1. Demand Response & Smart Grid
Nathan Ota
Consumer Solutions
Trilliant Networks
July 14, 2009

2. Introduction To Trilliant
Company Overview
Trilliant’s Smart Grid Offering
Fully integrated Smart Grid networks for utilities
200+ employees
Headquarters in Redwood City, CA with offices in USA, Canada, and Europe
20+ year history serving utilities in North America starting as Nertec in Quebec, Canada
Acquired SkyPilot in May 2009
Unified Networking… secure multi-tier network
Broadband Capacity… for current and future applications
Complete Coverage… network tiers, geographies, and devices
Open Standards… standard hardware and IP networking
Customer Base
“…the first 'future-proof' communications solution… full broadband capacity is critical for the growth of the Smart Grid.”
-Jesse Berst, SmartGrid News
1 million+ endpoints installed
200+ utility customers in the Americas and Europe

3. Operating deployments across network tiers
Selected Deployments
Largest NAN in North America today
900k+ endpoints installed
485k+ endpoints under network and communicating
One of first integrated NAN / HAN projects in North America
One of first NAN projects in Europe using RF mesh
One of first fully functional Smart Grid networks in North America
First integrated NAN / WAN multi-tier network
One of first AMI projects delivering TOU billing to all customers
50k WAN units installed in 60+ countries
48k Cellular C&I meters installed across the Americas
Operating deployments across network tiers

4. Regulatory Landscape in Ontario, Canada
Smart meter installations in all homes, small businesses by 2010.
TOU default anticipated 2010, TOU available since 2005.
PeakSaver DLC programs, CPP pilots.

5. Hydro One Smart Grid Overview
Source: Hydro One

6. Hydro One Smart Grid Vision
Source: Hydro One

7. DSM over Smart Grid Demand Response & EE Demand Response & DLC
Source: Hydro One

8. Separate anticipated RFP from AMI.
Smart Grid DSM Rollout
Separate anticipated RFP from AMI.
Operation over installed Trilliant network.
Two-phased deployment approach.
Smart Zone
Full provincial rollout, business case dependent
SLA compatibility.
Vendor enablement.

9. Trilliant’s Multi-Tier Grid Network
UnityTM Head End Enterprise Software
Grid
Metering
DSM
Network Operations / Management
SecureMeshTM Wide-Area Network
(WAN)
SecureMesh Neighborhood-Area Network
(NAN)
End-to-End
Two-way communications from head-end to WAN to NAN to HAN
Secure
Open, standards-based authentication
Open, standards-based encryption (IPsec, ANSI C12.22)
Security partitioned by application and/or network tier
Private
NOT open to public devices
NOT connected to the Internet
Controlled and managed by the utility
Resilient
Self-healing mesh at all tiers (WAN, NAN, HAN)
Multiple layers of built-in redundancy and fault tolerance
Scalable
WAN bandwidth can be allocated as needed for backhaul and Smart Grid devices
NAN architecture is intrinsically scalable
Cost-Effective
No public carrier OpEx costs
Low-cost endpoints for meters, displays, and other devices
Flexible
Home-by-home or territory-wide rollouts
Effective in both very rural and very dense environments
Optional Wi-Fi access for mobile workforce support, video surveillance, etc.
Home-Area Network
(HAN)
A multi-tier architecture for secure private networking 9 9

10. Trilliant’s migration path for HAN
“Align” “Bridge” “Evolve”
future HAN ?

11. DR + EE + DLC over Smart Grid. Phased rollout of Smart Grid DSM.
Take-away points
DR + EE + DLC over Smart Grid.
Phased rollout of Smart Grid DSM.
Smart grid evolution.
Multi-tier network
Non-meter HAN gateway

12. Thank You! Questions? Nathan Ota Consumer Solutions Trilliant Networks
July 14, 2009