Pacific Northwest Smart Grid Demonstration Project

1. Response to increasing energy issues

1.1. growing demand

1.2. integrating/increasing use of renewables

1.3. resiliency to distruption

1.4. protection for wildlife

1.4.1. ex: hydroelectric dams and stream habitat

2. Customer Satisfaction

2.1. cost of energy

2.2. value in low-impact energy system

2.2.1. carbon non-intensive

2.2.2. physical landscape preserved

3. Renovation of Energy Infrastructure

3.1. increased efficiency of transmission

3.2. energy efficiency

3.3. communication systems between production, storage, and demand of energy

4. Information Technologies

4.1. energy storage

4.2. renewable integration

4.3. distributed generation

4.4. plug-in vehicles

4.5. tech/data testing

4.6. smart appliances

4.7. reliability/outage recovery

4.8. demand response

5. Economic value

5.1. investment requirement to update energy transportation systems

6. Institutional Initiative

6.1. spans 5 states (Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana)

6.2. funded by the U.S. Department of Energy under the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA)

6.3. includes 11 utilities, multiple technology groups, 2 universities, and the BPA