Office of Electricity Transmission and Distribution

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• Office of Electricity Transmission and
  Distribution
• September
• 2003
• Marshall Reed
• U.S. Department of Energy

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What is the Office of Electric Transmission and
Distribution

• A new Program Office like EERE and FE
• Reports to the Under Secretary
• Derives funding from EWD programs only

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How We Got Here
It is a plan to modernize our electricity
delivery system. It is a plan which is needed
now. It is needed for economic security. It is
needed for national security George W. Bush
February 6, 2003
September 2002
May 2002
May 2001
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Recent Major Blackouts
Detroit 00
Midwest, Canada, New York - Aug. 03
West Coast 96
New York 99
Chicago 99
Detroit 00
Texas 03
Northern California 01
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Delaware 99
West Coast 96
San Francisco 00
San Francisco 00
New York 99
Atlanta 99
Atlanta 99
Delaware 99
New Orleans 99
New Orleans 99
Chicago 99
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Major Transmission Bottlenecks
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Need for U.S. DOE Leadership

• Past grid studies remain un-implemented
• Electric system essential for U.S. economic and
  national security
• Neutral facilitator of solutions that benefit
  the entire country federal agencies, regions,
  states, and consumers

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OETD Mission
To lead a national effort to modernize and expand
Americas electricity delivery system to ensure
economic and national security.
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OETD Structure
Office of the Director
Electric Power Systems Operations and Analysis
Program
Electric Power Systems RD Program
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Electric Power System RD

• Transmission Systems
• Including high capacity conductors
• Distribution and Integration
• Including interconnection of distributed energy
• Electricity Storage
• Superconductivity

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Electric Power System Operations and Analysis

• Electricity Policy Modeling and Analysis
• Provide check/balance to the FERC
• Electricity Restructuring
• Electricity Import/Exports
• Including Presidential permits
• Power Marketing Administration Liaison

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National Electric System Vision and Roadmap
Process
Pathways to Success
Vision
Implementation
Roadmap
RDD Regulations Market Designs
TechnologiesMarkets Policies
Action Agenda
Goals
Priorities
Partnerships
Industry Tomorrow
Industry Today
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Who Will Our Partners Be

• Electricity Consumers
• Electric and Gas Utilities
• Independent System Operators
• Equipment Manufacturers
• IT Companies

• State Agencies
• Other Federal Agencies
• Canada, Mexico, and other countries
• Trade Associations
• Environmental and Labor Groups

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Conclusions

• Modernizing and expanding Americas electric
  delivery system is a Presidential priority
• DOE leadership is needed now to implement
  solutions that benefit all stakeholders
• New Office of Electric TD is focused on both
  near and long term needs
• National vision and roadmap process key to
  building stronger public-private partnerships

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Advanced Conductors

• Evaluation of 3M Advanced Composite Conductor
• The Aluminum Matrix Composite (AMC) conductor as
  a replacement conductor can double the capacity
  of existing lines
• DOE/ORNL funded 3M to develop the AMC starting in
  1998
• ORNL and 3M will evaluate the conductor in high
  current tests at ORNL, and field tests at WAPA
• Cost could confine initial use to niche
  applications and upgrades of short, strategic
  lines

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Communications and Controls
Enables aggregated control of integrated systems
across multiple sites
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Energy Storage
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Superconductivity Goals

• Wires HTS wires will carry 100 times the current
  without the resistance losses of
  comparable-diameter copper wire.
• Equipment HTS equipment is half the size of
  conventional alternatives with the same power
  rating, and has only half the energy losses.