Accenture_Utilities_SmartGrid_White_Paper

ACCELERATINGSMARTGRIDINVESTMENTSWorldEconomicForuminpartnershipwithAccentureThisWorldEconomicForumreportwasdevelopedbytheForum’sEnergyIndustryPartnershipincollaborationwithAccentureandwiththeinputfromanAdvisoryBoardofexperts.AbouttheWorldEconomicForumTheWorldEconomicForumisanindependentinternationalorganizationcommittedtoimprovingthestateoftheworldbyengagingleadersinpartnershipstoshapeglobal,regionalandindustryagendas.Incorporatedasafoundationin1971andbasedinGeneva,Switzerland,theWorldEconomicForumisimpartialandnot-for-profit;itistiedtonopolitical,partisanornationalinterests.()AboutAccentureAccentureisaglobalmanagementconsulting,technologyservicesandoutsourcingcompany.Itiscommittedtodeliveringinnovationandcollaborateswithclientsaimingtohelpthembecomehighperformancebusinessesandgovernments.Ithasdeepindustryandbusinessprocessexpertise,broadglobalresourcesandaproventrackrecord.Withmorethan186,000peopleservingclientsinover120countries,thecompanygeneratednetrevenuesofUS$23.39billionforthefiscalyeartotheendofAugust2008.AbouttheEnergyIndustryPartnershipTheEnergyIndustryPartnership(IP)programmeoftheWorldEconomicForumprovideschiefexecutivesandseniorexecutivesoftheworld’sleadingcompaniesaswellasselectenergyministerswiththeopportunitytoengagewithpeerstodefineandaddresscriticalindustryissuesthroughouttheyear.Identifying,developingandactinguponthesespecificindustryissuesisfundamentaltotheForum’scommitmenttodeliversustainablesocialdevelopmentfoundeduponeconomicprogress.Asof1June2009,theEnergyIndustryPartnerandIndustryAssociatecompaniesinclude:ABB,AppliedMaterials,BCHydro,BP,CalikHolding,Centrica,CERA,ChevronCorporation,DukeEnergy,EDF,EGL,EnBW,ENI,E.ON,Eskom,ExxonMobil,FluorCorporation,Fortum,GDFSUEZ,Iberdrola,JCSRushydro,KuwaitPetroleumCorporation,LukoilOilcompany,OCOerlikon,PEMEX,Petrobras,Petronas,RelianceIndustries,Renova,RWE,Sasol,SaudiAramco,RoyalDutchShell,Siemens,SKCorporation,Socar,StatoilHydro,TokyoElectricPowerCompany,Total,Vattenfall,VestasWindSystems,XenelGroup.AbouttheSmartGridAdvisoryBoardThefollowingSmartGridAvisoryBoardexpertscontributedtothereport:JuergenArnold,ResearchandDevelopmentDirector,ESSEMEATechnologyOffice,HewlettPackard,GermanyBartBoesmans,ManagingDirectorLaborelec,Research&InnovationDirection,GDFSUEZ,FrancePeterCorsell,ChiefExecutiveOfficer,Gridpoint,USAJohnFinney,GlobalProductManager,BusinessUnitNetworkManagement,PowerSystemsDivision,ABB,USADavidMohler,VicePresidentandChiefTechnologyOfficer,DukeEnergy,USAMicheleMorgan,SeniorVice-President,SmartMeteringandInfrastructureProgram,BcHydro,CanadaAndreasRenner,SeniorVice-President,HeadofRepresentativeOfficesBerlinandBrussels,EnBWEnergieBaden-Württemberg,GermanyBlairSwezey,SeniorDirector,SolarMarketsandPublicPolicy,AppliedMaterials,USADirkSchlesinger,GlobalLead,ManufacturingIndustriesandManagingDirector,AsiaPacificInternetBusinessSolutionsGroup,CiscoSystems,USAJohanSöderbom,R&DProgrammeManager,R&D,VattenfallGroupFunctionsStrategies,SwedenBenitoVera,DirectorofStrategicAnalysis,Iberdrola,SpainTheviewsexpressedinthispublicationdonotnecessarilyreflectthoseoftheWorldEconomicForum,Accenture,theSmartGridAdvisoryBoardmembersortheIndustryPartnercompanies.WorldEconomicForum91-93routedelaCapiteCH-1223Cologny/GenevaSwitzerlandTel.:41(0)228691212Fax:[phone]E-mail:[e-mail]©2009WorldEconomicForum©2009AccentureAllrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,includingphotocopyingandrecording,orbyanyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem.REF:1507091FromAccentureAndreBegossoSeniorManagerspecializingineconomicregulationandpolicyframeworksMichaelDonohueSeniorExecutiveresponsibleforAccenture’sengagementwithXcelEnergy’sSmartGridCitySimonGilesSeniorManagerwithinStrategy,leadingAccenture’sglobalSmartCityStrategyProgrammeJennyHawesSeniorConsultantwithinStrategy,withafocusoncleantechinnovationandSmartTechnologystrategyMarkSpelmanGlobalHeadofStrategyJeffreyTaftGlobalSmartGridChiefArchitect,AccentureResourcesBartoszWojszczykGlobalMarketDirector,IntelligentNetworkServices/SmartGridFromtheWorldEconomicForumEspenMehlumAssociateDirector,HeadofElectricityIndustryEmilieBompardTeamCoordinator,EnergyIndustriesJohannaLanitisProjectAssociate,EnergyIndustriesAdvisoryBoardJuergenArnoldResearchandDevelopmentDirector,ESSEMEATechnologyOffice,HewlettPackardBartBoesmansManagingDirectorLaborelec,Research&InnovationDirection,GDFSUEZPeterCorsellChiefExecutiveOfficer,GridpointJohnFinneyGlobalProductManager,BusinessUnitNetworkManagement,PowerSystemsDivision,ABBDavidMohlerVicePresidentandChiefTechnologyOfficer,DukeEnergyMicheleMorganSeniorVice-President,SmartMeteringandInfrastructureProgram,BcHydroAndreasRenner,SeniorVice-President,HeadofRepresentativeOfficesBerlinandBrussels,EnBWEnergieBaden-WürttembergBlairSwezeySeniorDirector,SolarMarketsandPublicPolicy,AppliedMaterialsDirkSchlesingerGlobalLead,ManufacturingIndustriesandManagingDirector,AsiaPacificInternetBusinessSolutionsGroup,CiscoSystemsJohanSöderbomR&DProgr