1 Steve Catanach, P.E. City of Fort Collins Light & Power Manager FortZED – RDSI and Smart Grid Investment Grant

2 City of Fort Collins Electric Utility 65,000 homes and businesses Nearly all underground system 5 Substations 55 Distribution Feeders 43 st largest Municipal Utility in the Country

3 FortZED includes More than 7,000 customers—residential and commercial 8 distribution feeders (transmits electricity from the generation station to the customer) Approximately 45 MW peak demand, we’ll reduce this peak demand by 20%- 30% Over 200,000 MWh/year usage in the area FortZED represents about 10% - 15% of Fort Collins Utilities’ distribution system

4 FortZED – RDSI Project 2 of 8 feeders serving FortZED area Peak Demand: ~7-8 MW/feeder (1/3 rd of FortZED Captures both of the GS750 customers and all customer classes Serves as cross-cutting jump-start demo for FortZED FortZED represents about 10% - 15% of FCU’s distribution system in terms of energy consumption, peak demand, and number of customers

5 Smart Grid Investment Grant Major Project Areas 1.Advanced Metering Infrastructure and Meter Data Management Systems 2.Distribution Automation 3.Cyber Security 4.Enhanced Demand Response Programs and Customer Engagement