Colorado Public Utility Commission

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Colorado Public Utility Commission

• April 9, 2009

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Table of Contents
About GridPoint Vision People Expertise Online
Customer Progression Smart Grid City Products and
Solutions Stimulus Plan
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About GridPoint

• Our Mission
• At GridPoint, our mission is to make the Smart
  Grid a reality by aligning the interests of
  electric utilities, consumers and the environment
  

• 2003
• Founded by Peter Corsell to fuel adoption of
  renewable energy

• 2006
• Commercial deployments begin
• Partnered with Goldman Sachs to market to
  electric utilities

• 2008
• Acquisition of V2Green, EVM, Smart Charging
• Xcel Energy SmartGridCity phase 1 launch

• 2009
• Total funding to date over 220M
• Xcel Energy Smart Grid CityTM phase 2 launch

• Our ExperienceXcel Energy SmartGridCity
  (Boulder, CO)
• First major U.S. deployment of an integrated
  Smart Grid
• GP Software platform will aggregate and manage a
  network of distributed energy resources that
  controls load, stores energy, and produces power

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GridPoint Vision

• GridPoint is the pioneer of an innovative smart
  grid platform that empowers utilities to achieve
  business objectives by
• optimizing electrical grid management,
• increasing grid reliability,
• enabling the adoption of advanced grid
  technologies,
• promoting environmental stewardship

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People Expertise
Diverse people expertise and associated project
team roles to provide a full-spectrum utility
programmatic offering
Roles
Deliverables

• Smart Grid Roadmap Vision
• Operational and Financial Models

Utility Industry Strategy Consultants
Electric Utility Industry
Marketing Specialists

• Online Interactive
• Marketing Programs
• Customer Enrollment
• Customer Support

Solution Architects
Power Engineering
Customer Experience

• Power Electronics
• Distributed Generation Renewables Integration
• Distributed Storage (Residential, Vehicle,
  Substation, etc.)

Hardware Engineers
Software Engineers
Systems Integration Project Management

• Online/Web Services
• Utility Enterprise Systems
• 3rd Party CPE Equipment
• Project Planning Issue Management

Process Analysts
Project Managers
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Online Customer Progression
Full spectrum of online capabilities with an
incremental upgrade path for the utility and
value-added opt-in programs for the consumer

• Opt-ins for recommended home energy devices and
  program participation
• Energy efficiency
• Load management
• Dynamic rates
• Energy budgeting
• Environmental programs
• Online energy management of home energy devices
• Advanced energy analytics and diagnostics based
  on interval home energy data

• Customer energy analytics, tools, recommendations
  based on
• Customer-provided household and energy
  information
• Utility-provided billing and consumption data
• 3rd party demographic information
• Community-level analytics and collaboration tools

• UTILITY.com customer portal
• Online account management
• Energy content and education

AMI / Demographic Data
Traditional metersNo new hardware
HAN Devices / CPE
Horizontal capabilities proactive
notifications, alerts, reporting, portal
mobility, content syndication
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Xcel Energy Smart Grid City

• Web-enabled Visibility and Control beyond the
  meter
• Home Energy Manager Basic

HEM Expanded Plus Solar Battery Backup
HEM Expanded Plus PHEV
Battery Storage Renewable Integration
HEM Expanded
Customer Energy Knowledge and Empowerment
PHEV Control
In-Home Circuit Level Control
HEM Climate
Home Energy Manager Basic
In-Home T Stat Control
Daily Consumption Carbon Calculator Energy
FAQs Survey
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GridPoint Solution Suite
In Home Gateways
Thermostats
HAN
Wi
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Fi
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LowPan
WAN
Home Broadband
Load Control And Measure
ZigBee Repeaters
Mesh Network
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GridPoint Stimulus Plan

• GridPoint Objective
• Provide turnkey Smart Grid Deployment Programs to
  enable UTILITY to secure ARRA funds for Smart
  Grid programs deployable in the near-term
• GridPoint Approach
• Omnibus proposal with broad selection of
  turnkey smart grid solutions, enabling UTILITY to
  select the most appropriate to match corporate
  and regional objectives
• Strong coalition of best-in-class technology
  companies, environmental and social advocacies,
  and regulatory advisors, combined with our direct
  experience in the countrys first Smart Grid City
  in Boulder, CO to ensure program success
• Program direction by Steve Hauser, President
  Emeritus of GridWise, recognized throughout the
  industry as one of the nations leading Smart
  Grid experts