Lead Organization:

HQ Location:

Project Contact Information:

P.O. Box 910, Somerset, KY 42502
925-929 North Main Street, Somerset, KY 42501

Project Summary:

South Kentucky Rural Electric Cooperative Cooperation, located in Somerset, Kentucky, will receive $9.5 million in funding to develop a smarter energy grid. The U.S. Department of Energy selected South Kentucky Rural Electric 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 upgrade the electric metering system to a smart meter network for more than 66,000 families and businesses in rural Kentucky beginning from 2010.

Equipment:

-Advanced Metering Infrastructure
-Backhaul Communications
-Customer Web Portal
-Direct Load Control Device
-In-Home Display
-Meter Communications Network
-Meter Data Management System
-Smart Meter - Industrial

Targeted Benefits:

-Reduced Meter Reading Costs
-Reduced Operating and Maintenance Costs
-Reduced Costs from Equipment Failures, Distribution Line Losses, and Theft
-Improved Electric Service Reliability and Power Quality
-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_kentucky_rural_electric_cooperati...