Ellen Petrill

Senior Program Manager

2012 Market Transformation Symposium

April 3, 2012

Emerging Electric Technologies: Next Big Ideas

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Contents

• EPRI EE Technology Development Pipeline

• Technology Readiness

• Technologies

– Lighting

–Space conditioning

–Electronics

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EPRI EE Technology Development Pipeline

Technology

Scouting Assessment

&

Lab Testing

Field Tests

& Demos

Coordinated

Early

Deployments

Full

Program

Rollout

Accelerating Readiness of Emerging Efficient Technologies

EE Demo

Early

Deployments Annual

Program

Technology

Innovation Utility

Propel EE Technologies to

Mainstream Utility Programs

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Test Infrastructure

Thermal Chambers

Lighting Lab

Plasma Lighting

LED Lighting

CFL Lighting (Dimming)

Induction Lighting

EPRI Energy Efficiency Technology Pipeline Sampling of EE Technologies Under EPRI Evaluation

Technology

Scouting

Assessment

&

Lab Testing

R&D Field

Tests/

Demos

Early

Deployments

Full

Program

Rollout

Electrochromic Windows

Desiccant Dehumidification

Thermal Energy Storage (Ice Storage)

Phase-Change Wallboard Materials

Heat Pump Water Heaters

VRF A/C

LED Street and Area Lighting

Efficient Data Centers

Hyper-Efficient Residential Appliances

Ductless Heat Pumps (Res)

Consumer Electronics

Auto-DR

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Technology Evolution through the Pipeline

Technology

Scouting Assessment

&

Lab Testing

Field Tests

& Demos

Coordinated

Early

Deployments

Full

Program

Rollout

Technical Risk

Commercial

Risk

Certainty of

Value

Each successive stage increases certainty …

… and mitigates risk

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Technology Readiness Criteria

• Value

– Energy and demand savings

– Consumer benefits

– Connectivity

• Technical Risk

– Functional performance, reliability

– Grid compatibility

– Environmental/health & safety

• Commercial Risk

– Cost

– Consumer interest

– Market supply strength

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Technology Readiness Qualification

Scored Criteria

Program Readiness:

Required Criteria

• Deemed/calculated energy savings

• Economics - line of sight to

acceptable TRC & payback

• Positive adoption experience

• Supply chain - positive progress

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Lighting: Technologies in EPRI’s Lab in 2012

Categories

Residential

Screw In

Residential /

Commercial

Specialized

Office Assembly /

Manufacturing

Warehouse /

High bay

Unique

Technology

72W Eco

Halogen

Architectural

LED LED Panels Linear LED

Induction

High Bay

Unique LED

Screw In

Lighting is competitive: new products come in every month!

Advanced lighting technologies:

Fluorescent, halogen, high-intensity discharge (HID), new generation incandescent,

induction, LED, plasma

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Lighting: Controls in EPRI’s Lab in 2012

Categories

Residential Commercial

New Install

Commercial

Retrofit

Commercial

Add On

Unique Control

Technologies

Add On Motion

Socket

Power Line

Carrier

Wireless Building

Control Motion

Zero Power

Controls

How lighting is controlled will bring new efficiency opportunities

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Lighting: Daylighting in EPRI’s Lab in 2012

• Solar concentrators

• Light pipes

Daylighting, advanced lighting technologies, and controls

offer the next emerging efficiency opportunities

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Space Conditioning

• Heat pumps for heating and cooling

• Efficiency boosters:

–Variable capacity

–Pre-cooling

–Dehumidification

–Ground source

VRF for Commercial Use

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The Decreasing Carbon Footprint of Future Heat Pumps

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2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

14,000

1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3

An

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O2

Emis

sio

ns,

lbs

Carbon Intensity of Delivered Electricity, lbs/kWh

92% eff. Gas

Furnace

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Heat Pumps Moving into Colder Zones

Heat Pumps

Common

Some Heat

Pumps

Next-Gen

Heat Pumps

US Climate Zones

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Worldwide DC Field Trials

Electronics: DC Microgrids for Energy Savings

and More…

• DC vs. AC

• Reduces conversion losses

• Increases reliability

• Decreases footprint

• Improves power quality

• Integrates with renewables and

storage

• Data centers, then commercial

buildings…

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DC-Powered Home – Potential Future Reality

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So What Are Next Big Electricity Ideas?

• Readiness requires energy savings and customer benefits

• Lighting: Automate controls of advanced electronic lighting

with daylighting

• Space conditioning: Heat pumps with efficiency boosters

• Electronics: Direct current

–Now - Data centers

– Future

•Commercial buildings

•Homes

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Together…Shaping the Future of Electricity