The OMNETRIC Group's CEO, Maikel van Verseveld presented at the IDC Pan-European Utilities Summit 2016 in Italy. There he introduced attendees to the concept of, “Open for Business.” For the utility sector these days, that refers to open platforms, open ecosystems, open architectures, and of course, open-minds. After all, a lot is changing - and quickly – in the business of powering the planet.

1. 14 March, 2016
Open for business

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We help capture the opportunities of digitalization in
the grid
In 2014, Siemens and Accenture launched a joint venture based on the market’s need for a new
solution provider
 Engineering and energy
technology
 Smart grid applications
 Grid control experience
 Systems integration and
services capabilities
 Proven delivery
methodologies
 Industry-specific
technologies, assets
and processes
 Dedicated to utilities
 OT-IT integration
specialist
 Integrated smart grid
solutions for a digital
grid
...dedicated to helping
utilities bridge the gap
between operations and
information technology
...existing as a separate
entity to which both
Siemens and Accenture
could bring their IP and
integrate IT and OT more
effectively
...with expert practitioners
from both companies,
working as one team

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We help capture the opportunities of digitalization in
the grid
In 2014, Siemens and Accenture launched a joint venture based on the market’s need for a new
solution provider
...dedicated to helping
utilities bridge the gap
between operations and
information technology
...existing as a separate
entity to which both
Siemens and Accenture
could bring their IP and
integrate IT and OT more
effectively
...with expert practitioners
from both companies,
working as one team
IT
experts
Data
scientists
Field
engineers
Better outcomes
from integrating
information and
operations
technology

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What if the disruption cloud had a silver lining?
Conservation
Demand response
Efficient appliances
Electrification
PV
Storage
Micro-combined heat
Big data
Analytics
Distributed intelligence
SaaS
Cloud
Social Machine learning
Augmented reality
Conservation
Demand response
Efficient appliances
Electrification
PV
Storage
Micro-combined heat
Big data
Analytics
Distributed intelligence
SaaS
Cloud
Social
Machine learning
Augmented reality
Conservation
Demand
response
Electrification
PV
Storage
Micro-combined heat
Big data
Analytics
Cloud
Social
Machine learningAugmented reality
Conservation
Demand
response
Efficient
appliances
Electrification
PV
Storage
Big dataAnalytics
Distributed
intelligence
SaaS
Cloud
Social
Machine
learning
Augmented reality
Storage
Storage
PV
PV
Social
SocialCloud
Cloud
Distributed
intelligence
Big data
PV
Distributed intelligence

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What do I want to share today?
• Arrival of distribution level energy markets
• Ready for demand response and flexible
aggregation
• Facing the data storm
• Ahead with digital transactions

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• An intelligent network
platform that provides safe,
reliable and efficient electric
services by integrating diverse
resources to meet customers’
and society’s evolving needs.
• Fosters broad market activity
that monetizes system and
social values, by enabling
active customer and third
party engagement that is
aligned with the wholesale
market and bulk power
system.
DSP’s: What’s it all about?
Distributed System Platforms
Source: Future Electric Utility Regulation Series, LBNL
Time
DERLevel
Low
DER Adoption
Moderate to High
Level of DER Adoption
Very High
DER Adoption
Stage 1:
Grid Modernization
Stage 2:
DER Integration
Stage 3:
Distributed Markets
Smart Grid Investments, Aging
Infrastructure, Refresh Scenario,
Driven Hosting Capabilty,
Analyses, Interconnection,
Process Improvements
Dist. Platform
Development, Locational
Net Benefits, Analysis
DER, Integration &
Optimization
Multi-party
Transactions &
Dist. Market
Operations
Customer Adoption
Distribution System

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Good news from New York
Making energy more
affordable for all New
Yorkers
Building a more
resilient energy
system
Empowering New
Yorkers to make
more informed
energy choices
Improving our
existing initiatives
and infrastructure
Helping clean energy
innovation grow
Source: https://www.ny.gov/sites/ny.gov/files/atoms/files/REV_WhatYouNeedToKnowUPDATE41616.pdf
Reforming the
Energy Vision REV

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Con Edison: Enabling customers, thru AMI, to make
better decisions about DER
• Implementation of Siemens EnergyIP for 4 million proactive and passive customers
to support (in)direct participation in REV markets.
• Enables Distributed System Platform (DSP) functionalities through two-way
communications for:
 Engaging with customer-sited devices
 Integrating with customer service and other internal systems
 Informing engineering and operations modeling for Grid
planning/modernization
• Facilitates Demand Response and DER penetration resulting in system-wide
efficiencies, enhanced visibility, and control functions:
 Providing near real-time electricity usage, capacity constraints and customer
generation data
 Reshaping the load curve through responsive device integration
Source: http://documents.dps.ny.gov/public/Common/ViewDoc.aspx?DocRefId=%7B075E822D-4286-4A63-9AD5-E3BC36B95D21%7D

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European utilities indicate “Demand Response Planning”
is their 3rd top use case for Big Data and Analytics
Which of the following Big Data and Analytics use cases are you currently
focusing on?
9
5.8%
22.5%
23.3%
23.3%
28.3%
30.0%
30.8%
31.7%
35.0%
Compliance checks and audits
Field service optimization
Revenue Assurance
Sensor-based grid optimization
Distribution load forecasting and scheduling
Customer behavior and interaction analysis
Demand response planning
Maintenance optimization
Energy consumption analysis
Source: IDC Energy Insights Survey, October 2015, n = 120

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Demand response as part of an overall DER strategy
• Used for transmission-level benefits
• Wholesale markets contracted load from
aggregators to deal with issues
• Utilities were left to deal with distribution
challenges separately
Until recently
• Investments in the distribution network
along with the penetration of DER’s is
creating challenges
• Utilities are more active in wanting control
of DER resources
Now

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Load and Generation
• One scalable platform
for aggregation of
both load plus
storage and
generation
• Make use of future
applications enabling
new business models
without the need to
invest in a new
platform
• Enter load flexibility
market
Flexible aggregation for supply and demand
CommercialIndustryStorageBiomassCHP / Backup
Diesel
Wind / PV
Connected External
Processes
DERMS®
(Decentralized Energy
Management System)
• Modeling
• Forecasting
• Scheduling
• Real-time Optimization
Weather Forecasting
Energy Trading
Billing
Contract Management
Network Operations
Improved operational
and business
efficiency
€
Current
Optimized

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Open for business – means open collaboration
Short-term wind power
forecasting
Outage intelligence
Between Operations and Technology
Prosumer Segmentation

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Open for business – means open collaboration
In ecosystems & standards
Next generation outage management
with social media data-mining
Short-term wind power
forecasting
Outage intelligence
Between Operations and Technology
Open Standard for Grid Edge Controls;
OpenFMB device interoperability
Distributed Intelligence with Volt/VAR
Optimization
Prosumer Segmentation

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Already monitoring the FINTECH disruption?
The Financial Services industry is facing even more disruption than any time
since 1970 (ATMs, discount brokers, index mutual funds).
• Traditional retail banks versus Online-only banks
• Traditional lenders versus Peer-to-peer marketplaces
• Traditional asset & portfolio managers versus Robo-advisors on trading
platforms
• Traditional cash functions versus Apple/Samsung Pay and Google Wallet
The wildcard underneath all this change is Blockchain-as-a-services platform.
This technology could lower the cost of many financial activities to near-
zero.

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What about Blockchain?
• Blockchain uses cryptography and a distributed messaging protocol to
create a shared ledger between trading counterparties to execute simple
transfer of asset ownership or more complex transactions using ‘smart
contracts’.
• Data on the ledger is pervasive and persistent and creates a reliable
‘transaction cloud’.
• Offers potential to reducing the complex billing and settlement functions
in each country.
The mantra of business “Trust but verify” changes to “Trust because you can
100% verify”.

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Devices will be able to choose between power suppliers
picking up the cheapest tariffs
• Accenture developed a Blockchain-based, smart
electric plug for adjusting power consumption.
• Accenture work has changed the Blockchain to
let it negotiate deals on behalf of its owner.
• The Blockchain adaptation can be seen as a step
towards the future Internet of Things since it
enables re-ordering supplies based on a
precoded pre-order.
Experts worldwide see Blockchain as a basis for development of the
Internet of Things

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Thanks for listening
• Open platforms
• Open ecosystems
• Open architectures and standards
• Open business models

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technology
 Smart grid applications
 Grid control
 Systems integration and
services capabilities
 Proven delivery
methodologies
 Industry-specific
technologies, assets
and processes
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and services, helping utility
companies to achieve greater grid
reliability and efficiency.
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