PG&E EPIC Update Dan Gilani 11/8/2019 Electric Operations
EPIC 1 & 2 Highlights 2
EPIC 1 & 2 Highlights Furthering DER Integration • Utility-scale battery capabilities for market participation & distribution peak-shaving - ( EPIC 1.01 & 1.02 ) • Foundational DER Management System (DERMS) requirements - ( EPIC 2.02 ) • Smart Inverter (SI) demonstration and support of policy & standards development - ( EPIC 2.03A ) • Analytical & cost-effective methods for meter phase identification - ( EPIC 2.14 ) Furthering Transportation Electrification • Optimization tool for Direct Current Fast Charger (DCFC) placement - ( EPIC 1.25 ) • Demonstration of Vehicle to Home (V2H) technology - ( EPIC 2.03B ) • Demonstration of EV submetering and support of CPUC’s position on submetering protocol - ( EPIC 1.22 ) Enhancing Distribution Planning • Improvements to demand forecasting - ( EPIC 2.23 ) • Optimization tool to target customers for Non-Wires Alternative (NWA) solutions - ( EPIC 2.22 ) Enhancing System Restoration • Decision support system to improve the efficiency of restoration work plan development - ( EPIC 2.10 ) Furthering Wildfire Resiliency • Solutions that use radio frequency data to predict asset failures - (EPIC 2.34) 3
EPIC 3 – Wave 1 • PG&E’s EPIC 3 Application included 43 projects • 14 projects were identified for the first wave of execution (details below) • Launch of wave 1 projects began in Dec 2018; remaining wave 1 projects to be launched by Q1 2020 4
In-Flight EPIC 3 Projects 5
3.03 – Advanced DERMS & ADMS ❶ Issue / Gap Addressed ❷ Objective ❸ Profile Timing As Distributed Energy Resource (DER) Develop a DERMS head-end system Launched Q2 2019 penetration increases, the and associated interfaces for DER Customer Benefits development and deployment of a telemetry & control and demonstrate centralized DER Management System this system on: 1) an operational Increase Improve Reduce Costs Safety Reliability (DERMS) will be required to monitor, remote grid and 2) on-grid DERs ✓ ✓ ✓ control and optimize the dispatch of participating in a Non-Wire Alternative DERs to support utility efforts to (NWA) project. Project Type | Value Chain safely and efficiently manage the Renewables & DER Integration | grid. Grid Operations / Market Design, Distribution, Demand-Side Management, Transmission 6
3.11 – Location Targeted DERs ❶ Issue / Gap Addressed ❷ Objective ❸ Profile Timing Demand for microgrids is increasing. Configure the Arcata- Eureka airport’s Launched Q1 2019 While Behind-the-Meter (BTM) local microgrid controller to integrate Customer Benefits microgrids are well-understood, the microgrid into PG&E’s distribution there have not been Front-of-the- network and enable Distribution Increase Improve Reduce Costs Safety Reliability Meter (FTM), multi-customer Control Center visibility and control of ✓ ✓ ✓ microgrids enabled through PG&E- the microgrid. Develop scalable and owned distribution assets. There is a replicable approaches to planning, Project Type | Value Chain need to develop standards for designing, deploying and operating Renewables & DER Integration | integrating multi-customer multi-customer microgrids. Grid Operations / Market Design, microgrids. Distribution, Demand-Side Management 7
3.15 – Proactive Wire Down Mitigation ❶ Issue / Gap Addressed ❷ Objective ❸ Profile Timing Energized wires down events have Demonstrate Rapid Earth Fault Current Launched Q4 2018 the potential to cause fire ignition. Limiter (REFCL) technology at a PG&E Customer Benefits substation serving a high fire-risk area, to assess its effectiveness at automatic Increase Improve Reduce Costs Safety Reliability current reduction in wires down ✓ ✓ events, with the goal of drastically reducing the likelihood of wires down Project Type | Value Chain events causing wildfires. Grid Modernization and Optimization| Grid Operations / Market Design, Distribution Normal Ground Fault With REFCL Technology 8
3.20 – Data Analytics for Predictive Maintenance ❶ Issue / Gap Addressed ❷ Objective ❸ Profile Timing Assets experience wear and tear, and Leverage GIS, weather, SmartMeter TM , Launched Q2 2019 eventually break down. Heuristics SCADA and other data to develop and Customer Benefits regarding expected useful life and demonstrate analytical models that level of utilization are currently predict when maintenance will be Increase Improve Reduce Costs Safety Reliability applied in maintenance scheduling. needed for distribution assets. ✓ ✓ ✓ There is opportunity to improve current practices by leveraging Project Type | Value Chain existing data sources to help detect Grid Modernization and Optimization| signs of near-failure equipment. Grid Operations / Market Design, Distribution 9
Upcoming EPIC 3 Projects (Planned Q4 2019 Launch) 10
3.27 – Multi-Purpose Meter ❶ Issue / Gap Addressed ❷ Objective ❸ Profile Timing PG&E has over 5 million Develop the “docking station” for SmartMeters TM deployed in the field Expected to Launch Q4 2019 PG&E’s Next Generation Meter that Customer Benefits and anticipates to replace 2.4M demonstrates the capability of meters over the next 30 years. modularizing hardware components Increase Improve Reduce Costs Safety Reliability Existing SmartMeters TM have and measuring energy consumption of ✓ ✓ functional limitations for modern day multiple customers or multiple uses at applications (i.e. sub-metering) and the same premise. Project Type | Value Chain have high replacement costs due to Customer Service and Enablement| failure of meter components and Grid Operations / Market Design, associated truck rolls for individual Distribution meters. 11
3.29 – Advanced Customer Bill Calculator ❶ Issue / Gap Addressed ❷ Objective ❸ Profile Timing As DER penetration continues to Develop an integrated online tool with Expected to Launch Q4 2019 increase, more customers will a streamlined graphical user interface Customer Benefits become increasingly engaged and to allow customers to more easily want to optimize their bills. understand how behavioral changes Increase Improve Reduce Costs Safety Reliability Currently, multiple stand-alone and technology investments may affect ✓ single-purpose tools are available, their energy bills. and these tools are targeted towards Project Type | Value Chain mass-market and only allow for Customer Service and Enablement | simple rate analyses. Grid Operations / Market Design 12
3.32 – System Harmonics for Power Quality Investigations ❶ Issue / Gap Addressed ❷ Objective ❸ Profile Timing Harmonics issues on the grid Demonstrate the use of modern SmartMeters TM to detect, investigate Expected to Launch Q4 2019 negatively impact customer Customer Benefits equipment operation and can also and mitigate harmonic issues on the damage utility assets. Higher distribution system. Increase Improve Reduce Costs Safety Reliability incidence of harmonics issues is ✓ ✓ anticipated with increased DER penetration. Currently, PG&E is Project Type | Value Chain notified of potential issues through Customer Service and Enablement | customer complaints, and dispatches Grid Operations / Market Design, troublemen/engineers to install Distribution, Transmission monitors on-site and collect data. 13
3.43 – Momentary Outage Analytics ❶ Issue / Gap Addressed ❷ Objective ❸ Profile PG&E SmartMeters TM provide alarm Timing Develop analytical models that use Expected to Launch Q4 2019 traps related to the meter’s health AMI momentary events and trap Customer Benefits and status during abnormal system alarms to identify issues with customer conditions. This information is service drops, distribution equipment, Increase Improve Reduce Costs Safety Reliability currently only used to troubleshoot and intermittent vegetation contact. ✓ ✓ ✓ individual meters. There is an opportunity to utilize this semi-real Project Type | Value Chain time data to develop algorithms that Grid Modernization and Optimization | can potentially identify the sources Grid Operations / Market Design, of the momentary outages to enable Distribution predictive maintenance. 14
Next Steps • Continue Execution of EPIC 3 Wave 1 • Bid opportunities will be posted on PG&E’s website here • Potentially Launch EPIC 3 Wave 2 • Launch of Wave 2 contingent on CPUC approval to access the remaining 1/3 of program funds • 29 projects remaining from PG&E’s EPIC 3 Investment Plan • Short list of candidate projects will be presented at a public workshop, to gather stakeholder input and further flesh out plans before projects are selected and launched • ~4-6 projects will be selected 15
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