"Pecan Street's smart grid research is generating
incredibly valuable information on how, when and on
what customers use energy. It will end up as the single
greatest collection of consumer energy data that has
been developed in the United States.”
Dr. Michael Webber, University of Texas researcher
Freescale
Furukawa
Green Mountain Energy
Intel
Landis + Gyr
LG Electronics
Oncor
Oracle
Sony
SunEdison
Texas Gas Service
Whirlpool
The University of
Texas
About Pecan Street Inc.
Smart Grid Winners 2011
Smart Grid News
#1 Pecan Street
Inc.
“One of the true
pioneers”
About Pecan Street Inc.
2011 Top 5 electric vehicle
initiatives
Greentech Media
#1 Pecan Street
Inc.
“The largest non-fleet
concentration of EV’s in the
country”
Early research results
UT data center
operations
5.3 billion rows of
energy data
862 GB
200 homes equivalent
of 100,000 homes at
15-minute AMI reads
August 10, 2011
1-hour Consumption Data (kW)
August 10, 2011
15-minute Consumption Data (kW)
August 10, 2011
1-minute Consumption Data (kW)
Average Daily Load Curve:
July 23 to July 29
August average
Whole-home electricity usage (kW)
Consumption
August average
Whole-home electricity usage (kW)
Consumption and PV
August average
Whole-home electricity usage (kW)
Consumption, South PV, West PV
August 2011 average
Peak consumption from grid (kW)
August 2011 average
Peak consumption from grid (kW)
August 2011 average
Peak consumption from grid (kW)
August 2011 average
Peak consumption from grid (kW)
August average
Whole-home usage
Electricity (watts)
Natural gas (ccf)
How technologies enter
marketplace
Sustaining Innovation
Regulatory Fiat
Disruptive Innovation
Economic Growth Potential
Sustaining innovation Moderate, incremental
Regulatory fiat Moderate or negative
Disruptive innovation Significant
Disruptive Innovations
GPS services
Calculator makers
Camera companies
CD and DVD manufacturers
Video camera companies
Map makers
Compass makers
Large software companies
Phone companies
disruptive to –
Data acquisition methods
Smart Meter Utility Server -
Meter Data
App Provider Cloud
Consumer device
– Real-time Data
– Historic Data
meter
HEMS
Green
Button
Utility Server -
Meter Data
3rd Party Apps
Provider Cloud
Consumer device
– Real-time Data
– Historic Data
– Actionable Information
meter
Green
Button + Hub
(Smart Meter
Texas)
Big Data +
Home Apps
Roadmap
Natural gas air conditioning
Rooftop solar PV
Apartment building microgrids
Home apps
Demand aggregation
Ductless, zonal AC – control individual rooms
Home healthcare
Behavior data analytics
Factors in
rate of
adoption
Time
Differences in receptiveness to
innovation What problem / need is solved?
Whose problem is it?
Compatability
Complexity
Observability