Enabling Technologies for the Smart Grid

Publication Date	January 2009
Publisher	BCC Research
Product Type	Report
Pages	168
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	BCC00282

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Summary

"Green technology" is a looser term that is often used to refer to any technology that is perceived as environmentally friendly. Green values are widely promoted by the U.S. educational system

Content

Chapter One: Introduction
- Goals and Objectives
- Intended Audience
- Scope and Format
- Methodology
- Author's Credentials
- Related BCC Research
- BCC Online Services
- Disclaimer
Chapter Two: Executive Summary
- Definitions
- Benefits of Smart Grids
  - Direct Benefits
    - Benefits to Utilities
    - Lower Capital Costs
    - Reduced Operating Costs
    - Benefits to Users
    - Improved Quality and Reliability
    - Lower Costs
    - Greater Consumer Choice
  - Indirect Benefits
    - Reduced Consumption of Fossil Fuels
    - Improved Balance of Payments Position
    - Enhanced National Security
    - Job Creation
    - Economic Development
    - Environmental Benefits
- The Path to A Smart Grid
  - Grid 2030
    - Regional Interconnections
    - Local Distribution, Mini- and Micro-Grids
  - National Electric Delivery Technologies Roadmap
  - Early Adopters
    - Southern California Edison Company
    - Pacific Northwest Gridwise Demonstration
    - Txu Energy Broadband over Powerline Smart Grid
    - Xcel Energy Smart Grid City
- Enabling Technologies for The Smart Grid
  - Communications Technologies
  - Sensing and Measurement Technologies
  - Advanced Components
  - Control Technologies
  - Interface and Decision Support Technologies
- Market Summary
Chapter Three: Market Environment for Smart Grid Enabling Technologies
- Legal and Regulatory Environment
  - Barriers to Smart Grid Deployment
    - Federal-State Coordination
    - Cost Recovery
    - Other Incentives to Increase Grid Efficiency
    - Least Cost Planning
    - Environmental, Public Health and Safety Impacts
    - Lack of Standards
  - Legislation and Regulation
    - Federal Initiatives
    - Energy Policy Act of 2005
    - Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007
      - Section 1302. Smart Grid System Report
      - Section 1303. Smart Grid Advisory
      - Committee and Smart Grid Task Force
      - Section 1304. Smart Grid Technology
      - Research, Development, and
      - Demonstration
      - Section 1305. Smart Grid Interoperability
      - Section 1306. Federal Matching Funds for
      - Smart Grid Investment Costs
      - Section 1307. State Consideration of Smart
      - Grid
      - Section 1308. Study of The Effect of Private
      - Wire Laws on The Development of
      - Combined Heat and Power Facilities
      - Section 1309. Doe Study of Security
      - Attributes of Smart Grid Systems
    - Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
    - Federal Regulation
    - Rulings Expanding Use of Demand Response
    - Assessment of Demand Response and Advanced Metering 2007
    - State Legislation and Regulation
    - Arizona
    - Regulation on Time-Based Rates
    - California
    - California Senate Bill 1438
    - California Senate Bill 1491
    - Colorado
    - House Bill 07-1037
    - Illinois
    - Senate Bill 1592
    - Maryland
    - Empower Maryland Energy Efficiency Act
    - Massachusetts
    - Green Communities Act
    - Michigan
    - Smart Grid Collaborative
    - Advanced Metering Infrastructure
    - Standards
    - Oregon
    - Approval of Smart Meters
    - Pennsylvania
    - Act
    - Texas
    - Rules for Smart Metering
    - Public Utility Commission Report on
    - Advanced Metering
    - Vermont
    - Energy Efficiency and Affordability Act of 2008
- Financial and Economic Environment
  - Financing The Smart Grid
    - Government Funded Programs
    - Government-Funded R&d
      - Federal R&d
      - State-Financed R&d
    - Smart Grid Pilot and Demonstration Projects
    - Matching Grants for Smart Grid Investments
    - Capital Investments
    - American Reinvestment and Recovery
    - Plan of 2009
  - Utilities
    - Availability of Capital Funding
    - Incentives to Invest in Smart Grid Technologies
    - R&d
Chapter Four: Integrated Communications for Smart Grids: Technologies and Markets
- Summary
- Home Area Networks
  - Technologies
    - Zigbee
    - Wi-Fi
    - Z-Wave
    - in-Home Powerline Communications
  - Commercial Status and Obstacles to Deployment
  - Markets
- Neighborhood Area Networks
  - Technologies
    - Broadband over Power Line
    - Meshed Wi-Fi
    - Zigbee
    - Wimax
    - Licensed Spectrum
  - Commercial Status and Obstacles to Deployment
  - Providers
  - Market
- Backbone Communications
  - Technologies
  - Markets
Chapter Five: Sensing and Measurement for Smart Grids: Technologies and Markets, 2008-2014
- Summary
- Smart Metering
  - Technologies
  - Commercial Status and Barriers to Deployment
  - Producers
  - Market
- Wide Area Measurement Systems
  - Technology
  - Commercial Status and Barriers to Deployment
  - Providers
  - Markets
- Dynamic Line Rating Sensors
  - Technology
    - Online Methods
    - Offline Methods
  - Commercial Status and Barriers to Deployment
  - Providers
  - Market
- Insulator Leakage Sensors
  - Technologies
  - Commercial Status and Barriers to Deployment
  - Providers
  - Market
- Other Monitoring Systems
  - Technologies
  - Commercial Status and Obstacles to Deployment
  - Providers
  - Markets
Chapter Six: Advanced Components for Smart Grids: Technologies and Markets, 2008-2014
- Summary
- Power Electronics
  - Technologies
  - Commercial Status and Obstacles to Deployment
  - Providers
  - Markets
- Fault Current Limiters
  - Technology
    - Resistive Fcls
    - Inductive Fcls
  - Commercial Status and Obstacles to Deployment
  - Providers
  - Market
- High-Capacity Transmission Cable
  - Technologies
    - Superconducting Cable
    - High Capacity Overhead Conductor Cable
    - Aluminum Conductor Composite Core Cable
    - Aluminum Conductor Composite Reinforced Cable
    - Annealed Aluminum, Steel-Supported Trapezoidal Cross Section Conductor Wire
  - Commercial Status and Barriers to Deployment
  - Providers
  - Market
    - Superconducting Cable
    - High Capacity Overhead Conductor Cable
    - Aluminum Conductor Composite Core Cable
    - Aluminum Conductor Composite Reinforced Cable
    - Annealed Aluminum, Steel-Supported Trapezoidal Cross Section Conductor Wire
- Distributed Energy Resources
  - Distributed Generation Devices
    - Technologies
    - Photovoltaics
    - Wind Turbine
    - Microturbines
    - Fuel Cells
    - Providers
    - Markets
    - Photovoltaics
    - Wind Turbines
    - Fuel Cells
    - Microturbines
  - Distributed Storage Systems
    - Technologies
    - Sodium-Sulfur Batteries
    - Vanadium Redox Batteries
    - Supercapacitors
    - Superconducting Power Storage
    - Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage
    - Superconducting Flywheel Energy Storage
    - Compressed Air Storage
    - Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles
    - Providers
    - Markets
    - Nas Batteries
    - Vanadium Redox Batteries
    - Superconducting Magnetic and Flywheel Storage
    - Supercapacitors
    - Compressed Air Storage
    - Plug-in Hybrid Storage
Chapter Seven: Advanced Controls for Smart Grids: Technologies and Markets, 2007-2014
- Summary
- Distributed Intelligent Agents
  - Technologies
    - Digital Protective Relays
    - Intelligent Tap Changers
    - Dynamic Circuit Rating Tools
    - Distributed Energy Management Systems
    - Grid-Friendly Appliance Controllers
    - Dynamic Distributed Power Flow Controllers
  - Producers and Developers
  - Market
    - Digital Protective Relays
    - Intelligent Tap Changers
    - Energy Management Systems
    - Grid Friendly Appliance Controllers
    - Distributed Power Flow Controllers
- High Performance Computing
  - Technologies
  - Markets
- Centralized Control Applications
  - Technologies
  - Providers
  - Markets
- Interfaces and Decision Support Systems
  - Technologies
  - Producers and Developers
  - Market
Appendices
Appendix A: Company Profiles
- Integrated Communications
  - Alvarion, Inc
  - Ambient Corp
  - Amperion, Inc
  - Arcadian Networks, Inc
  - Arkados, Inc
  - Current Group, Llc
  - Ember Corp
  - Gainspan Corp
  - Gridnet, Inc
  - International Broadband Electric Communications, Inc
  - Main Net Power Line Communications, Inc
  - Mmb Research, Inc
  - Ruggedcom Inc
  - Smartsynch
  - Telkonet, Inc
  - Zensys Inc
- Smart Grid Sensing and Measurement Technologies
  - Smart Meters
    - Echelon Corp
    - Elster Llc
    - Emeter Corp
    - Energyict Inc
    - Itron, Inc
    - Landis+Gyr Ag
    - Sensus Metering Systems
    - Trilliant Networks
  - Wire Area Measurement Systems
    - Doubletree Systems, Inc
    - Macrodyne, Inc
    - Powerworld Corp
  - Dynamic Line Rating
    - Electrotech, Inc
    - Shaw Energy Delivery Services, Inc
    - The Valley Group, Inc
    - Usi Power
  - Insulator Current Leakage Sensors
    - Psp Technologies, Inc
    - Telepathx
  - Other Sensors
    - Fiso
    - Intelligent Controls, Inc
- Advanced Components
  - Power Electronics
    - Satcon Technology Corporation
    - Xantrex Technology Inc
  - Fault Current Limiters
    - Nexans
    - Superpower Inc
    - Zenergy Power Plc
  - Transmission Cable
    - American Superconductor Corp
    - Composite Technology Corp
    - Comverge, Inc
    - Enernoc, Inc
    - Hyper Tech Research, Inc
    - Metal Oxide Technologies Inc
    - 3m Company
    - Southwire Co
- Distributed Generation
  - Microturbines
    - Capstone Turbine Corp
  - Photovoltaics
    - Bp Solar International Llc
    - First Solar Llc
    - Heliovolt Corp
    - Konarka Technologies, Inc
  - Fuel Cells
    - Fuel Cell Energy, Inc
    - Materials and Systems Research, Inc
  - Distributed Storage
    - Accel Instruments Gmbh
    - Maxwell Technologies, Inc
    - Ngk Insulators, Ltd
    - V2green
    - Vrb Power Systems Inc
- Smart Grid Controls
  - Distributed Intelligent Agents
  - Bpl Global, Ltd
    - Gridpoint, Inc
  - Centralized Control Applications
    - Intergraph Corp
    - Milsoft Utility Solutions
  - Interface and Decision Support
    - Space-Time-Insight
Appendix B: Patent Analysis
- List of Summaries
- Summary Table U S. Market for Smart Grid Technologies, through 2014 ($ Millions)
- Summary Figure U S. Market for Smart Grid Technologies, 2007-2014 ($ Millions)
List of Tables
- Table 1 U S. Consumption of Fossil Fuels for Electicity Generation, through 2007
- Table 2 Major Classes of Smart Grid Enabling Technologies
- Table 3 U S. Market for Smart Grid Technologies by Type of Technology, through 2014 ($ Millions)
- Table 4 U S. Market for Integrated Smart Grid Communications Technologies, through 2014 ($ Millions)
- Table 5 Enabling Technologies for Smart Grid Home Area Networks
- Table 6 Companies That Market or Are Developing Communications Technologies for Smart Grid Hans
- Table 7 Market for Smart Grid Han Communicaton Technologies, through 2014 ($ Millions)
- Table 8 Enabling Technologies for Smart Grid Home Area Networks
- Table 9 Companies That Market or Are Developing Communications Technologies for Smart Grid Nans
- Table 10 Market for Smart Grid Nan Communicaton Technologies, through 2014 (Million Connections/$ Millions)
- Table 11 Market for Smart Grid Backbone Communicaton Technologies, through 2014 ($ Millions)
- Table 12 U S. Market for Smart Grid Sensing and Measurement Technologies, through 2014 ($ Millions)
- Table 13 Smart Meter Producers
- Table 14 Market for Smart Meters and Related Technologies, through 2014 ($ Millions)
- Table 15 Providers of Technologies for Smart Grid Wams
- Table 16 Market for Pmus and Related Wams Technologies, through 2014 ($ Millions)
- Table 17 Providers of Technologies for Smart Grid Wams
- Table 18 Market for Dynamic Line Rating Sensors and Related Technologies, through 2014 ($ Millions)
- Table 19 U S. Market for Remote Insulator Leakage Current Sensors for Smart Grid Applications, through 2014 ($ Millions)
- Table 20 Providers of Other Types of Smart Grid Sensing and Measuring Technologies
- Table 21 U S. Market for Other Monitoring and Sensing Technologies for Smart Grid Applications, through 2014 ($ Millions)
- Table 22 U S. Market for Advanced Smart Grid Components, through 2014 ($ Millions)
- Table 23 Types of Power Electronic Devices
- Table 24 Providers of Power Electronics Devices for Smart Grid Applications
- Table 25 U S. Power Electronics Market for Smart Grid Applications, through 2014 ($ Millions)
- Table 26 Suppliers of Fault Current Limiters
- Table 27 U S. Electic Utility Market for Fault Current Limiters, through 2014 ($ Millions)
- Table 28 Providers of High-Capacity Transmission Cable for The Smart Grid
- Table 29 Market for Advanced Electric Transmission Cable, through 2014 ($ Millions)
- Table 30 Market for Superconducting Electric Transmission Cable, through 2014 ($ Millions)
- Table 31 Market for High-Capacity Overhead Conductor Cable, 2007 through 2014 ($ Millions)
- Table 32 Market for Distributed Generation and Power Storage Systems, through 2014 ($ Millions)
- Table 33 Major Photovoltaic Technologies
- Table 34 Major Fuel Cell Technologies
- Table 35 Providers of Distributed Generation Equipment
- Table 36 Market for Distributed Generation Systems, through 2014 ($ Millions)
- Table 37 Projected U S. Consumption of Photovoltaics, through 2014 (Mw)
- Table 38 Projected U S. Market for Grid-Connected Photovoltaics, through 2014 ($ Millions)
- Table 39 Projected U S. Market for Wind Turbines, through 2014 (Gw/$ Millions)
- Table 40 Projected U S. Market for Grid-Connected Wind Turbines, through 2014 ($ Millions)
- Table 41 U S. Fuel Cell Market by Technology Type, through 2014 ($ Millions)
- Table 42 Projected U S. Market for Grid-Connected Microturbines, through 2014 ($ Millions)
- Table 43 Providers of Distributed Storage Equipment
- Table 44 Market for Distributed Storage Systems, through 2014 ($ Millions)
- Table 45 U S. Market for Nas Battery Power Storage Systems, through 2014 ($ Millions)
- Table 46 U S. Market for Vanadium Redox Battery Distirbuted Power Storage Systems, through 2014 ($ Millions)
- Table 47 U S. Market for Superconducting Power Storage Systems, through 2014 ($ Millions)
- Table 48 U S. Market for Supercapacitor Storage Systems, through 2014 ($Millions)
- Table 49 U S. Market for Compressed Air Storage Systems, through 2014 ($ Millions)
- Table 50 U S. Market for Grid Connected Phevs, through 2014 (Number of Vehicles/$ Millions)
- Table 51 U S. Market for Advanced Smart Grid Control Technologies, through 2014 ($ Millions)
- Table 52 Providers of Distributed Intelligent Agents
- Table 53 Market for Distributed Intelligent Agents, through 2014 ($ Millions)
- Table 54 Market for Digital Protective Relays, through 2014 ($ Millions)
- Table 55 Market for Intelligent Tap Changers, through 2014 ($Millions)
- Table 56 Market for Distributed Energy Management Systems, through 2014 ($ Millions)
- Table 57 Market for Grid-Friendly Appliance Controllers, through 2014 ($ Millions)
- Table 58 Market for Distributed Power Flow Controllers, through 2014 ($ Millions)
- Table 59 Market for Smart Grid-Related Distributed Computing Technoloiges, through 2014 ($ Millions)
- Table 60 Centralized Applications for The Smart Grid
- Table 61 Providers of Centralized Smart Grid Control Applications
- Table 62 Market for Centralized Smart Grid Control Applications, through 2014 ($ Millions)
- Table 63 Interface and Decision Support Technologies for The Smart Grid
- Table 64 Providers of Interface and Decision Support Technologies for Smart Grid Applications
- Table 65 Market for Interface and Decision Support Technologies for Smart Grid Applications, through 2014 ($ Millions)
- Table 66 Number of U S. Smart Grid-Related Patents by Type of Technology
List of Figures
- Figure 1 Average Retail Price of Electricity, 2000-2008 (Cents/Kwh)
- Figure 2 U S. Electricity Generation by Fuel Type, 2006 (%)
- Figure 3 U S. Fossil Fuel Imports, 2007 (Percent of Total Fossil Fuel Imports)
- Figure 4 National Electricity Delivery Technologies Overall Roadmap
- Figure 5 National Electricity Delivery Roadmap for Developing Critical Technologies
- Figure 6 U S. Market for Smart Grid Technologies, 2007- 2014 ($ Millions)
- Figure 7 U S. Smart Grid Technologies Market Shares, 2007-2014 ($ Millions)
- Figure 8 Annual Growth in U S. Electricity Consumption, 1997-2009 (%)
- Figure 9 Cost of Natural Gas and Fuel Oils Used in U S Electric Generating Plants, 2007-2009 ($ per Million Btus)
- Figure 10 Trends in U S. Market for Integrated Smart Grid Communications, 2007-2014 ($ Millions)
- Figure 11 Trends in The U S. Market for Smart Grid Sensing and Measurement, 2007-2014 ($ Millions)
- Figure 12 Trends in U S. Market for Advanced Smart Grid Components, 2007-2014 ($ Millions)
- Figure 13 Trends in The U S. Market for Advanced Smart Grid Components, 2007-2014 ($ Millions)