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AlexPortilla,Manager,GridInnovationPacificGasandElectricCompany(PG&E)April18,2018
OpportunitiesintheChangingEnergySystemChile-CaliforniaCleanEnergyConference
IntroductiontoPG&E
CompanyFacts§ Fortune200companylocatedinSanFrancisco,CA
§ $17.1Binoperatingrevenuesin2017§ Over20,000employees
EnergySupply§ Servicesto16Mpeople:
• 5.4MElectricaccounts
• 4.3MNaturalGasaccounts§ Peakelectricitydemand:Approx.21,000MW
§ Approx.69%ofPG&E’selectricsupplycomesfrom
non-greenhousegasemittingfacilities(2016)
ServiceTerritory§ 70,000sq.mileswithdiversetopography§ 125,000circuitmilesofelectricT&DLines
§ 800DistributionSubstationsand3,200DistributionFeeders
PG&EEnergyPortfolio(2016)
TheCaliforniaEnergyLandscapeisChangingRapidly
Environmentalleadershippolicies
DriversofChange
Environmentalleadershippolicies
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California is Targeting:
50% renewables by 2030
1.5M electric vehicles by 2025
1.3GW Battery Storage by 2024
California Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goals and Historic Emissions*
Million metric tons CO2e
2020 2030 2015 2025
AB 32 requires California to return to 1990 levels by 2020
SB 32 requires at least 40% below 1990
levels by 2030
Historic Emissions
Ag. & Forestry Res. & Comm.
Transportation
Electricity Generation
Industrial
TheCaliforniaEnergyLandscapeisChangingRapidly
DriversofChange
-73%in6Yrs.
Environmentalleadershippolicies
Rapidlyadvancingtechnology
15₵/kWh
$30,000
RooftopSolar
Lithium-ionPrices
TheCaliforniaEnergyLandscapeisChangingRapidly
DriversofChange
ElectricVehicles
Environmentalleadershippolicies
Increasingcustomerchoiceandengagement
Rapidlyadvancingtechnology 350k
(3,000MW)CustomerSolar
150KElectricVehicles
TheCaliforniaEnergyLandscapeisChangingRapidly
DriversofChange
Power Plants
Smart Grid functionality restores the balance
Hydro Power Plants
Nuclear Power Plants
Natural Gas Generators Transmission Lines
Distribution Substations
Plug-in Electric Vehicles
Rooftop Solar
Solar Farms / Power Plants
Wind Farms
Electric Grid Customers
Utility-scale Storage
Distributed Storage
Traditionally,thegridhasoperatedbytransportingelectricityinonedirection,fromgenerationthroughtransmissionanddistributionlinestocustomers,butchangesarecoming
ElectricGridEvolution
GridModernizationinthecontextofDERGrowth
• EnablingDERgrowthandDERgridserviceswillrequireincrementalinvestmentontopoffoundationalinvestmentsnecessaryforsafetyandreliability.
• AdditionalDERbenefitsdependuponandleveragethefoundationalgridinvestments.
KeyCapabilitiesfortheDistributionSystemOperator
SituationalawarenessofDERcontributions,flexibilityand“hiddenload”
3ProactivelycontrollingDERtohelpmanagetheelectricnetworkandmaintainreliability
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AdvancedforecastingandalertingforoperationalimpactsduetoDER
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AnIntegratedGridPlatformwillbeneededtoenhancethesafetyandreliabilityofahighDERpenetrationgridandenablevaluecreationforallcustomersfromDER
