Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia', located in Atlanta, Georgia, has been awarded $12.2 million in funding to develop a smarter energy grid. The U.S. Department of Energy selected Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia as one of 100 companies to receive federal stimulus funds as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The project began in 2010 and will use the stimulus funds to install information technology and smart grid upgrades throughout the system, including on substations, routers, and network terminal units, to reduce peak demand and system maintenance costs.
Equipment:
, Substation Automation Equipment for 128 out of 171 Distribution Substations
, SCADA Communications Network
, Automated Regulators
, Smart Meters
, Smart Relays
, Remote Controlled Transmission Switches
Targeted Benefits:
, Reduced Operating and Maintenance Costs
, Increased Electric Service Reliability
