Project Summary: | The Electric Power Board of Chattanooga (EPB), located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, has been awarded $111 million in funding to help with the building of a smarter energy grid. The U.S. Department of Energy selected the EPB as one of 100 companies to receive federal stimulus funds as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The proposed smart-grid plans for the project that began in 2010, are to deploy a smart meter network to all 170,000 utility customers, complete fiber extension construction throughout the service area, automate subtransmission and distribution systems, enable customer systems, and allow modeling for dynamic energy pricing.
| Equipment: | , 170,000 Smart Meters
, AMI Communication Systems
, Meter Communications Network
, Backhaul Communications
, Customer Web Portal
, Up to 5,000 Direct Load Control Devices
, Up to 5,000 In-Home Displays/Energy Management Systems
, Up to 5,000 Programmable Communicating Thermostats
, Distribution System Automation/Upgrade for 164 out of 309 Circuits
, SCADA Communications Network
, Automated Distribution Circuit Switches
, Including automation of existing motor operated switches at the sub-transmission level
| Targeted Benefits: | , Reduced Electricity Costs for Customers
, Reduced Operating and Maintenance Costs
, Reduced Meter Reading Costs
, Increased Electric Service Reliability
, Reduced Costs from Distribution Line Losses, Equipment Failures, and Theft
, 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/news/smarter_electric_circuit_electric_power_bo...
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