Smart Grid Standards Bill Moroney President & Chief Executive Utilities Telecom Council

UTC’s Role VISION: “Energy and water utilities are in the midst of a period of great challenge, during which telecom and IT will play a critical role. In this context, UTC’s mission is to ensure success for utilities, their telecom/IT professionals, partners, regulators, owners, and customers.” MEMBERS: Energy Companies, Water Utilities and their Trade Associations and Technology Partners. SERVICES: Advocacy – Legislation, Regulation & Standards Education – Conference, Research, News Marketing Channel – Exhibits, Insights, Leads 2 Smart Grid Conference at IT Expo – January 20-21, 2010

Extend UTC programs and services to its 10 Regions - the local heart of the organization Advocates, oversees and recommends public policies to benefit UTC members Leads UTC’s efforts to assess value of new technologies and applications Oversees UTC’s Membership Development and Retention, Annual Conference, Research, the UTC Journal and other info. Helps UTC members reduce costs and leverage ICT assets as revenue source Oversees UTC programs for members outside the United States Semi-autonomous groups established within UTC to meet special membership needs. UTC ORGANIZATION UTC Board of Directors Regional Division Public Policy Division Technical Division Member Services Division Business Development Division International Division Independent Operating Units 3

UTC ORGANIZATION Cont’d UTC Board of Directors Regional Division Public Policy Division Technical Division Member Services Division Business Development Division International Division Independent Operating Units Independent Operating Units Geographically focused. Self-funding. Policy and events are primary activities. Issues focused – BPL and work w/ wireless carriers. Self-funding. Info to all UTC members. Coordination role for key issue (smart networks) and service (frequency coordination). No fees. APTEL, sister org in Brazil. UTC/LA – in development. Self-funding. 4

UTC TELECOM 2010 UTC’s Annual Conference & Exposition May 23-26, 2010 – Indianapolis 7 Conference Symposia - PLUS Tutorials –Critical Infrastructure Security Symposium –Emerging Technologies Symposium –Smart Grid Symposium –Wireless Symposium –Business Development Symposium –Enterprise IT Symposium –Automatic Control Systems Symposium UTC Expo 2010 – 200 Exhibitors Networking Events & Awards 5 Smart Grid Conference at IT Expo – January 20-21, 2010

Smart Grid Standards Utilities LOVE Standards: Standards tend to ensure interoperability. Standards support reliability of providers. Standards generally reduce costs. Utilities will be spending billions on telecom. Preference will be for standardized products. 6 Smart Grid Conference at IT Expo – January 20-21, 2010 Impact of $timulu$ Funding

Smart Grid Standards Utilities Standards Focus: NIST Smart Grid Interoperability Standards Priority Action Plans PAP 1 - Guidelines for the Use of IP Protocol Suite in the Smart Grid. PAP 2 - Guidelines for the Use of Wireless Communications. PAP 3 - Develop Common Specification for Price and Product Definition. PAP 4 - Develop Common Scheduling Communication for Energy Transactions. PAP 5 - Standard Meter Data Profiles. PAP 6 - Translate ANSI C12.19 to the Common Semantic Model of CIM. PAP 7 - Energy Storage Interconnection Guidelines. PAP 8 - Develop Common Information Model (CIM) for Distribution Grid Management. PAP 9 - Standard Demand Response Signals. PAP 10 - Standards for Energy Usage Information. PAP 11 - Interoperability Standards to Support Plug-in Electric Vehicles. PAP 12 - DNP3 Mapping to IEC Objects. PAP 13 - Harmonization of IEEE C with IEC and Precision Time Synchronization. PAP 14 - Transmission and Distribution Power Systems Model Mapping. PAP 15 - Harmonize Power Line Carrier Standards for Appliance Communications in the Home. NIST Cyber Security Recommendations FERC Regulatory Adoption 7 Smart Grid Conference at IT Expo – January 20-21, 2010

CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION Standards Are Important. 8 Smart Grid Conference at IT Expo – January 20-21, 2010 So Is Reliability!

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