For distribution utilities, smarter integration of distributed generation is non-negotiable. The question is not if, but when. The time for action is now.

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DI
ENABLED
GRID
GITALLY
REAP THE BENEFITS OF
SMARTER DISTRIBUTED
GENERATION INTEGRATION

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Sources: Accenture New Energy Consumer and Digitally Enabled Grid research programs; “Photovoltaic milestone: 300 gigawatts of global installed PV capacity,” German Solar Association press release, 26 January 2017; “Solar Energy Supplies
Power to 10 Million Households,” German Solar Association press release, 22 June 2016.
DISTRIBUTED GENERATION IS DISRUPTING
THE TRADITIONAL DISTRIBUTION MODEL
2
Utility executives
expecting their company’s
role to evolve toward DER
integrator and DER
services market facilitator
Utility executives
expecting small
scale/prosumer
distributed generation to
place greater stress on
network hosting capacity
Solar PV capacity now
deployed worldwide
Consumers
considering investing
to become power
self-sufficient
Three-person homes in
Germany covered by PV
capacity
300
+10
66%
59%
57%
DEMAND DISRUPTIONTECHNOLOGY DISRUPTION BUSINESS DISRUPTION

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DISTRIBUTED GENERATION HOSTING
CAPACITY COULD BE EXHAUSTED WITHIN
10 YEARS
Percent of utility executives expecting to reach network hosting capacity for distributed generation
We do not expect to
ever need to exceed
this threshold level
Beyond
15 years
Within the next
15 years
Within the next
10 years
We’ve already
met/passed it
Base: Respondents who have a very/moderately clear forecast of the potential distribution generation hosting capacity of their network.
3
5%
54%
16% 12% 13%

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CAPACITY PLANNING
AND CHARGING
STORAGE SUPPORT DG OPERATIONS
Reinforcement
requirements
identification
Locational
incentives
69%
Storage deployment;
embedded in
the network
70%
Customer-owned
storage; co-located
with distributed
generation
71%
Full operational
control of small-scale
distributed generation
64%
Provision of ancillary
services from small-
scale/prosumer
distributed generation
63%
66%
THE UNDERTAKING FOR DEVELOPING
NEW CAPABILITILIES WILL BE MAJOR
Percent of utility executives expecting to deploy the following capabilities to support distributed generation
integration within 10 years
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Which stage of IT/OT integration
best fits your current status?
TIME IS RUNNING OUT
No IT/OT executed to date/
nothing yet started
Integration has been completed
At the strategy stage –
convergence strategy, business
case, roadmap
A large-scale program underway
At the initial deployment stages –
governance, data model definition,
data quality policy, system
architectures and pilots
To what extent has your company implemented
the changes below as part of your smart grid
deployments, to date? – To a great extent
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5%
15%
24%
40%
16%
Process redesign
Governance changes
Co-location of teams
New skills development
11%14%
26%
24%

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THE SIZE OF THE PRIZE
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THE POTENTIAL
to reduce distributed
generation reinforcement
capital spend in Europe and in
the United States via customer-
facing smart grid solutions
30%

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SHAPE THE FUTURE. START NOW
Penetration forecasting
Regulatory
model assessment
Hosting capacity forecasting
Integrated
network planning
Align customer and grid
needs
Establish
new markets
Adjust/evolve regulatory model
DER planning scenarios
Real-time
network visibility
Real-time
distributed
generation
optimization
<6 MONTHS 1 YEAR 2 YEARS 5+ YEARS
Assess new markets and conduct pilots
CUSTOMERS
DISTRIBUTION
BUSINESSES
Collaborate
with regulator
REGULATORY
NEW
MARKETS
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