BRIEFING ON ENERGY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT MICROGRIDS

Presentation to:
US Congressional Staff
May 10, 2010

Pareto Energys Definition of Microgrid

A Peer-to-Peer energy network that distributes electricity in a
small geographic area and also often distributes heating and
cooling services that,
Usually supplements, stays connected and continues to rely on
the central power grid but also accesses,
Generating units located at or near their point of use that rely
on locally available fuels, especially locally available renewable
energy resources.
Some drivers of the interest in microgrids are reliability (fewer
wires), environmental sustainability, security (no single point of
failure) and local economic development and jobs.
Note: there are nearly no working microgrids of any significant
size in the United States, due mostly to the safety concerns
about connecting them with the utility grid.

UNDERSTANDING

The UBS 103,000 Sq. Ft. Trading Floor Largest in the World

OF

STAMFORD ENERGY USERS

Connecticut Generators Use Indonesian Coal

Coal is Shipped 12,000 Nautical Miles to Bridgeport

HOW THE CURRENT GRID DELIVERS ENERGY

30-40% of Coal Use Results in Power

60-70% of Coal Use Results in Green House Gas Emissions

TO

STAMFORD

HOW THE CURRENT GRID DELIVERS ENERGY

Power to Norwalk Via 345 KV Overhead (5-7% line loss)

TO

STAMFORD

HOW THE CURRENT GRID DELIVERS ENERGY

New England T&D System Exposed to Winter Storms

TO

STAMFORD

HOW THE CURRENT GRID DELIVERS ENERGY

New England T&D System Exposed to Summer Storms

TO

STAMFORD

HOW THE CURRENT GRID DELIVERS ENERGY

Power To Customer Via 13 KV Lines

TO

STAMFORD

HOW THE CURRENT GRID DELIVERS ENERGY

Distribution Also Exposed to Weather Outages

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STAMFORD

HOW THE CURRENT GRID DELIVERS ENERGY

Distribution Failures Due to Short Circuits Have Occurred

TO

STAMFORD

HOW THE CURRENT GRID DELIVERS ENERGY

The Grid Serves Critical Infrastructure

TO

STAMFORD

HOW THE CURRENT GRID DELIVERS ENERGY

Trading Floor Spends $17 Million on Diesel Back-Up

TO

STAMFORD

THE MICROGRID SOLUTION STEP BY STEP

Microgrid Step 1: Locate Power at or Near Its Point of Use

THE MICROGRID SOLUTION STEP BY STEP

Microgrid Step 2: Combined Heat and Power

THE MICROGRID SOLUTION STEP BY STEP

Microgrid Step 5: Develop Architecture and Governance

The Post-Microgrid Distribution System

THE MICROGRID SOLUTION STEP BY STEP

Microgrid Step 3: Overcome the Grid Interconnection Problem

Costs

Grid Only

EID

Grid Power + Diesel

Backup

$0.21

$0.23

- Avoided Diesel
back-ups

$0.21

$0.21

- Trigeneration

$0.21

$0.16

- State and Federal

Incentives

$0.21

$0.13

MICROGRID COST-BENEFIT

Comparative Cost of Power in Stamford

For a Customer with Diesel Backup Versus a CHP Microgrid

EID Emissions Reduction

NOx

With EID
Without EID

SO2

CO2

500,000

1,000,000

1,500,000

2,000,000

MICROGRID ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

Comparative Emissions in Stamford

For a Customer with Diesel Backup Versus a CHP Microgrid

CONSIDERING MICROGRIDS

The Challenge is Power Reliability

IN THE

NATIONS CAPITAL

Buzzards Point Oil-Fired Generation Plant Near Southeast

CONSIDERING MICROGRIDS IN THE NATIONS CAPITAL

The Challenge is Environmental Sustainability

Microgrid Under Feasibility Study: Shaw Microgrid