
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Good fit for utilities who “need
more” after basic AMI investment
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Analytical views related to voltage,
GIS quality, outage, reliability, and
load
>
Rate analysis and cost allocation
support
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Points of Contact
Chris Tipton
Director of Operations
Leidos Smart Grid Services
561.255.9231
[email protected]
Lynn Sand
Business Development Specialist
Leidos Energy & System Solutions
407.252.5239
[email protected]
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