Central Maine Power Company, as a result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, has been awarded $95.9 M in funding to develop a smart grid starting in 2010. The project will install a smart meter network for all residential, commercial and industrial customers in the utility's service territory - approximately 650,000 meters.
Equipment:
, 630,000 Smart Meters
, AMI Communication Systems
, Meter Communications Networks
, Backhaul Communications
, Meter Data Management System
, Customer Systems for 630,000 Customers
, Home Area Networks
, Customer Web Portal
Targeted Benefits:
, Reduced Meter Reading Costs
, Reduced Electricity Costs for Customers
, Improved Electric Service Reliability and Power Quality
, Reduced Costs from Distribution Line Losses and Theft
, Deferred Investment in Generation Capacity Expansion
, Reduced Greenhouse Gas and Criteria Pollutant Emissions
