333 Earle Ovington Boulevard Suite 403
Uniondale, NY 11553
Business Call Center
800-966-4818
631-755-3417
Project Summary:
Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) is a non-profit municipal electric utility provider for more than 1.1 million customers in Nassau and Suffolk counties and the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens, New York [1]. LIPA started its smart grid implementation with advanced metering Infrastructure in 2009, by being the first to deploy smart meters for its pilot project in the Hauppauge and Bethpage areas [2]. LIPA during the pilot project is in the process of testing the functions like [1] :
- Meter information collection,
- Dynamic pricing signals to customers,
- Remote control of equipments situated along the distribution system
- Provide pricing signals to customers
- Detect system conditions, including load and usage along the system
- Various communications schemes and technologies
LIPA has allocated $3 million for smart meters in the 2009 capital budget and $5 million in 2010 [1].
Equipment:
-Equipment Condition Monitor
-Phasor Measurement Unit (PMU)
-Smart Meter - Commercial
-Smart Meter - Residential
