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ENERGATE:
AN ONTARIO CASE STUDY
A fully integrated 2.0 Smart Grid…
with Ontario Consumers
Presented by: Steve Dodds, COO, Energate Inc.
Energate: Leaders in Consumer Demand Response www.energateinc.com
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Energate Introduction
Leaders in Consumer Demand Response Solutions
• Home Energy Management Solutions Platform for Utilities and Home Owners
• Open Platform provides Full suite of Home Area Network hardware,
open API software, and communication choices
• Providing Consumer Engaging Residential Demand Response Solutions
• Proven performance and versatile solutions at over 35 utilities across
North America
Consumer Connected Demand Response
Foundation™ For Future Consumer Value
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Energate across North America:
Many Lessons Learned
Energate
Customers
Energate
Employees
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Energate Partners on solutions in Oklahoma
North America’s Utility of the Year
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OG&E has deferred construction of new
power plant until at least 2020 with VPP
•
Consumer Controlled 70MW peak
reduction achieved in 2012 and again
in 2013
•
Verified over 1.9 kW per home average
peak load reduction using Energate inhome technology
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Expanding to achieve OG&E’s future
goal of over 200 MW
Off-Peak
4.5¢/kWh
Standard
11.3¢/kWh
Medium
23¢/kWh
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High/critical
46¢/kWh
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Ontario’s Smart Grid Context
Significant Shifts in Energy Supply/Demand Mix
Supportive and Progressive Stakeholders
Large Direct Load Control Program – Reinvented
Full deployment of Smart Meters
Legislated Dynamic Pricing – TOU
Smart Grid Fund to take the Smart Grid to the Next Level
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Ontario’s Direct Load Control Program:
peaksaver PLUS™
• Peaksaver® is a residential and small commercial demand response program that was
launched in 2007. Over 100,000 homes deployed and expected to double with v2.
• The Peaksaver®PLUS program allows utilities to cycle various appliances on and off
with minimal customer inconvenience and provide customers with the ability to see
their consumption in real time via consumer information display.
• The peaksaver®PLUS program began rolling out across the province in early 2012. So
far 17 LDCs are offering the program to their customers, which represents 71 % of
residential customers in Ontario
2011: Energate software and hardware approved
province wide by Ontario Power Authority
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Ontario Smart Meters
Smart Meters
Collectors
Meter Data
Collection
Home Energy
Management
Customer
Information
& Billing
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Smart Meter Data
Repository
Over 4.7 million
smart meters
deployed with five
different industry
leaders.
Interoperability for
the home a
challenge given the
ongoing evolution
of technology and
standards.
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Ontario Dynamic Pricing: Time-of-Use
• There are over 4.4 million
electricity consumers
currently on TOU pricing.
• Consumers incented to shift
their usage through
behavioural changes
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10.4 ¢kWh
ON-PEAK
6.7 ¢kWh
MIDPEAK
OFF PEAK
• Technology enablement in
the home the next frontier
12.4 ¢kWh
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Ontario’s Smart Grid Fund
• In April, 2011, the Ministry
launched the $50M Smart Grid
Fund, a grant program that will
provide financial resources to
help companies and
organizations demonstrate and
commercialize the next
generation of smart grid
solutions.
• Develop and advance the smart grid
in Ontario in the near term
• Share advanced technology to all
markets inside and outside of
Ontario
• Reduce risk and uncertainty of
important electricity sector
investments.
2012: Energate awarded $2.9M from Ministry of Energy toward $7.8M
innovation and demonstration program with many partners.
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Ontario Smart Grid Fund Program :
Consumer Engagement for the Smart Grid
Consumer Engagement on the Smart Grid (CESG) 1000 home demonstration
led by Energate with Six+ Ontario LDCs
• Base solution features Energate’s platform SW and HW that qualify for
peaksaver PLUS™ and leverage Ontario Smart Grid data and networks
• Innovation roadmap for Consumer Engagement including Mobile Apps,
Home Energy Management plus ties with EVs and DG
• Push, Engage, Pull
Push existing program-compliant in-home solutions to consumers, then Engage them
in dialog, and ultimately let those consumers Pull the features they value into their
homes.
• Expected Results
Consumers that are delighted with their experience
engaging home energy management and Smart Grid
technologies.
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From the Eyes of the Consumer:
The Complexities of the Smart Grid are Irrelevant
Balanced
Comfort
Savings
The Secret Sauce
Simplicity
Set and Forget
Segmentation
Now funded to be consumer innovation
leaders on Ontario’s
Smart Grid
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Consumer Engagement for the Smart Grid
The Ontario Government and Ontario utilities have committed to Energate’s CESG
program
• Open to any electric customer of the participating LDC’s targeting more than 1000 participants
province-wide
• Retired couples, young families, and single internet savvy consumers will all participate
• Base solution features Energate’s CCDR and Foundation Ontario™ that qualify for peaksaver
PLUS™
• Participants will receive combinations of in-home technologies, mobile applications, and web
portals
• Capacity to innovate further based on direct market feedback from consumers and utilities
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Ontario 2013 - 2015
 Significant Shifts in Energy Supply/Demand Mix
 Supportive and Progressive Stakeholders
 Large Direct Load Control Program – Reinvented
 Full deployment of Smart Meters
 Legislated Dynamic Pricing – TOU
 Smart Grid Fund to take the Smart Grid to the Next
Level
Plus
 Consumer Engagement on the Smart Grid
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Conclusions
• Here in the US, we can
and should look at
lessons learned north of
the border
• DLC, DR, SG, TOU …
Consumer Engagement
2.0 coming together in
Ontario now
• Watch Ontario!
• Smart Grid and Demand
Response results are real and
tangible when supported by
Consumer Engagement
• Consumer Engagement results
are real and tangible when
supported by Smart Grid and
Demand Response
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Appendix: A Configurable Solution for Utilities
Consumer Connected Demand Response™ CCDR
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Appendix:
A Foundation for future consumers
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