Potomac Electric Power Company, located in Washington, District of Columbia, has been awarded $104.8 million in funding to develop a smarter energy grid. The U.S. Department of Energy selected PEPCO as one of 100 companies to receive federal stimulus funds as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The stimulus funds will be used in the Maryland service area to install 570,000 smart meters with network interface; institute dynamic pricing programs, and deploy distribution automation and communication infrastructure technology to enhance grid operations beginning in 2010.
Equipment:
--Advanced Metering Infrastructure
--Automated Distribution Circuit Switches
--Backhaul Communications
--Customer Web Portal
--Direct Load Control Device
--Distribution Automation
--Distribution Automation Communications Network
--Equipment Condition Monitor
--Meter Communications Network
--Meter Data Management System
--Programmable Communicating Thermostat
--Smart Meter - Industrial
--Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Communications Network
Targeted Benefits:
--Improved Electric Service Reliability and Power Quality
--Reduced Costs from Equipment Failures and Theft
--Reduced Greenhouse Gas and Criteria Pollutant Emissions
--Reduced Meter Reading Costs
--Reduced Operating and Maintenance Costs
--Reduced Truck Fleet Fuel Usage
