Lead Organization:

HQ Location:

Project Contact Information:

807 Douglas Street
PO Box 319
Stanton, Nebraska 68779-0319

Project Summary:

Stanton County Public Power District, located in Stanton, Nebraska, will receive $397 thousand in funding to develop a smarter energy grid. The U.S. Department of Energy selected Stanton County 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 extend existing smart meter network to all metering points by deploying an additional 2,400 smart meters beginning in 2010, along with the associated computer software and hardware and data collection systems.

Targeted Benefits:

-Reduced Meter Reading Costs
-Reduced Operating and Maintenance Costs
-Reduced Electricity Costs for Customers
-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/stanton_county_public_power_district_ad...