What Is The Smart Grid Vision?The Digital Age Fully Merges with the Electric

Grid

The Electric Grid Becomes Far More Nimble

We Leverage Electric Supply to Displace Carbon

Consumers are Empowered Think Complete Energy Pie

Selected Smart Grid ComponentsSmart Meters & Dynamic Pricing

Distribution Automation, the “Nimble Grid”

Energy Storage

Vehicle to Grid

The Big Picture

Today’s Grid Built to Accommodate Ever Increasing Peak Demand

The Meter Hasn’t Changed A Lot Since…

Smart Homes, Smart Consumers

Managing the Total Energy Pie

Distribution AutomationA self-healing grid will entail deploying and

integrating multiple technologies and applications.

Distribution systems will incorporate advanced sensors, outage management tools, distributed energy resources, automation, and advanced reconfiguration.

Substation automation offers new levels of real-time data to monitor system operations and equipment conditions.

The Smart Grid PaybackGreater Asset Utilization Peak shaving Reduced utility operating costs

Enhanced Reliability Outage Restoration Self healing grid

Reduced Carbon Emissions Electric vehicles Electric storage and geothermal space heating

Accelerated Distributed Generation Small scale renewables