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SmartGrid
Implications of Cloud Computing
New Technology in the Utility Environment
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1 SmartGrid Implications of Cloud Computing New Technology in the Utility Environment PG&E Territory Characteristics 70,000 square miles of diverse topography Approximately 20,000 employees Energy Services to approximately 15
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New Technology in the Utility Environment
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people
Commission (CPUC)
Territory Characteristics
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Vendor Hosted Electric Head End System
Utility Application Landscape Hosted off site today
CAISO
Hosted PG&E Data Center
Gas Head End Meter Data Management
Customer
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PG&E utilizes the following five information classifications:
Anything produced for public review and available to anyone inside or outside the
Information intended primarily for use within PG&E, such as organization charts,
personnel numbers, and company email messages. Distribution should be limited based
Information such as trade secrets, customer or employee information, and passwords that should be shared solely on a business need to know basis. PG&E Confidential data must be encrypted for storage and transmission if electronic and, if printed, protected through controlled physical access, such as a locked filing cabinet.
Information such as Social Security Numbers, undisclosed financial information, and protected health information should be shared solely on a business need to know basis. Data must be for storage and transmission encrypted if electronic and, if printed, protected through controlled physical access. Note that PG&E Privileged is only used by Law.
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ODN (air-gapped secure network) - SCADA UDN – Traditional IT MPLS – Physical Isolation and Connectivity
Operational Data Network Utility Data Network
Multiprotocol Label Switching – Packet Level Network Path
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Test Network
UDN
ODN
UPS #1 Set Voltage 2 Set Voltage 3 Set Voltage 1
LabView Interface
LabView Driver
Access Point UIQ System CVR Software Load Tap Changer Line Regulator Line Capacitor
Read Voltage Adjust Voltage
Node Simulator 4.1
LabView Driver TCP/IP
Meter Farm
Remote Access Firewall
Negotiating Network Access in the test environment is not trivial
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Control of assets is critical to our business:
June 4th, 2013
In the early-morning hours of April 16, someone opened fire at the utility's substation on Metcalf Road near Highway 101. The gunshots damaged five transformers and caused cooling oil to leak from a transformer bank, and the damage prompted state regulators to urge electricity conservation in the ensuing days. AT&T phone service in the area was also affected.
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Interval data supplied from SmartMeter™ systems for billing within 48 hours of expected delivery as a percentage
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Art Anderson arthur.anderson@pge.com
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Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) standards
Version 5 now requires the following:
have 10 facilities of which six are low impact facilities, three are medium impact facilities, and