Project Summary: | Idaho Power Company, located in Boise, Idaho, has been awarded $47 million in federal funding to develop a smarter, more efficient energy grid. The U.S. Department of Energy chose Idaho Power Company as one of 100 companies nationwide to receive federal stimulus funds as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The project began in 2010 and its focus is to modernize the electric transmission and distribution infrastructure, including deploying a smart meter network for all 475,000 customers throughout the service area and implementing an outage management system and irrigation load control program that will reduce peak and overall energy use and improve system reliability.
| Equipment: | , 475,000 Smart Meters
, AMI Communication Networks and Systems
, Web Portal Access for 490,000 Customers
, Distribution System Automation/Upgrade for 12 of 635 Circuits
, Distribution Management System
, Communications Equipment/SCADA
, Automated Feeder Switches
, Distributed Energy Forecasting/Integration Tool
, 14 Phasor Measurement Units
, Transmission Systems Communication Equipment
| Targeted Benefits: | , Reduced Electricity Costs for Customers
, Reduced Meter Reading and Truck Fleet Fuel Costs
, Improved Electric Service Reliability
, Reduced Costs from Equipment Failures, Distribution Line Losses, and Theft
, Optimized Generator Operation
, Deferred Investment in Distribution Capacity Expansion
, Reduced Ancillary Service and Congestion Costs
, Reduced Greenhouse Gas Emissions
, Reduced Operating and Maintenance Costs
| Additional Information: | For more information about the project, please refer to:
- http://www.smartgrid.gov/project/idaho_power_company_ipc_smart_grid_program
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