URGENCY VISION SUCCESS VALUE DISTINCTION

Smart GridTransforming the energy market

URGENCY

Smart Grid

• Recapitalization of the electric grid is underway($1 trillion in 10 years)

• Distribution and transmission• Understanding the

technology and business models is critical

• Utilities, transportation agencies and ancillary industries will be transformed

• Greater penetration of alternative energy requires a smart grid

VISION

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Smart Grid

• Clean, resilient, domestic, abundant, secure, reliable, sustainable and affordable energy enabled by innovations in markets, technology and policies

• Self-sustaining solutions to meet present needs without compromising future generations and their needs

• Flexible implementation to provide more choices

Plug-in Vehicle

Demand Response

Zero Energy HomeDistributed Utility

Fossil Fuels Nuclear

Solar Wind

SUCCESS

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Smart Grid

• Innovation, demonstration and validation

• Integration of products, processes and policies on both sides of the meter

• Sustainable technology development

VALUE

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Smart Grid

• Access to early-stage information and involvement in technology development

• Leverage the benefit of government-funded initiatives

• Participate in a new multi-disciplinary area with a short timeframe to commercialization

• Create next generation of energy experts

DISTINCTION

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Smart Grid

• Top tier engineering, policy, law, architecture and business schools

• End-to-end collaborative, multi-disciplinary approach

• Access to test beds of all scales and new products• Nano to macro

School of Architecture

School of Law

URGENCY VISION SUCCESS VALUE DISTINCTION

Smart Grid

Ultimate goal: Clean, resilient, domestic, abundant, secure, reliable, sustainable and

affordable energy