4-6 October 2016 The NEC, Birmingham, UK. cleanenergylive.co.uk

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1 4-6 October 2016 The NEC, Birmingham, UK cleanenergylive.co.uk #celive

2 cleanenergylive.co.uk #celive

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4 Demand-side flexibility: there s a better way

5 Hello Gemma Giles Chris Jonathan Simon

6 The Living Grid We re a community of pioneering organisations forming a new energy system that takes inspiration from nature to deliver, store and use electricity. We exist to spark a change in the design of our existing grid to make it more efficient, resilient and perfectly adapted for renewable energy, using demand-side management.

7 Let s play.

8 If 5% of peak demand was met by demand side solutions the grid would be 200 million a year cheaper to run

9 In 2015, we paid 90 million to wind farms not to produce electricity when the wind blew, because the surge of power would be too much to handle

10 12.7 GW of demand-led flexibility would improve the efficiency of renewable energy by 3 billion to 6 billion a year

11 That s where the Living Grid comes in

12 Our grid is linear and centralised It can be flexible and interactive Tailor-made for optimising fossil fuels, the design of our current grid can t use energy generated from renewable sources in an efficient way - + For a grid that s low carbon as well as secure and affordable, we need a new design that can optimise renewable energy affordable affordable

13 New energy system inspired by nature The complex, living ecosystems systems around us are beautifully adapted for storing, using and delivering renewable energy. What can we learn from 3.8 billion years of evolution about developing a more efficient and resilient electricity system that s perfectly adapted to harness the abundant energy around us? Adaptable Dynamic Locally-attuned Resource-efficient Self-organising Life-friendly

14 Three parts to the Living Grid 1. Interactive, internet-enabled network of technologies that adjusts electricity demand to actively balance the UK grid 2. Peer-to-peer community of corporate energy users acting together 3. Innovation fund reimaging and bringing to life a natureinspired electricity system

15 Stage is set for users to play their role in transformation Climate leaders renewables targets facing grid constraints Is your organisation trying to increase the renewable energy you use? Are you aiming for a net positive impact on climate change? You re bound to be having problems connecting to our electricity grid. Proven technologies waiting for large-scale adoption Smart, demand side technologies aren t just available in 2016: they re tried, proven and delivering results. Has your organisation considered the suitability of these smart technologies for your equipment yet? If not, you could be missing out on a new revenue stream to supplement your other investments in energy efficiency. Market conditions are ready; waiting for growth signals It s technically feasible for demandside management to play a prominent role in our grid right now. What s missing is the clear market appetite and scale for that to happen. The good news is that energy users influence can kick start both of these. Increasing business risk posed by our aging grid Early adopters will benefit everybody; getting paid

16 Showing proof of the viability of demand-side management and its impact on improving the performance of our existing grid

17 First Phase Technology Partner Open Energi Dumb Energy consumers usually operate in isolation. Connected the first phase is focused on enabling larger consumers to interact and adjust their individual use of electricity to benefit the system as a whole. Tiny, automated adjustments to electricity use, without affecting performance.

18 Demand-side management in practice Applying Intelligent demand response technologies Open Energi Chris Kimmett United Utilities Jonathan Dobson Aggregate Industries Simon Drury

19 First Phase Technology Partner Open Energi

20 United Utilities has implemented intelligent demand response technology at 10 of its larger wastewater treatment plants By 2020, it will: - free up to 20MW of power capacity for National Grid, - saving the UK 45,520 tonnes of carbon per year AND - further increase our revenues now: 200K a year. Energy is one of our biggest costs and it s vital that we get smarter at how we use it. In supporting the Living Grid we re proud to show the huge scope for the water industry to use electricity in a more flexible way meaning sustainable lower bills for our customers and a move towards a lower carbon economy. Jonathan Dobson, United Utilities

21 Aggregate Industries has fitted intelligent demand response technology United Utilities to 40 of has its bitumen implemented tanks intelligent on its asphalt demand plants. response technology at 10 of its larger wastewater treatment plants Bitumen tanks are ideal for Dynamic Demand because their By consumption 2020, it will: of electricity is not time critical -Equates free up to to 11,380 20MW tonnes of power of capacity carbon savings for National for the Grid, UK per year -Also saving identified the UK significant 45,520 tonnes energy of savings carbon in per the year region AND of -350,000kWh return > 5m per cash year to UU. Recently begun equipping pumps at quarry sites Energy is one of our biggest costs and it s vital that we get smarter at how we use it. In supporting the Living Grid we re proud to show the huge scope Through for the water our partnership industry to with use the electricity Living Grid in a more network, flexible we ll way share meaning our experience sustainable of lower this emerging bills for our technology customers and and encourage a move towards others to a take lower up carbon the opportunity economy. too, to create a positive change in the energy system. Jonathan Dobson, United Utilities Donna Hunt, Head of Sustainability

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23 Are you a business that wants to unlock new revenues, protect energy security and decarbonise your operations? If yes you could create impact through the first phase of the Living Grid.

24 Are you a business that wants to unlock new revenues, protect energy security and decarbonise your operations? Could your equipment allow a request to change power without impacting its primary purpose? Could an investment-free income help you fund energy and carbon management on your estate? Looking for better ways of engaging customers, suppliers, communities on energy and climate change? Are you seeking low cost ways of tackling the rising energy cost and security risks for your business?

25 Relieve the pressure of our aging infrastructure on your business; deliver your decarbonisation targets Pull technology to market faster by acting together Now: sooner the better

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