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Citywide Smart Grid Solutions in Lyon

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 Citywide Smart Grid Solutions in Lyon - IoT ONE Case Study
Technology Category
  • Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems
  • Networks & Connectivity - Gateways
  • Other - Energy Harvesting
  • Sensors - Utility Meters
Applicable Industries
  • Utilities
Applicable Functions
  • Business Operation
Use Cases
  • Energy Management System
The Customer
City of Lyon and Grenoble
About The Customer
City of Lyon and Grenoble, France The GreenLys smart-grid development project, comprising Lyon and Grenoble, serves as the experimental platform for innovative solutions, from energy generation to consumption> 1000 residential customers> 40 tertiary
The Challenge

Standardize and showcase a fully operational smart grid for widespread deployment of proven innovative solutions and provide the basis for:

• New business models for prosumer

• Investment strategies for the French power system to incorporate the latest technological innovations

• Transition scenarios to facilitate the evolution of the current network towards a smart grid system

• Implementation of findings from multidisciplinary research on optimal technological and economic choices

The Solution

For home-owners 

Wiser™ system monitors and controls all electrical equipment’s energy use, by zone or type (e.g. heating, hot water) > StruxureWare™ Demand-Side Operation platform enables participation in programs that offer financial rewards for optimizing energy consumption > The Wiser system connected to StruxureWare Demand-Side Operation platform enables participation in smart grid programs > Electric vehicles to represent a flexible source of stored energy that can be re-injected into the grid when needed

For businesses 

Cloud-based services and a smart gateway monitor and control building loads, onsite renewable energy production, energy storage system and HVAC systems

Data Collected
Energy Consumption Rate, Energy Production
Operational Impact
  • [Cost Reduction - Energy]
    16% Reduction in total heating (electricity) costs Thanks to shifting usage from peak to non-peak periods
Quantitative Benefit
  • Grid managers

    > New interruption and deferment

    > Grid measurement and observation solutions

    > Optimized integration of decentralized energy generation

    > Better investment management

  • The community

    > Environmental benefits (reduced greenhouse emissions)

    > New job opportunities in the sector of smart grid solutions and services

    The consumer

    > More efficient consumption management for reducing bills and environmental footprint

  • Electricity suppliers and producers

    > Better power generation base management

    > Improved energy quality

    > Enriched portfolio of new services and customized tariffs

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