Black Hills Power, inc. in Rapid City, South Dakota, with the help of $5.6M in Recovery Act funding, has initiated a smart grid project that will install 69,000 smart meters, along with the communications infrastructure, IT software, and equipment necessary to operate a fully functional Smart Grid system in service area starting in year 2010.
Equipment:
, 68,800 Smart Meters
, AMI Communication Systems
, Meter Communications Network
, Backhaul Communications
, Meter Data Management System
Targeted Benefits:
, Reduced Meter Reading Costs
, Improved Electric Service Reliability
, Reduced Ancillary Service Cost
, Reduced Truck Fleet Fuel Usage
, Reduced Greenhouse Gas and Criteria Pollutant Emissions
