{"id":2743,"date":"2012-05-31T20:47:02","date_gmt":"2012-05-31T20:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/?p=2743"},"modified":"2015-12-21T12:46:10","modified_gmt":"2015-12-21T18:46:10","slug":"when-utilities-embrace-the-smart-grid-customers-and-the-environment-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2012\/05\/31\/when-utilities-embrace-the-smart-grid-customers-and-the-environment-win\/","title":{"rendered":"When Utilities Embrace The Smart Grid, Customers And The Environment Win"},"content":{"rendered":"

By: Scott Robinson, EDF Energy Intern and Energy & Earth Resources Fellow<\/em>\u00a0at The University of Texas at Austin, Jackson School of Geosciences<\/p>\n

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Earlier this month, Greentech Media released their \u201cTop Ten Utility Smart Grid Deployments in North America<\/a>.\u201d\u00a0 These are utilities that deserve recognition\u2014while most experts agree that bringing the transformative power of information technology to the grid is critical to achieving a clean, low-carbon economy, \u00a0being an early adopter means carrying a certain amount of risk.\u00a0 A utility’s willingness to take on this risk demonstrates a long-term commitment to its customers.\u00a0 EDF is championing well-designed smart grids<\/a> as the path to abundant, cheaper and cleaner energy.\u00a0 Because utilities will be responsible for building and operating this new “energy internet,” our push for smart grid innovation has led to productive partnerships with several of Greentech Media\u2019s top ten.<\/p>\n

In Austin, Texas, we are working with Austin Energy and the University of Texas, among others, to develop the Pecan Street <\/a>smart grid demonstration project in the Mueller community<\/a>: a real neighborhood and living laboratory that will allow researchers to better understand what smart grid will look like on the ground, as well as how individual technologies\u2014from smart appliances to residential solar PV to electric vehicles\u2014will interact to enable greater reliance on renewable and community-based resources.\u00a0 For consumers, this means real-time insight into how they’re using energy and its true cost: understanding its source and emissions to help them make decisions that save money and shrink their environmental footprint.<\/p>\n

In Charlotte, North Carolina, EDF is working with Duke Energy and others on the Envision Charlotte<\/a> project to increase energy management in big downtown buildings, improve local air quality and reduce water consumption and waste in a concentrated urban area. We are helping to implement the use of smart grid technologies with the ultimate goal of reducing energy consumption by 20 percent in 60 high-rises over five years: through better information for building occupants about their energy use and tools enabling them to act on that insight.\u00a0 Also, during the summer of 2011, two EDF Climate Corps<\/a> fellows reviewed three buildings in Mecklenburg County (where Charlotte is located) and found energy efficiency measures that could save the county more than $500,000 in just five years.<\/a><\/p>\n

In California, EDF has worked on multiple cutting-edge projects, including working directly with San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) – the nation\u2019s most intelligent utility\u00a0<\/a> – and developing a \u201cscorecard\u00a0<\/a>\u201d to evaluate the Smart Grid Deployment Plans of California\u2019s three largest investor-owned utilities’ – SDG&E, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) and Southern California Edison (SCE) for their overall direction in meeting environmental and savings goals.\u00a0 We will continue to drive the benefits from the smart grid for Californian\u2019s utility bills, health and environment.\u00a0<\/p>\n

To maximize environmental returns on these multi-billion dollar investments in grid modernization, it is critical that utilities develop holistic plans and build open platforms that give customers access to new energy saving technologies and “apps” and enable scale integration of renewables and electric vehicles.\u00a0 Done right<\/a>, the smart grid will drive the clean energy revolution we need\u2014helping utilities reliably deliver power, securing our energy independence, increasing our ability to compete in the global clean energy market, growing our economy and empowering consumers\u2014all while protecting our air, water, and health. \u00a0EDF is committed to finding ways that allow utilities and consumers to reap the benefits of their investment in the future.<\/p>\n

Our partnerships with utilities have led to a greater understanding of the smart grid as an emerging solution to today\u2019s environmental and electricity problems.\u00a0 We look forward to continuing our work with these energy pioneers and expanding our partnerships to help other utilities get their projects off the ground.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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