10432 Balls Ford Road, Ste. 220
Manassas, VA 20109
Project Summary:
Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative, located in Manassas, Virginia, has been awarded $5 million in funding to develop a smarter energy grid who's efforts started in 2010. The U.S. Department of Energy selected Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative as one of 100 companies to receive federal stimulus funds as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The stimulus funds are used to expand substation and distribution automation and control, including adding a new two-way communication infrastructure to the existing fiber optic and microwave communications, thus improving system reliability and reducing peak demand.
Equipment:
, Distribution System Automation/Upgrade for 135 of 235 Circuits
, Automated Reclosers
, Remote Feeder Switches
, Capacitors Automation Equipment
, Regulator Automation Equipment
, Substation Automation/Upgrade for 29 of 53 Substations
, Communications Equipment/SCADA
, Regulator Automation Equipment
, Smart Relays
Targeted Benefits:
, Increased Electric Service Reliability and Power Quality
, Reduced Cost from Distribution Line Losses
, Reduced Operations and Maintenance Costs
, Deferred Generation Capacity Investments
, Reduced Greenhouse Gas and Criteria Pollutant Emissions
, Reduced Truck Fleet Fuel Usage
