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  • Rise of Distributed Generation & Storage

    Creating Grid Complexity and Forcing Distribution Deregulation

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    Solar + Storage

    Economics creating parity

    PV solar costs are down 68% and Li-Ion Battery costs are down 88% since 2010.

    TSLA below $0.10W/h in intermediate term

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    Creates Grid Complexity

    Growth of small scale generators and aggregated resources

    These new decentralized participants, bidding into the wholesale markets are necessarily being constrained by distribution grid planning requirements.

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    Forcing Distribution Deregulation

    Considered inevitable

    Aggregated demand resources, smart buildings, microgrids, and EV fleets could serve local demand with fewer constraints on a new distribution market.

  • Existing

    Grid Management

    Tools

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    Demand Response

    Paying customers to use less energy

    During high demand, grid operators will call on large customers to reduce their loads.

    How the virtual power plant works

    Aggregation

    Asking lots of small generators to act in concert

    Using direct control (via the internet) of thermostats, water heaters, and other devices to create Virtual Power Plants.

    How the virtual power plant works

    Special Tariffs

    Trying to fix a price on a moving target

    Load and generation profiles change based on new resources and grid configurations. How can rate design accommodate all the new flexibility?

  • What if customer owned generation...

    Was a revenue stream for your utility?

    (instead of a liability to be managed)

    Had no financial risk?

    Was sited and balanced without intervention?

  • How would this change the way you manage the grid and interact with your customers?

  • Utilities Can Establish a New Market Platform

    Unlock Distributed Generation, Storage Flexibility, and Enable New Revenue Streams

     

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    Combine Grid Balancing and Settlement

    Balance load with generating units and confirm transactions.

    Private blockchain ledger records communication, confirms power delivery, enforces dynamic grid constraints, and settles transactions.

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    Decentralized and Distributed

    Just like your grid

    With no single point of failure, our system enables smart islanding, operation without centralized communication, and secure control room overrides.

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    Private Mesh

    Utility owned infrastructure

    Communication is conducted over a private mesh network, if the internet or phone lines go down, Omega Grid continues to operate. Asset owners participate based on their availability and can be deactivated if not responding to orders.

  • Market Benefits

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    Local Utility

    Dynamic market with overrides

    • Transaction fees from platform market participants
    • More resilient and reliable grid metrics
    • Enabling new value streams for your customers
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    Local Generator

    New local buyers with fewer constraints

    • Fees for excess generation sold on the grid
    • Ability to secure less constrained revenue for generation and storage assets
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    Energy User

    New local generation sources

    • Access to local electricity below wholesale pricing and without transmission charges
    • Option to participate in local load reduction programs
    • Option to secure electricity from local generators during outages
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