1. Fiber enables Santa Clara ’s “Smart” Wireless WAN Larry Owens Manager of Customer Services December 14, 2011 IEEE Communications Society - SCV Chapter

2. 2 Agenda →Silicon Valley Power →Backbone made of glass →An Enterprise is born →If you build it… →SVP MeterConnect TM →Why Wi-Fi? →Smart 3

3. 3 Silicon Valley Power The City of Santa Clara →Population 117,000 →19 Square miles →52,000 customers →Peak load of 470 MW →$300M annual revenue →1% of the State’s power Lowest average power rate in California Very, very high reliability ~30% renewable power

4. 4 Customer Base – FY 10-11 Agilent Technologies Applied Materials Digital Realty Trust Equinix Hitachi Data Systems Intel Kaiser Marvel Semiconductor Microsoft National Semiconductor (TI) Nvidia Oracle America Owens Corning Santa Clara University Savvis Vishay Siliconix Yahoo! KWh Sales by Type

5. 5 Backbone made of glass! →26 fiber miles, 4 rings →Connecting all SVP substations →Two customers →10 or 20-year lease terms →Project, not a “program” →A “champion” from Admin working in spare time. →Word-of-mouth marketing 2000

6. 6 → 57-mile Dark Fiber Network → In 25 Data centers (the cloud) → Multiple rings/288-144 fibers → Central Operations Office → Flexible Leasing Terms → Competitive Pricing → Engineering and Design Services → Unlimited Capacity → Solid Security, Reliability → 24/7/365 Response SVP Fiber Enterprise 2011

7. 7 SVP Fiber Lease Customers →Telecom service providers (fiber carriers) →Data centers/colocations →Web search company →Semiconductor manufacturer (fiber campus build) →Other Commercial customers →Santa Clara Unified School District (26 schools and hub) →City of Santa Clara –Electric Utility Department (SVP) Electric LAN/WAN and SCADA AMI Project - SVP MeterConnect TM –City IT/Communications Department –Traffic and Public Safety

8. 8 Yuriy Piksaykin - Fiber accounting 12/2/12 If you build it, they will come

9. 9 →Mechanical meters no longer produced →Modern digital technology Accurate Dependable Wireless reading Multi-channel measurement Events, alarms, remote control SVP MeterConnect TM

10. 10 SVP MeterConnect TM Efficiencies For Utilities →Secure, remote meter reading →Power outage alerts for faster response →Power/water early problem detection →Grid loading analysis →More powerful customer service tools →Enables EV charging & Solar tracking

11. 11 SVP MeterConnect TM Customer Benefits →Minimizes estimated bills →Stabilizes reading periods →Reduces property intrusions →Web portal Detailed usage charts and graphs Projected Bill features Email and/or text alerts High-bill troubleshooting

12. 12 Wi-Fi Mesh GIS Outage Support Advanced Meter Systems Electric/Water Meter Mesh Network Utility Communications Network Fiber Billing Grid Monitor Mobile Devices

13. 13 Backhaul: Why [Not] Wi-Fi? The MetroFi experience (2004 – 2008) →Free Wi-Fi & sell ad space model →Metering? - not our business model →SVP Purchase of SkyPilot WAN →The Trilliant test (and marriage) Santa Clara Free Wi-Fi →It’s ours -- for better, for worse →Two years of operation →It Works (mostly) →Customer Love - Loathe it

14. 14 Base is all customers. Questions SM4a – SM4k. Top desired features of Smart Grid SVP Customers Love it Free Wi-Fi !! Few customers want to give up control

15. 15 and customers loathe it …

16. 16 Old “SkyPilot” outdoor system New Tropos outdoor system South Santa Clara Only 215 Access Points (AP) City-wide Outdoor Network 600 Access Points 802.11b/g2010’s b/g/n technology < 30 APs/sq. mi.Up to 40 APs/sq. mi. “Free” bandwidth limit of 1 Mbps“Free” bandwidth increased to 2 Mbps 10 gateways concentrated at 4 locations 21:1 AP to Gateway ratio Over 60 distributed Gateway locations backhauled on SVP fiber 9:1 AP to Gateway ratio RF output is at legal limitRF output is at the legal limit AND can backhaul on two frequencies Interference mitigationAdvanced interference mitigation Mounted only on street lightsStreet lights, traffic intersections and other strategic city locations

17. 17 Picocell Design Sample Courtesy of LinkPath

18. 18 Project Timeline 20102011201220132014 Residential Meters Business Meters Wi-Fi launch - Mar 2012 ~50 meter install - Nov 2011 Proof of Concept Field Validation Lab/Field Testing Partial Network Install Wi-Fi AMI - Billing Systems Integration

19. 19 Smart City →Smart Meters – Usage data, improved service, conservation →Smart Grid – Grid monitor and control, energy management →Smart City (and Community) →Mobile workforce →Efficient service →City monitor and control →Emergency response Smart Grid Smart 3 Smart Meter →Free Wi-Fi Visitors Residents Workers

20. 20 Thank you !

21. 21 Extra Slides

22. 22  We will upgrade our technology to support widespread adoption of solar energy, smart appliances and electric vehicles.  We will follow a careful process and verify accuracy at every step.  We will protect your data and your privacy.  We will keep our system secure.  We will utilize tried-and-true meters deployed successfully in millions of homes and businesses worldwide.  We are committed to a fair resolution of any issues or concerns that arise. The SVP MeterConnect TM Promise

23. 23 Old “cone” Wi-Fi radio New Tropos Wi-Fi radio What Customers Will See

24. 24 Security Security issues are a threat to the entire IT space Stuxnet shows us that all systems can be vulnerable Smart Grid is both “wired” and wireless Biggest security issue remains at the staff/human interface level. Active system monitoring and critical system redundancy Design security and privacy into the system from the start – and TEST IT!