2016 Consumer Symposium Distributed Generation: The Next Wave in Consumer Engagement #SGCC2016
Distributed Generation - Panel Amy Wharton, Senior Director of Business Development at Tendril Rachel Meek, Business Efficiency Program Coordinator at Gainesville Regional Utilities Kurt Sweetser, VP of Strategic Alliances and Customer Engagement at Smart Utility Systems Jerry Murphy, Principal Electrical Engineer at Reedy Creek Energy Services/Walt Disney World
INTRODUCTION Who we are 2004 OPERATIONS BOULDER CO DENVER NORTH AMERICA / EUROPE / AUSTRALIA Privately Held 150M 150M in funding to date (VC & Strategic) ACQUIRE ENGAGE ACTIVATE 100+ EMPLOYEES Providing solutions to utilities, new energy providers, and energy product and services companies Copyright 2015 Tendril, Inc. All rights reserved.
OVERVIEW Solutions Behavioral Energy Efficiency Customer Engagement Cross Sell / Up Sell Energy Marketing Community Solar Prospect Conversion MY HOME & OE CPS Copyright 2015 Tendril, Inc. All rights reserved.
PLATFORM OVERVIEW The Tendril Platform Configurable Solutions Embeddable widgets REST API Building Science Behavioral Science Data Science We process 2 terabytes of data every hour Copyright 2015 Tendril, Inc. All rights reserved.
PLATFORM OVERVIEW The most scientific energy software on the planet Physical Science Behavioral Science Energy APIs Energy Analytics Data Science Learning Algorithms Energy Calculators Personalized Actions HOME SIMULATION MODEL Copyright 2015 Tendril, Inc. All rights reserved.
FEED-IN-TARIFF LESSONS LEARNED Rachel Meek Business Efficiency Program Coordinator February 8 th, 2016
Presentation Outline Introduction and Overview NEM vs FIT GRU s FIT Lessons Learned Summary
Gainesville Regional Utilities Municipally-owned Utility Electric, natural gas, water, wastewater, telecom 93,000 customers 421 MW Peak 533 MW Capacity
NEM VS FIT
NEM Challenges Customer s Perspective Net metering benefits limited to whomever has the utility account (not necessarily the property owner) Does not create cash flow for financing GRU/City of Gainesville Perspective Reduces local tax revenues (City & County) Reduces Utility revenues System size limited to circuit rating of building Payments not equal among customer rate classes
Feed-In Tariff Addresses All of These Issues Predictable, performance-based financial arrangements Creates opportunity for creative business models that can capture tax benefits for customers Improves financial feasibility of solar PV for all customer rate classes No impact to local utility or tax revenues
GRU S FIT
Implemented first European style Solar Feed-in Tariff Provides grid interconnection and must take provisions Involves a separate supply-oriented meter Designed to ensure profitability to owner for investment Different prices offered based on roof mount versus ground mount (not over asphalt, concrete or other non-porous surface)
FIT Pricing Schedule Contract Entered into Under This Policy During Calendar Year Residential or Small Commercial Commercial Roof or Ground Mount Roof, Pavement or Ground Mount 10kW or Less Fixed Rate $/kwh Over Life of Contract >10 kw to 300 kw - or - 10 < Ground Mounted < 25 kw Commercial Non-Building or Non-Pavement Mounted Over 25 kw 2009 $0.32 $0.32 $0.26 2010 $0.32 $0.32 $0.26 2011 $0.32 $0.29 $0.24 2012 $0.24 $0.22 $0.19 2013 $0.21 $0.18 $0.15 2014 Suspended Suspended Suspended 2015 Suspended Suspended Suspended 2016 Suspended Suspended Suspended
FIT Format 20 year fixed price by contract Cap of 4 MW per year to manage rate impact Limit ground mount systems to 1 MW per year per location
LESSONS LEARNED
Lessons Learned Reservation management Selling of capacity reservation not allowed No change of size, location, or owner Engineering concerns with impact of large systems Especially with small or constrained circuits Required a non-binding agreement for systems installed on leased property
SUMMARY
Program Stats 18.5 MW installed 259 Systems installed 166 commercial (17.8 MW) 93 residential (651 kw) Average monthly production 1,927,568 kwh (2015)
Great Side Benefits Media attention Chamber of Commerce embrace of environmental technologies as part of Innovation Gainesville Recognition as #1 Florida Utility for energy efficiency by Money Magazine, #7 Greenest City in US by Daily Beast
Contact Information: Rachel Meek meekrd@gru.com (352)393-1484
Smart Utility Systems Company Overview Power Gas Water January 29, 2016 CONFIDENTIAL
Company Overview Smart Utility Systems (SUS) is the #1 fastest growing SaaS/cloud based platform addressing Energy Sustainability & Water Conservation challenges by focused on delivering Smart Customer Engagement, Smart Mobile Workforce, and Smart Analytics to the Energy and Utility industry. WHO WE ARE Established in 2009, headquartered in Southern California; 360+ employees AWARDS #1 Customer Engagement integrated platform /solution in utilities addressing Electric, Water, Gas PARTNERSHIPS 2015 Smart Grid Product of Year Award - Named hottest company to watch in Smart Grid with over 200% annual growth Management with several hundred years of collective utility experience along with strong technology team Energy and Utilities Industry commitment - SUS only works with Utilities Our customers include 5 of the top 10 IOU/Muni/Coops Utilities along with a number of small and mid-size municipal and co-op Utilities
SUS Clients, Partners & Alliances CLIENTS (Some) ASSOCIATIONS
SUS Core Products SCM - Smart Customer Mobile Billing and Payments Energy Efficiency Demand Response Service Requests Outages Smart Home Automation Usage and Comparison Notifications Electric Vehicle Work Orders Notifications Asset Management Timesheet and Expense Enterprise Collaboration Training & Learning Scan Documents Offline Mode SMW - Smart Mobile Workforce SiQ / WiQ - Smart iq / Water iq Load Analysis Peak Load Management Pre-Post Event Analysis Load Forecasting DR Program Enrollment Customer Analytics Conservation Analytics Water Distribution & Demand Analytics Grid Analytics Operational Analytics Leak Analytics Demand Response
Smart Customer Mobile (SCM ) #1 Customer Engagement Mobile /Portal Platform SCM is a single integrated platform that provides real-time two-way communication between utilities and its customers allow them to connect anytime, anywhere and on any device (Web, Tablets, Smartphones). Capabilities Billing & Payments Usage Notifications Demand Response Outage Management Energy Efficiency Smart Home Automation Electric Vehicle Built-in Customer Service Analytics & Dashboards Value Delivered Reduced Call volume Increased Customer Satisfaction Improved User Experience& Communication Reduced Customer Care Expenses Better Peak Load Management Lower Energy Consumption My Account Billing Usage Outage Notification Service Connect Me Compare Me Efficiency Smart Home EV Demand Response
Smart Mobile Workforce (SMW ) Gen X Mobile workforce Management Platform SMW is a single integrated platform designed for utilities mobile field workers and their management, to increase efficiency, compliance and safety Capabilities Work Orders Assets Mobile Library Expense Timesheet Enterprise Collaboration My Performance Scan Analytics & Dashboards Work Notification Value Delivered Real time Access Regulatory Compliance Increased Operational Efficiency Performance Analytics Increased Worker Productivity Reduced / Elimnate Paperwork Work Orders Mobile Library Timesheet Expense Assets Notifications Collaboration Forms My Performance
Smart iq (SiQ )/ Smart Water iq (SWiQ ) More Business Intelligence, Less Data SiQ / SWiQ is a single integrated cloud based business intelligence platform integrated with a suite of applications that address key utility business challenges to utilities ROI and improve real time efficiency, productivity, safety, and reliability. Capabilities Violations Conservation Analytics Leak & Revenue Analysis Flow Analysis Revenue Protection Customer Programs Workforce Efficiency Customer Operations Load Profiling Demand Response Value Delivered Maximized Revenue Improved Water Use Efficiency Enhanced Demand Response Optimized Asset Performance Increased Safety Better Outage Management Improved Load Forecasting Energy Savings
Overview SUS DR Solution Analyze Post Event Program Performance Effectiveness Program Cost Segmentation, Type and Geographic Comparisons Program Spending & Customer Saving Revenue SCM Act Load Reduction Forecasting Pre & Post Event Management Program Management Real Time Session Monitoring Smart Device Manager Residential and C&I OpenADR BMS Engage Real-time Customer Engagement Notification Opt in/out Program Enrollment Post Event Customer Performance Report
SUS Demand Response Solution Flow SDRMS Integrates Legacy Systems
Demand Response Management System SDRMS SDRMS is a complete system seamlessly integrating with existing utility systems providing end-to end plan, schedule, execute, & monitor capabilities in real-time. Connect to your back-office IT systems Pre-built Siemens MDMS adapter MultiSpeak & OpenADR integration Integration with CIS & billing systems Integration with distribution automation & SCADA systems Connect to your C & I customers Leverage OpenADR functionality Enable load management Zero-maintenance on-site demand response controller available Control electric vehicle charging Ability to group charging stations by geography or distribution feeder Monitor electric vehicle charging loads Connect to your metering systems Send & Collect data to/from your AMI devices Integration with MDMS Receive real-time price information Connect to your residential consumers Enable residential customers for load management and variable pricing programs Connect to the market Receive real-time price information Respond to price signals Program-specific baselining & settlement
Reedy Creek Energy Services Contractor to the Reedy Creek Improvement District Walt Walt Disney Disney World World Reedy Reedy Creek Creek Improvement Improvement District District Reedy Creek Energy Services
District Area