FirstEnergy / Jersey Central Power & Light

Integrated Distributed Energy Resources (IDER)

Joseph WaligorskiFirstEnergy

Grid-InterOp 2009Denver, CO

November 17-19, 2009

FirstEnergy/JCP&L Profile

• $13 billion in annual revenues and $32 billion in assets

• 4.5 million customers, 1.1 in New Jersey

• 18 generating plants; more than 14,000 MW

• Approx. 133,000 transmission and distribution circuit miles

• Approx. 13,500 employeesSource: EEI

Rankings AmongElectric Utilities

(12 mos. ended 12/31/2007)

Assets 11Customers 5Revenues 11Market Cap (as of 2/29/08) 7

Project Overview• Integrated Distributed Energy Resources (IDER)

management to enable operational and PJM market benefits

• Integrated Control Platform (ICP)– Real-time system monitoring and status for utility

operations

• Direct Load Control (DLC)– NJBPU approved expanded deployment of the

IDER Management Pilot– 23 MW Residential and Commercial & Industrial

customer load with control by the integrated control platform

• Distributed energy storage• Sensors on distribution circuits

IDER Pilot: Objectives and Expected Value

• Demonstrate value and viability of targeted peak load management to: – Enhance system reliability and energy efficiency– Participate in PJM market programs

• Demonstrate cost-effective demand response methods that address NJ EMP 2020 goals

• Demonstrate an integrated control platform (ICP) using a two-way communications system

• Selected as an industry smart grid demonstration

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FirstEnergy / Jersey Central Power & LightIntegrated Distributed Energy Resources (IDER)

Settlements

Architecture VisionDashboards

ERPSAP

Corporate Financial Apps and Systems

Power Procurement and Market Ops

Planning & Forecasting

Bidding & Scheduling

Trading & Contracts

Resource Dispatch

Storage &Distributed Generation

Transmission Automation

Substation Automation

Distribution Automation

CustomerIntegration & AMI

T & D Operations

EMSOperations Planning SCADA

T & D Planning and Engineering

System Planning

Maintenance Managements

Asset Management

GIS OMS MWM

MDMS CIS Call Center Billing

Distribution Management

Customer Services

Enterprise Application &

Data Integration

(Common Information Model

and Integration Bus)

Communications Infrastructure

Settlements

Architecture ApplicationDashboards

ERPSAP

Corporate Financial Apps and Systems

Power Procurement and Market Ops

Planning & Forecasting

Bidding & Scheduling

Trading & Contracts

Resource Dispatch

Transmission Automation

Substation Automation

Distribution Automation

T & D Operations

EMS SCADA

T & D Planning and Engineering

System Planning

Maintenance Managements

Asset Management

GIS OMS MWM

MDMS CIS Call Center Billing

Distribution Management

Customer Services

Enterprise Application &

Data Integration

(Common Information Model

and Integration Bus)

Communications Infrastructure

Operations Planning

Storage &Distributed Generation

CustomerIntegration & AMI

Integrated Control Platform

Integration Interfaces• Integration will require cross-functional collaboration in

critical areas:– Physical integration –

• Device deployment• Communications infrastructure

– Data integration• Databases• Processing information

– Operations integration• ICP installed in Regional Dispatch Office• Local loading visualization

• Process is to determine the requirements in each critical area and to build an integration plan around these functional requirements

• Integration will be accomplished in accordance with NIST interoperability standards efforts recognizing framework for complex interactions and protocols

Integration Requirements

• Integration and coordination of distributed energy resources – real-time coordination of resources (DLC, distributed energy

storage devices and strategically placed sensors)– advanced communication and control technology to manage

distributed resources as a virtual resource for operations– situational awareness and control capability.

• Open and flexible wide area network– Flexible communications infrastructure to support deployment and

near real-time performance

• Enabling technology for integrated distributed intelligence:– process large quantities of data and respond very quickly – distributed intelligent devices to the right locations in the local,

near and wide area networks – Goal of intelligence at the right place for control at the right time

Physical Integration

CONCEPTThe physical integration plan is being developedaround three integration fundamentals:

Device & Network Integration

• Flexible and configurable communicationsinfrastructure

• Divided into three major segments– Wide area network (WAN) – fiber, copper, cellular, etc…– Near area network (NAN) – wireless mesh, ethernet, radio, PLC,

etc…– Local area network (LAN) – Zigbee, PLC, etc...

Local Area Network

Near Area Network

Wide Area Network WANNAN

LANIntegrated Control Platform

• Multiple communication types and paths provide data to the Integrated Control Platform to process into actionable information

Cross Functional Integration

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Functional

– Non-functional – Data Flow/Mapping– M&V

User Interface

– Rules– Configuration– Triggers– Response

Data Collection

– Data Aggregation– Data Access– Data Storage

Cyber Security

– Standards– Interoperability– Device Interface– Alarm Coordination

Specifications

Architecture

Business Requirement

s

Performance Requirement

s

Operational Tools

Use Case

MarketBased

Operations Based

System Performance

Operations Plan

System Performance Aligns with Performance Requirements

Operations Integration

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Use Case #3: The system shall enable operation of system Integrated Distributed Energy Resources (DER) as part of the RDO response to system alarms.  Function Name: IDER System Activation by Alarm Description of Function: The IDER system needs to respond to critical needs quickly. The ICP uses a rules based engine to configure numerous aspects that govern the operation of the IDER System. This Use Case describes how the system shall respond to configured operational alarms to meet optimal performance objectives. The IDER System should be able to 1) allow operators to configure and classify equipment profiles based on anticipated system loads and operational thresholds; 2) classify thresholds into alarm categories; and 3) apply rules based logic to assess asset status based on alarms in near real time.

Implemented Data Exchange

TempSensor

CustomerDirect Load Controller

Integrated Distribution

Sensors, Devices and Assets

ICP Data Collection &

Mgmt

Regional Display device

Regional Distribution

Operator

Integrated Resource

Stored Energy

Integrated Control Platform

• RDO View• Point of integration for

monitoring and control of direct load control devices

Event Scheduler

IDER Dashboard

Ongoing Activities• Use Case Models/ Scenarios

– System Integration• Data mapping –information exchange• Information management requirements –access/

retrieval • Information Layer - data architecture

– Performance and Integration Requirements• Hardware – function, interoperability, control • Software – function, interoperability, data

exchange• Operations Integration - business process/ purpose

– Identify Standards, Gap Analysis– Identify & Develop Common Information Models– Business Case Models – value streams