Building Low Carbon Generation Through Smart Buildings & Smart Grid

Malcolm E. Verdict, CEM

Associate Director, Energy Systems Laboratory at Texas A&M University

Manila June 2011

Past Practices Will No Longer Work

World energy use forecast to triple in 40 years2
Old grids are dumb & often unreliable

New smart grids expensive & long lead time to build

Renewable energy grid access limited Smart buildings, smart meters & demand reduction technologies not fully integrated with todays grid

2Source: United States Department of Energy

Clean Generation Demands New Approaches

Smart grids

Smart meters
Smart buildings

Smart appliances
Grid access wind

On-site generation

Low Carbon Future Highly Dependent on Smart Grid with Smart Buildings & Green Power Access

Smart Grid/Buildings strategies that impact Low Carbon Generation

Increases Capacity & Renewable Generation Access: Seamless integration of all generation & storage technologies Enhanced asset, storage & transmission optimization Increased consumer green choices Reduces Demand : Decreased demand from real time consumer choice Decreased demand from smart technologies Enhanced automated Demand Response Mechanisms

How Much Can Smart Grid Deliver ?

How Much Can Smart Grid Deliver?

Source: USDOE/EIA

US Demand Reduction Estimates

FERC: 06/18/09

Are Smart Grids & Smart Buildings poised to provide low carbon future?

QUESTIONS?

Web Resources
http://www.smartgrid.gov/

http://smartgrid.epri.com/
http://www.ferc.gov/industries/electric/indus-act/smart-grid.asp http://www.oe.energy.gov/smartgrid.htm http://www.globalsmartgridfederation.org/united_states.html http://www.nist.gov/el/highperformance_buildings/intelligence/smartgrid.cfm