Energy Storage for the Grid New York Association for Energy Economics (NYAEE) July 25, 2013 1
Con Edison in the Forefront of Energy Storage Proposed in 1962 2000 MW Pumped Storage Abandoned 2
Load Shaping and Demand Control Hourly Demand (MW) 1 Hour of event day Baseline With DR 24 3
Provide Safe, Reliable, and Cost Effective Energy Storage (ES) Solutions for the Grid Presentation Overview Review of ES Technology High Valued Applications Overview of Con Edison ES Projects Location Impacts What Utilities Need to Integrate ES Into the Grid 4
Factors that Impact The Value of ES: Technology Application Location 5
Energy Storage Technologies Lead-Acid Lithium ion Flow batteries Molten salt batteries Flywheel CAES Pumped Hydro Varied Options Pre Commercial Specs and Protocols not Established Long Term Reliability not Demonstrated Cost Effective - Not Yet Thermal Storage 6
LI-ION BATTERY PACK COST AND PRODUCTION 7
Cost is One Consideration Cost Cycle Life Ideal Battery Power Density Safety Energy Density 8
The Roles of Storage on the Grid Bulk Storage Bulk Storage Distributed Storage Edge of Grid Storage Edge of Grid Storage Customer Premise Storage 2013 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved. Customer Premise 1 Storage 9
Grid Application Power quality Power reliability Bulk storage Volt/VAR control Upgrade deferral Peak shaving Load leveling Community energy storage Frequency regulation Spinning reserves Emergency backup power Wind firming Wind integration PV integration 10
Load Demand and Projections System is planned to: Customer, Network, & Coincident Transmission Peaks CECONY Service Area Load Duration Curve Load(MW) 13,600 13,000 12,400 11,800 11,200 10,600 10,000 9,400 8,800 8,200 7,600 7,000 6,400 5,800 Load Range (MW) Number of Hours 4,447 5,001 6,001 7,001 8,001 9,001 10,001 11,001 12,001 13,001 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 9,000 10,000 11,000 12,000 13,000 13,189 664 1,596 2,102 2,587 883 517 255 120 29 7 Solar helps but it s not the answer Solar is generally coincident with the system (transmission) peak Solar is not coincident with residential customer peak Experience shows little to no solar impact on demand portion of C&I customers bills 5,200 4,600 4,000 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 Number of Hours 11
Delivery Rates and Cost Recovery Some Electric Rate Components Demand Charges: $20 - $40/kW/month Energy Supply: $0.03 - $0.08/kWhr Demand Response ConEd $5/kW/month NYISO $12/kW/month 12
Con Edison Energy Storage Projects Nickel Zinc Flow Assisted Battery CCNY Energy Institute Storage integrated with PV DOE Stimulus Grant Demonstration Project Transportable Li-Ion Energy Storage System Electrovaya and NYSERDA EOS Zinc Air Demonstration NYSERDA Project to Demonstrate Low Cost, Safe, Reliable and Long Life Battery 13
Flow Assisted Zinc Anode Battery Reduces Dentrites 100 KWh integrated into building service Zinc is cheap, nontoxic and widely accessible CCNY Nickel Zinc Battery 14
Electric Vehicle Charger, PV & Battery Storage Integration GreenStations integrating Electric Vehicle charging Battery charging and discharging Photovoltaics Peak Shaving Monitoring and control of multiple GreenStations via Network Operations Center (NOC) Near real-time energy and demand monitoring Near real-time targeted demand response 15
7 Eleven Queens GridSynergy TM Execution GreenStation TM 40kW, 150kWh, Smart Controller, with L2 EV charging Solar Panels on roof EV Charging Level 2
Peak shaving example Avoided Actual Panel Load Battery Charge / Discharge Solar PV 10kW system *First SSGU system of its kind installed in Queens, NY
Transportable Energy Storage System (TESS) Demonstration Co-funding from NYSERDA, Electrovaya and Con Edison Battery Room Electrical Control Room (contains PCS/transformer) Fire Suppressant Tank HVAC Transportable Energy Storage System. Trailer Bed 800 kwhr Storage Capacity, 500 kw Power Rating 40 x 8 x 12 ½ ft trailer weighing 60,000 lbs Batteries, PCS, HVAC, Fire detection/suppression systems integrated within a transportable container Connection at customer voltage levels Programmable to charge off peak and discharge during peak load periods 18
TESS Applications and Benefits Grid support and emergency backup Infrastructure Upgrade Deferral e.g. Distribution Transformer Sensitive sites - No emissions, Less noise Energy Cost Savings buy power at off peak Installed Capacity NYC region values are higher Power Quality Voltage Sags, interruptions 19
Meeting with FDNY Introduce the Project Overview Safety by design Fire suppression system First Response Guide Get FDNY input and guidance Hazard Risk Analysis 20
EOS Zinc Air Battery Demonstration DEMONSTRATE A 6KW BATTERY SYSTEM AT A CON EDISON OWNED FACILITY TESTING TO EVALUATE KEY PERFORMANCE METRICS DEVELOP USE CASE TO DOCUMENT BENEFITS 21
Other Energy Storage Projects AES 8 MW Li-Ion Johnson City, NYS AEP Fleet of 80 25 kw Li- Ion CES Ice Storage at Durst, Barclay, Credit Suisse, Bank of America and Verizon Buildings Demand Energy 100kW ALA at Barclay Towers, NYC 22
Value of Demonstration Understand permitting and site prep issues Verify technical capability Real cost of operating and maintaining the system Develop decision-making tools Evaluate cost benefits Obtain operational experience Evaluate environmental benefits Evaluate use in Emergencies 23
Location Impacts Regional/State Regulatory/Policy Uncertainty Zones - Value of Services e.g. Installed Capacity Municipal Requirements DOB, FDNY Utility Grid - Con Edison highly congested, networked, and underground Space Constraints Interconnections Load Profile and Duration Thermal load Relief 24
What Utilities Need Economic Decision Tools Tailored for Energy Storage EPRI s ES Valuation Tool is a Good Start Uniform Performance Protocols and Standards Uniform way of measuring, quantifying, and reporting the performance of ES in various applications Standard Specifications for ES Procurement ES Systems that Are Grid Integration Ready 25
Q&A 26