Performance Excellence in Electricity Renewal™

PEER Snapshot

§ Through LEED, USGBC created a common language, standard, and framework for advancing knowledge, technology and innovation in sustainable buildings

§ Modeled after LEED, PEER is the driving force behind the vision to transform the way power systems are designed, operated and evaluated.

PerformanceExcellenceinElectricityRenewalTM

PEER Snapshot

§ A rating system modeled after LEED

§ Leverages smart technology

§ Is customizable to geographies & projects

§ Enables stakeholders to assess, design, manage & evaluate power generation, transmission & delivery

A remarkable resource for the smart grid movement

PEER is a dynamic, adaptive rating process designed to measure and improve sustainable power system performance

4 CRITICAL CATEGORIES &68 PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Energy Efficiency:

§ SEI (Source Energy Intensity)

§ CO2

§ NOX

§ SO2

§ Water, Waste

Key Metrics

Operational Effectiveness:

§ Load Duration Curve

§ SEE (System Energy Efficiency)

§ Demand Response Capability

§ Value

Reliability and Resiliency:

§ SAIDI

§ SAIFI

§ Availability

§ Damage Exposure/Prevention

§ Alternate Source of Supply

§ Distribution Redundancy and Automation

§ Islanding

Key MetricsCustomer Contribution:

§ AMI

§ HEMS/EMS

§ Local Renewable

§ Local Clean Power

§ Local Demand Response

Leveraging PEER

§ Identify system shortcoming & risks

§ Establish benchmarks

§ Prioritize system upgrades

§ Develop trending strategies

§ Eliminate waste, better utilize resources

Create a business case, funding strategy or implementation plan

Leveraging PEER

§ Improve environmental performance

§ Evaluate islanding & resiliency capabilities

§ Create a plan for improving reliability

§ Gain third party validation that project goals were achieved

Create a business case, funding strategy or implementation plan

PEER CERTIFICATION

NO

PEER certification stage/phase of project

EXISTING PROJECT

Ready for certification?

IMPROVEMENT

YES

DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT

Continuous improvement

*This process applies to all PEER project types: city, campus & supply

PEER Screening Outcomes

§ Ultimately, an in-depth analysis of a project’s PEER certification readiness (i.e.. sustainability assessment)

§ Benchmarking of reliability and environmental performance

§ Identify opportunities for improvement§ Quantify the current project value and remaining gap

to make and build a business case for investment§ Build a microgrid model that leverages distributed

resources for cost reduction, islanding, resiliency, and grid service (Microgrid 8760 Analysis)

PEER Participation

§ PEER Screening Tool

§ PEER Improvement Toolkit

§ PEER Application Workbooks

§ PEER Coach

§ PEER Certification and Re-certification

Register your project

PEER Participation

§ Application workbooks

§ Improvement plan framework

§ Energy efficiency & environmental guide

§ Power quality guide

§ Failure modes & effects analysis builder

§ Reliability simulator

Improvement Toolkit

Contact:RyanFranksrfranks@usgbc.org