U.S. Smart Grid, Beyond the Smart Meter:
Smart Grid Demonstrations, Technology Development and Future Outlook
for Green Grid (Renewable Integration), Self-Healing Grid (Automatic Restoration),
& Electric-Powered Automotive Grid (Smart Charging)
Published by MRG, Inc. and Fuji-Keizai
March 2010, 111 pages
Available in English or Japanese
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Executive Summary
Advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) and smart meters are the foundational technologies of the smart power grid. But the smart grid is more than the home smart meter. For residential applications, there is growing interest and investment in many new types of consumer-oriented smart energy products, from home-networked energy usage displays to smart thermostats to smart-grid-friendly household appliances – all products intended to let customers see, measure and control their energy use. Plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) on the verge of market acceptance are also expected to create greater consumer interest in the smart grid, creating demand for both home-use and publicly located smart PEV chargers.
The smart grid extends beyond the consumer and the smart home, too. The smart meter is just one of the various interactive sensors and smart energy technologies in a multilayered smart grid infrastructure and network. Integrated deeper within the transmission and distribution (T&D) grid are new self-healing grid components, advanced control systems and other upgrades to the utility’s back-office software that address important T&D challenges of infrastructure reliability, power quality and voltage regulation, and renewable energy integration and energy storage.
Emerging smart grid (SG) product categories for both the home and the T&D infrastructure are the focus of this new report. The report profiles 48 industry players, using table format to summarize findings on each company’s SG products, deployments and partnering activities. The focus is smart grid technologies with relevance to PEV integration, T&D automation and renewable energy integration and devices that bring intelligence to the edge of the grid – whether sensors in the T&D system or grid-connected devices in someone’s home. These needs present entirely new requirements for the electric power grid, new integration problems to solve, but also new opportunities that utilities haven’t seen before.
The report explains the status of SG interoperability standards-related activities and the latest U.S. government stimulus funding allocations for SG technologies. Although the preponderance of SG pilot and demonstration projects in the United States still remains focused on the buildout of the smart meter/AMI network, other projects are at the early stages of implementing more advanced SG technologies and concepts. This report profiles 10 pilot deployments and demonstrations being staged to advance the integration of PEVs, microgrids, renewable energy resources, energy storage and self-healing technologies into the smart grid.
Findings, forecasts and the market analysis in this report will be valuable to anyone looking to understand an electric power industry undergoing major change, not unlike the changes that happened in the Internet and wireless revolutions, only potentially more challenging, yet with as many opportunities. The report is based on current information available through government sources, energy industry trade publications, technical articles from online business journals, and company news releases, investor presentations and interviews with smart grid industry experts. The Obama stimulus package provided the roadmap guiding the market size estimates and forecasts to 2015 for key market segments. Readers can also refer to MRG's companion October 2009 report on "U.S. Smart Grid: Market Layers/Technologies/Players, 18 Demonstration Projects and Future Outlook."
Target "Outside the Meter"
| SG Layer |
Target Sub-Market |
| Customer Side SG |
Home Demand Response (DR) |
| EV Smart Charging |
T&D Automation:
Self-Healing (Automatic Restoration) Grid |
Distribution Automation (DA) Communication |
| Self-Healing (Automatic Restoration) Devices |
| Advanced Control-Center Systems |
Renewable Integration
(Green Energy) Grid |
Power Quality and Flow Control |
| Energy Storage |
Target Markets (findings, forecasts and the market analysis)
| Segment |
Markets |
| Big Picture |
Customer Side SG |
| Self-Heating Grid/DA |
| Renewable Integration |
| In-Home Demand Response (DR) Products |
Home Energy Displays |
| DR Devices (load, controllers, thermostats) |
| Self-Healing (Automatic Restoration) Grid |
Distribution Automation (DA) Communication |
| Self-Healing (Automatic Restoration) Devices |
| Advanced Control-Center Systems |
| Renewable Integration (Green Energy) SG Technologies |
Energy Storage System |
| PMUs (Synchrophasor Sensing and Phasor Measurement Units) |
| Power Flow Control |
| PEV Integration and Smart Charging |
EVs (Electric Vehicle) |
| PHEVs (Plug-in Hybrid EVs) |
| HEVs (Hybrid EVs) |
| Smart Charging Station |
Table of Contents
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Executive Summary |
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| 1 |
Status of the U.S. Smart Grid, Beyond Smart Meters |
| 1.1 |
Total Picture |
| 1.2 |
"Outside the Meter": Market Layers and Definitions |
| 1.2.1 |
Smart EV Chargers |
| 1.2.2 |
Home Demand Response Products |
| 1.2.3 |
Distribution Automation: Self-Healing (Automatic Restoration) Grid
Distribution Automation (DA) Communications
Self-Healing Grid Devices
Advanced Control Systems |
| 1.2.4 |
Renewable Integration (Green Energy) Grid
Power Quality and Flow Control
Phasor Measurement Units (PMU)
Energy Storage Systems (ESS) |
| 1.2.5 |
Market Players by Segment |
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| 2 |
U.S. Government Planning & Funding |
| 2.1 |
U.S. Government Planning (Big Picture) |
| 2.2 |
Funding Status: ARRA Awards for Advanced Electricity Grid (Smart Grid) Projects |
| 2.3 |
State-Level Activities Supporting Advanced Smart Grid Deployments |
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| 3 |
Demonstration Projects, Technologies and Operations |
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Common Research Items:
- Purpose of demonstration, trial or test
- Period (project length)
- Targeted # of houses/buildings, substations, or vehicles included
- Targeted energy curtailment or power generation (renewable or nonrenewable)
- Layers: Market segment, application, participants, technology
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| 3.1 |
PHEV/EV Smart Grid Charging |
| 3.1.1-3.1.2 |
(Total 2 Projects) |
| 3.2 |
Self-Healing (Automatic Restorations) Grid |
| 3.2.1-3.2.3 |
(Total 3 Projects) |
| 3.3 |
Renewable Integration (Green Energy) Smart Grid |
| 3.3.1-3.3.5 |
(Total 5 Projects) |
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Common Research Items for 3.4-3.5:
- State, City
- Project Leader
- Project Title & Description
- ARRA Funding |
| 3.4 |
Energy Storage Demonstration Projects: 16 Total |
| 3.5 |
Regional Smart Grid Demonstration Projects: 16 Total |
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| 4 |
Standards: Now & Future |
| 4.1 |
Big Picture & Scenario (Current & Future Directions) |
| 4.2 |
Standards for Electric Vehicle Integration |
| 4.2.1 |
SAE J1772 Connector Standard |
| 4.2.2 |
Data Communications Standards and Use Cases for PEV Interactions |
| 4.3 |
Standards for Demand Response |
| 4.3.1 |
OpenADR |
| 4.3.2 |
Home DR and Smart Appliances |
| 4.4 |
T&D Smart Grid Standards for Data Integration and P2P Communications |
| 4.5 |
Standards for Energy Storage and Renewable Integration |
| 4.6 |
IP and Wireless Communications Standards |
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| 5 |
Market Trends: 2009-2015 |
| 5.1 |
Total Market Forecast |
| 5.2 |
Market Forecast by Segments |
| 5.2.1 |
PEV Integration and Smart Charging |
| 5.2.2 |
In-Home Demand Response (DR) Products |
| 5.3 |
Self-Healing (Automatic Restoration) Grid |
| 5.4 |
Renewable Integration (Green Energy) Smart Grid Technologies |
| 5.5 |
Smart Grid Timeline (Directions) 2010-2011, 2012-2013, 2014-2015, Beyond 2016
Layer (Home DR, EV Charging, Self-Healing Grid, Renewable Integration Grid) |
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| 6 |
Emerging and Developing Areas: Activity & Strategy |
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Common Research Items for 6.1-6.8:
- Contact: Location, Tel#, URL
- Technology Development
- Deployment (Products, Services)
- Strategic Alliance(s)
- Market Perception or Researcher Analysis
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| 6.1 |
Plug-In Electric Vehicle (PEV) Smart Charging |
| 6.1.1-6.1.7 |
(Total 7 Companies) |
| 6.2 |
In-Home Demand Response Devices/Controllers |
| 6.2.1-6.2.6 |
(Total 6 Companies) |
| 6.3 |
Smart Appliances |
| 6.3.1-6.3.2 |
(Total 2 Companies) |
| 6.4 |
Distribution Automation (DA) Communications |
| 6.4.1-6.4.6 |
(Total 6 Companies) |
| 6.5 |
Self-Healing (Automatic Restoration) Grid Devices |
| 6.5.1-6.5.8 |
(Total 8 Companies) |
| 6.6 |
Advanced Control-Center Systems |
| 6.6.1-6.6.5 |
(Total 5 Companies) |
| 6.7 |
Power Quality & Flow Control |
| 6.7.1-6.7.9 |
(Total 9 Companies) |
| 6.8 |
Energy Storage Systems |
| 6.8.1-6.8.5 |
(Total 5 Companies) |
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| Appendix A: |
U.S. Energy Storage Demonstration Projects: 16 Total |
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| Appendix B: |
U.S. Regional Smart Grid Demonstration Projects: 16 Total |
Table of Figures
| Figure 1-1: |
Emerging End-to-End Smart Grid Infrastructure: From the Point of Power Generation to the Consumer |
| Figure 2-1: |
U.S. Smart Grid Technology Spending Breakdown |
| Figure 4-1: |
Smart Charging: Common Communication Between PEV and Grid |
| Figure 5-1: |
U.S. Plug-in EV Sales Forecast (Units) |
| Figure 5-2: |
U.S. Smart Charging Station Forecast (Units) |
| Figure 5-3: |
Home DR Forecast (Units) |
| Figure 5-4: |
Home DR Forecast (Revenue) |
| Figure 5-5: |
Self-Healing (Automation Restoration) Grid (Revenue) |
| Figure 5-6: |
Renewable Integration (Green Energy) Smart Grid Technologies (Revenue) |
Table of Tables
| Table 2-1: |
Targeted Development Technologies and Funding Levels |
| Table 2-2: |
Top 10 States with Smart Grid Technology Investment Grants |
| Table 2-3: |
Pending SG-Related Legislation
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| Table 4-1: |
NIST Timeline for SG Standards |
| Table 4-2: |
Charge Method Electrical Ratings (North America), as Defined by SAE J1772 |
| Table 4-3: |
Other SAE Standards for PEVs under NIST Review |
| Table 4-4: |
Developing PEV Use Cases (Scenarios) |
| Table 4-5: |
NIST-Identified Applicable Smart Grid HAN Standards |
| Table 4-6: |
Top 3 Smart Distribution Grid Standards |
| Table 5-1: |
U.S. Plug-in EV Sales Forecast (Units) |
| Table 5-2: |
U.S. Smart Charging Station Forecast (Units) |
| Table 5-3: |
Home DR Foreacst (Units) |
| Table 5-4: |
Home DR Forecast (Revenue) |
| Table 5-5: |
Self-Healing (Automatic Restoration) Grid (Revenue) |
| Table 5-6: |
Renewable Integration (Green Energy) Smart Grid Technologies (Revenue) |
| Table 5-7: |
Inadequate Energy Stoarge in the U.S. Grid (2009) |
| Table 5-8: |
Energy Storage System (ESS) Technologies and Candidate Applications |
| Table 5-9: |
U.S. Variable Generation Capacity, Wind and Solar (2009 vs. 2018 projected) |
U.S. Smart Grid, Beyond the Smart Meter: Smart Grid Demonstrations, Technology Development and Future Outlook for Green Grid (Renewable Integration), Self-Healing Grid (Automatic Restoration), & Electric-Powered Automotive Grid (Smart Charging) (March 2010) is 111 pages and is available as a Hard Print Edition for $1,800 USD, a PDF Single-Departmental License for $2,295 USD and a PDF Corporate-Wide License for $3,295 USD.
For more information or to order the report, contact Rob Smith at 1-408-453-5553
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