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South Mississippi Electric Power Association (Advanced Metering Infrastructure and Associated Smart Grid Investments for Rural Mississippi)

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Lead Organization:

South Mississippi Electric Power Association (SMEPA)

HQ Location:

Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Project Contact Information:

Name:

Roger Smith

Email:

rsmith@smepa.coop

Address:

7037 US HWY 49
Hattiesburg, MS 39402

Project Summary:

South Mississippi Electric Power Association (SMEPA), located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, has been rewarded $30.5 million in funding to develop a smarter energy grid for which the efforts started in 2010 The U.S. Department of Energy selected SMEPA as one of 100 companies to receive federal stimulus funds as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The stimulus funds will be used to install 240,000 smart meters and smart grid infrastructure across a range of SMEPA's member cooperatives, providing increased communication and monitoring for the grid.

Targeted Benefits:

-Reduced Meter Reading Costs
-Improved Electric Service Reliability and Power Quality
-Reduced Costs from Distribution Line Losses and Theft
-Reduced Operating and Maintenance Costs
-Reduced Truck Fleet Fuel Usage
-Reduced Greenhouse Gas and Criteria Pollutant Emissions

Additional Information:

For more information about the project, please refer to:
- http://www.smartgrid.gov/project/south_mississippi_electric_power_associ...