INNOVATION

COMPETITION

HOST:
Navin Chaddha, Partner
Mayfield Fund
Current Group
Consert
Locust Storage
Cpower
Xtreme Power
GridNet
Current Group
 TM
CURRENT Smart Grid Solutions
November 2009
Proprietary and Confidential
 CURRENT Value Model - $1,400/customer PV Benefits

Up to 5% “Without a Estimated Enables

reduction radically 87% better
in electric expanded reduction utility and
demand and smarter in cost of end user
with no electric grid, outages energy
impact on wind and usage
customer solar will $0.50 for
remain niche every $1
power spent on
Integrate
sources” electricity Enable End User
Improve Grid Reduce Outages Energy
Operations Intermittent (EPRI)
Renewables
(MIT, similarly Management
European SG Platform,
Ontario Smart Grid
Forum)
Smart Grid Platform (communications, sensing, software)

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 CURRENT – Successful Deployment at Xcel SmartGridCity™
Improve
Grid • CURRENT System Optimization Solution successfully implemented.
Operatio • Preliminary Results are exceeding expectations.

ns
Integrate • Monitoring impact of distributed renewables on grid assets and
Renewab performance
les • Detected unknown distributed renewables feeding onto grid.

• Xcel Energy moved from reactive to preventive maintenance program.

• Voltage problems have been reduced by over 90%; there have been no
Reduce customer voltage complaints this year.
Outages • Unpredicted transformer failures have been significantly reduced.
• Outage cause, location and restoration times have also been
significantly reduced.
Enable
End User • Enabled several in-home energy management systems
Energy • Integrated Meters with Xcel Billing System
Managem
ent
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 About Us
• The leader in Smart Grid with intelligent sensors and utility
device management and analytic software solutions.
Investors
• Locations include U.S., Europe, Australia, Singapore and
Brazil.
• Enabler of Smart Grid communications, sensing and
analytics platform for SmartGridCityTM with Xcel Energy
• Collaborating with Iberdrola and EDF in an EU-funded
program to develop European Smart Grid platform that
enables an open standard for metering, integrated
communication technologies, and advanced distribution
management capabilities.
• Member of: GridWise Alliance, Smart Grid Australia, IEEE,
European Consortiums (EU FP7 ADDRESS, EU FP7 OPEN,
PRIME) and the Joint US-China Cooperation on Clean Energy.
• Winner of:
– 2009 World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer
– Go Green East 2009,
– Dow Jones 2008 Ten Most Innovative Clean Tech
Companies in Europe
– 2006 Red Herring’s Top 100 Private Companies, and
– 2006 Platts Global Energy Commercial Technology of
the Year award.
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CONSERT
(+VIDEO)
 SM

Distributed Energy Management System

A New Source of Energy Reserves

© 2009 Consert, Inc. – Confidential and Proprietary

Consert Attributes – Capacity, Energy & REPS

• Two-way, real-time (seconds)

• Secure & 99.9% Reliable
• Standards-based Equipment
• Standard Communication Protocols
• Empirical & Verifiable
• Cost-Effective

© 2009 Consert, Inc. – Confidential and Proprietary

Consumer Benefits

• Save Money

• Save the Environment

• Broadband Availability

• Easy to use – No Cost

© 2009 Consert, Inc. – Confidential and Proprietary

Utility Benefits

• Capacity & Energy Reserves

• Solar/Wind Regulation
• REPS/RECs /Carbon Credits
• All Known Smart Grid Features

All at a fraction of the cost of a gas-fired peaker

with no permit or NIMBY issues!

© 2009 Consert, Inc. – Confidential and Proprietary

Consert’s Partners

• Database • 3G/4G Network

• Middleware • 99.9% Reliable

• Messaging • Ubiquitous or Targeted

• Security • Security

• Scalability • Messaging Priority

• Data Management • Hosting

© 2009 Consert, Inc. – Confidential and Proprietary

Status

• Pilots Completed, 21% Energy Savings!

• Market Traction

• Corporate Support

• Patents Pending

© 2009 Consert, Inc. – Confidential and Proprietary

© 2009 Consert, Inc. – Confidential and Proprietary
 LOCUST
STORAGE
Cpower
 Gary Fromer, CEO
gary.fromer@cpowered.com
610-437-5950

CPower’s vision is to lead the development and delivery of efficient, effective and
profitable energy reduction services and markets that drive long-term sustainability.

Value to Clients and Business Partners Our Clients

Problem we address:
• Demand for electricity increasing faster than
supply
• Reliable alternative to new power generation
needed
Solutions

EEwe provide:
Markets
Capacity

White Certs
Reserves

Peak Load
Regulation

DG / CHP
Economic
Energy Demand
Efficiency Response CPower at a Glance
• Largest private demand response provider
in North America
• Doubled revenue in 2008
• Managing over 2,500 client sites
Our unique value proposition:
• Investors include Mayfield Fund, Bessemer
• Complete alignment with clients and partners
Venture Partners, Expansion Capital
• Through innovation and expertise, we extend Partners, Schneider Electric Ventures, Intel
our clients’ program participation – maximizing Capital
revenue to the end-user and maximizing value 23

to the utility
Xtreme
Power
Grid Net
GreenBeat 2009

Ray Bell
CEO & President
 Grid Net Overview

Industry Vision

Smart devices in every home, office, plant, and

vehicle to
manage energy resources, information access and
consumption
Grid Net’s Mission

Provide the policy-based network operating system

and
network management software for the Smart Energy
Grid
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 Grid Net at a Glance
Founded 2006 – Ray Bell President & CEO ( Cisco, Oracle, SmartPipes, Silver Spring Networks, Computer Power Group )

Investors Products Partners

Intel Capital
4G Network
Technologies
– GE Energy ( Metrology )
Software

Catamount – Smart Grid NOS
– Freescale ( Secure CPU )
– Beceem / Sequans ( WiMAX )
Ventures – PolicyNet SmartGrid NMS
– Intellon ( HomePlug / AV )
– SmartMeter and HAN Agents

Braemar Energy – Broadband Services Agents
Smart Grid
Ventures
4G Hardware Solutions
– GE Energy
Products

GE Energy Financial – Landis & Gyr
– 4G Smart Meters – Cisco Systems
Services – 4G SmartGrid Routers – Motorola
– UQ / KDDI
– 4G SmartGrid Comms Cards

Roger Allen
4G Wireless
(co-
(co-founder, Allen & Buckeridge)

Services
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– Unwired / Austar ( AUS )
 Key Utility Business Drivers

Energy Efficiency

Analyze usage and
implement
programs to manage Smart Grid
demand is the
Operational Efficiency Answer

Improve reliability and
performance
Customer Satisfaction

Improve responsiveness
Environmental Impact

Reduce / sequester CO2
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emissions, exceed
 4G Smart Grid Network Solution

Distribution Network
Substation Monitoring & Control
Automation
4G SmartGrid
Network
Smart Metering
& Broadband
Services

Home Area
Field Operations Network
Communications

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 What is Possible with a 4G SmartGrid…

Implications / Opportunities

More Devices
More Services

More Data
More
Flows Bandwidth
Retail
Broadband
More Services

Morebundled
Revenue
with Energy
Transactions
Mobile Workforce – Broadband anywhere /
anytime
Distribution Network Automation,
Monitoring & Control
Customer Solutions – Energy Information
Products & Services
Smart Metering and Demand
Response

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Compelling Value to Utility Customers

Financial Operational Future

Value
Reduce Risk
Multi-vendor solution
Lower Total Cost
of Ownership
Implementation
Operation & Maintenance
Upgrades / enhancements
Value
Leading Technology
Open, standards-based
Interoperates with
heterogeneous devices
Vendor Ecosystem
Large, diverse, incented
to innovate cost-effectively
Value
Leading Architecture
Scalable, flexible, adaptive,
standards-based
Cost-effective innovation
Enables choice in products
and vendors
New sources of revenue

Environmental
Value
 Improve consumer awareness and conservation
 Deliver more efficient energy transmission & distribution
 Incorporate distributed generation, enabling local renewable energy
resources (solar, wind, tide, etc.) within the Smart Grid infrastructure
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Grid Net’s Competitive Advantages

Leading
Technology and Products

World’s 1st and Only 4G Smart Energy

Grid Solution
– Telecom-grade Software: PolicyNet SmartGrid NMS, SmartGrid NOS,
SmartGrid Policy Agents, and Broadband Services Management
Platform
– WiMAX SmartGrid Devices: WiMAX SmartMeters,
SmartGrid Routers and Pico Cell Base Stations

Leading Leading

End-to-end open standards: IEEE, IETF,
Solution Partners Technology Ecosystem
IEC, ANSI, ITU

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Thank You

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