American Transmission Company, LLC has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to receive funding of $11.4 M to go towards the development of a smart grid beginining 2010. Build a fiber optics communications network for high-speed communications to maximize the full capability of phasor measurement networks across ATC's transmission system.
Equipment:
, 48 Phasor Measurement Units
, 1 Phasor Data Concentrator
, Synchrophasor Communications Network
, Angle/Frequency Monitoring
, Post-Mortem Analysis
, State Estimation
, Steady-State Model Benchmarking
Targeted Benefits:
, Improved Electric Service Reliability
, Reduced Congestion Cost
, Reduced Costs from Transmission Line Losses
, Reduced Electricity Costs for Customers
, Reduced Operating and Maintenance Costs
, Reduced Wide-Scale Blackouts
