DOE Interconnection Activities Presented by: Eric M' Lightner, Program Manager Electric Distribution

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DOE Interconnection ActivitiesPresented
byEric M. Lightner, Program ManagerElectric
Distribution/GridWiseOffice of Electricity
Delivery and Energy ReliabilityU.S. Department
of EnergyJune 15, 2006 Carmel, IN
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Overview

• Office of Electricity Delivery Energy
  Reliability (OE)
• Mission Organizational Structure
• Funding Profiles
• Electric Distribution RD
• Current Interconnection Activities
• Interconnection Standards/Implementation
• Advanced Distribution Operating Concepts
• EPACT 2005 Section 1254 Interconnection
• Contact/Web Info

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Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy
Reliability
Mission
Lead national efforts to modernize the electric
grid, enhance security and reliability of the
energy infrastructure, and facilitate recovery
from disruptions to energy supply.
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Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy
Reliability
Office of the Director
Resource Management Staff
Site Office
Permitting, Siting, Analysis (PSA)
Infrastructure Security Emergency Response
(ISER)
Research Development (RD)

• Visualization and Controls
• High Temperature Superconductivity
• Energy Storage and Power Electronics
• Distributed Systems

• Modeling and Analysis
• Electric Markets Technical Assistance
• Electricity Exports/ Presidential Permits
• Power Marketing Administration Liaison

• Energy Infrastructure Protection
• State/Local Govt Partnerships
• Training and Exercises
• Visualization
• Critical/Vulnerability Assessment
• Emergency response support

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OE Funding Summary
(000)
Including the Distributed Energy Program
budget, previously part of the DOE EERE

• FY07 Congressional Budget Request
• 96M requested for RD (same level as FY06
  request)

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Electric Distribution RD

• Electric Distribution Transformation
• Integrating DER and load management to respond to
  customer needs for differentiated electric
  delivery services in power quality and power
  reliability

• GridWise
• Modernizing the grid with sensors/communications/
  IT/controls for an intelligent, secure grid

Interconnection standards and Implementation
Activity
Advanced distribution operating concepts
incorporating DER
Modernize distribution grid infrastructure and
operations, from distribution substations (69 kV
and down) to consumers, with 2-way flow of
electricity and information
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Interconnection Standards/Implementation
Ongoing DOE Activities

• IEEE 1547 Series of Interconnection Standards
• Standards Development
• IEEE 1547 Series of Standards UL 1741
  Interconnection Equipment
• Validation Testing to support Standards
  Development
• Distributed Utility Integration Test
• Regional Implementation
• PJM Small Generation Technical Requirements (2MW
  std approved by FERC, 2-10MW pending further
  testing/monitoring)
• Model interconnection procedures for 0-10 MW
  systems for Mid-Atlantic States approved
  November 05, as part of the Mid-Atlantic
  Distributed Resource Initiative (MADRI)

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Testing to Support Interconnection Standards
Development
Distributed Utility Integration Test (DUIT)

• Anti-islanding tests with multiple DRs to
  statistically assess the probability of islanding
  occurrences under high/low penetration scenarios
• Homogeneous groups
• Small groups
• Progressions (up to 80 penetration)

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Advanced Distribution Operating Concepts
DER integration for Demand Response

• Detroit Edison Advanced Communication Control
  of DER

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Microgrids 2 New Awards in FY06
PoP FY06-08, with advanced controls developed
and demonstrated at laboratory in FY07

• GE Microgrid Energy Management (MEM)
• Partners Rocky Research, NREL
• Develop and demonstrate a MEM framework for a
  broad set of microgrid applications that provides
  a unified controls/protection/energy management
  platform
• University of Wisconsin, Madison CERTS
  Microgrid
• Partners LBNL, SNL, AEP, Tecogen, DE Solutions
• Prioritize, develop, and then demonstrate needed
  additional technology enhancements required to
  optimize microgrid functions, while enhancing
  business cases

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Key EPACT 2005 Provisions for Grid Modernization

• Title XII - Electricity
• Subtitle A Reliability Standards Electric
  Reliability Organization
• Subtitle B Transmission Infrastructure
  Modernization
• Section 1221 Designation of National Interest
  Electric Transmission Corridors
• Subtitle E Amendments to PURPA
• Section 1252 Smart Metering and Demand Response
• Section 1254 - Interconnection
• Title IX Research and Development
• Subtitle B Distributed Energy and Electric
  Energy Systems
• Section 925 Electric TD Programs RDD

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EPACT 2005 Section 1254 Interconnection

• Not later than 1 year after enactment, each
  State regulatory authority and each nonregulated
  electric utility shall consider adoption of an
  interconnection standard

• DOE activities in support of Adoption of
  Standards
• Regional promotion of current best practices on
  interconnection, including model codes developed
  by state regulatory agencies
• PJM Small Generation Technical Requirements
• MADRI Model Interconnection Procedures
• Expand assistance to other regions, such as,
  MISO/OMS for Midwest Interconnection strategy
  development and implementation
• Interconnection of generating facility on
  consumers premises to local distribution
  facilities
• IEEE 1547 Interconnection Standard
  facilitation/development

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Contact Information
Eric M. Lightner Program Manager, Electric
Distribution/GridWise Office of Electricity
Delivery and Energy Reliability Department of
Energy [phone]eric.lightner_at_hq.doe.gov
For more Office/Program information please
see, OE
http//www.oe.energy.gov/ Electric
Distribution/GridWise http//www.electricdistribut
ion.ctc.com/ Distributed Energy
Program http//www.oe.energy.gov/randd/distributed
_energy.htm