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GE’s electrification and automation business

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Grid Solutions Grid Solutions, a GE and Alstom joint venture, is serving customers globally with more than 20,000 employees in approximately 80 countries. Grid Solutions equips 90% of power utilities worldwide to bring power reliably and efficiently from the point of generation to end power consumers. Helping to meet growing energy demands Improving grid resiliency aging infrastructure

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Over CKJKJ years combined experience in providing advanced energy solutions

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Advanced products and services that enable more resilient, efficient and reliable power systems

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Power Electronics High Voltage DC Systems Flexible AC Transmission Systems Energy Storage High Voltage Equipment Automation & Protection Capacitors & Reactors Protection & Control Substation Automation Communications & Metering Monitoring & Diagnostics Software Solutions Distribution & Outage Management Energy Management Systems Geospatial & Mobile Solutions Projects & Services Turnkey Projects & Consulting Electrical Balance of Plant High Voltage Substations Maintenance & Asset Management

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From the power plant to th ower consumer, we are enabling

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Power Generation Electrical Balance of Plant Renewable Integration Generator Protection Control Room Software Asset & Energy Management Maintenance & Modernization High Voltage Equipment Protection & Control Fast Load Shedding Industrial Communications Pipeline Management Systems Substation Operations & Maintenance Control Room Software & Visualization Protection & Control Distribution Automation Telecommunications Solutions Asset Management Maintenance & Modernization Buildings & Cities Analytics Software Demand Response Systems Energy Storage Metering & Power Quality Monitoring Substation...

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Generation Challenge Globally by 2025, it is estimated that utilities will need to connect 2400 GW of new generation to electric grids. This is required to support the growing global population, specifically in emerging markets, coupled with global mandates and legislation to reduce CO2 emissions from power generation sources. Solution GE provides a versatile and robust range of solutions for connecting and evacuating power from generation sources onto the grid, providing utilities with the tools needed to support the increase in demand quickly, safely and efficiently. Helping ensure a...

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Optimizing the reliability, flexibility and efficiency of traditional and renewable generation

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Grid Challenge Evacuating Power to the Grid by 2025, utilities must CONNECT INCREASING GLOBAL DEMAND 78% increase in electricity demand by 2040 View Sources 2 billion people have no access to electricity 85% of global electricity growth is in emerging markets 60% increase in renewable & hydro generation by 2017

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GE Solution Electrical Balance of Plant GE has designed and delivered over ON-TIME & ON-BUDGET power evacuation solutions faster implementation than custom substations in accelerated revenue with packaged substations return on investment with thermal power solutions

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Grid Challenge Generator Faults & Failures Generator Faults or Failures for every month offline An average 50MW generator takes more than 6 months to commission View Sources 40% of faults can be attributed to issues with a generator’s stator or rotor 56% of failures can be attributed to insulation degradation from aging and wear

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GE Solution Generator Management Reduce revenue losses and equipment damage by up to with GE’s Generator Protection Solutions % coverage of the stator winding PROTECTING THE GENERATOR from severe damage Fast, reliable ground fault PROTECTION in less than Field fault location DETECTION within % of field ground resistance

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Transmission Challenge Power systems are interconnected, highly complex networks that are susceptible to instabilities. Power transformers, the heart of the aging power system, currently average an in-service life of over 40 years. Expertise to manage the grid is rapidly diminishing due to the retirement of skilled, technical workers. Additionally, utilities are being asked to increase grid efficiency and resiliency without investing in new capital equipment, while also supporting the integration of renewables. Overall, utilities are under intense scrutiny by both regulatory agencies and...

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Helping to protect and utilize critical assets while maximizing the reliability, efficiency and security of transmission grids

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Grid Challenge Increasing Demands on Transmission of worldwide coal-fired capacity retiring by 2030 Utilities need to maximize efficiency & stability of the grid to compensate $1.6T+ is invested globally in 2013 to provide consumers with energy View Sources 27GW of U.S. coal-fired generation to retire over the next 5 years 72GW are enough to reliably power 44.7 million homes

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GE Solution Maximize Grid Stability and Capacity —7 f\ MVArs of Series Compensation f \ ^ „ . ~~7 I r\-\- Static Var M M l delivered in the last 3 years / I if 1 Synchronous Condenser </|[ 1 Compensators (SVCs) *J\J%~J\J\J by GE FACTs solutions (—\J\J installations worldwide ^ X\J in the last 50 years

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Grid Challenge Decentralized Generation RISE IN RENEWABLE GENERATION 44% growth in annual Wind Generation capacity, passed 50GW for the first time in 2014 View Sources 3,600km of additional 380kV lines will be required across Germany by 2020 900MW can be transferred by HVDC Offshore Wind converter stations

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GE Solution Reliable Equipment & Project Management + 3000 ENGINEERS & PROJECT MANAGERS 250+ SIMULTANEOUS TURNKEY PROJECTS MVA added annual capacity from Power Transformers units of Air-Insulated Switchgear in service

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Grid Challenge Large Scale Blackouts wide-area blackouts have affected 1.3 BILLION people globally 700M people left without power across 20 Indian states in 2012 View Sources 2.7M people across California and Arizona lost power in 2012 0.13Hz oscillations caused instability between Turkey & W. Europe interconnected grids 55M people impacted by a cascading transmission line failure from Switzerland to Italy

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