Smart Grid Action Plan Increasing Velocity in the Drive to Value © 2008 Silver Spring Networks. All rights reserved.
Connecting The Smart Grid Utility Operation Smart Grid Devices Residential Devices C&I Devices Seamlessly connect all people and devices that generate, distribute or use energy © 2008 Silver Spring Networks. All rights reserved.
Open, Standards-based Network The power plug: An Open Standard for the electric grid Millions of devices and applications, developed by thousands of companies Plug it in and “it just works" Internet Protocol: An Open Standard for the Smart Grid Leverage $1 trillion in Internet investment Support any IP device or web application Plug it in and “it just works" © 2008 Silver Spring Networks. All rights reserved.
PHEV’s and the Smart Grid Integrated power electronics CIDI internal Combustion engine Battery pack 5-speed Manual transimission & automated clutch Final drive 5-speed Manual transimission & automated clutch Electric machine Final drive © 2008 Silver Spring Networks. All rights reserved.
Increasing Urgency © 2008 Silver Spring Networks. All rights reserved.
Regulatory Mandates – Smart Grid Initiatives © 2008 Silver Spring Networks. All rights reserved.
Two Examples Utility Company A Utility Company B Smart Grid ready © 2008 Silver Spring Networks. All rights reserved.
Yeah, Right! What’s the Difference? The faster-moving utilities were able to develop a complete and perfect strategy / vision for all of their needs over the next 20 years Yeah, Right! © 2008 Silver Spring Networks. All rights reserved.
Really…. Start now with an open platform Today’s products will develop Today’s vision will expand Today’s plan will change A closed/proprietary platform = stranded assets and bridled value © 2008 Silver Spring Networks. All rights reserved.
Where does an open platform take us… Steadily decreasing costs (Moore’s Law) Steadily increasing value (Metcalfe’s Law) Accelerating adoption of new devices and applications Ever-shorter innovation cycles = Time to Value © 2008 Silver Spring Networks. All rights reserved.