Project Summary: | Potomac Electric Power Company (PEPCO), located in Washington, District of Columbia, has been awarded $44.6 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. Starting from 2010, the stimulus funds will be used to install 280,000 smart meters equipped with the network interface, institute dynamic pricing programs, and deploy distribution automation and communication infrastructure technology to reduce peak load demand and improve grid efficiency.
| Equipment: | , 270,000 Smart Meters
, AMI Communication Systems
, Meter Communications Network
, Backhaul Communications
, Meter Data Management System
, Customer Web Portal
, 20,000 Customer System Devices
, Programmable Communicating Thermostats
, Direct Load Control Devices
, Distribution Automation Equipment for 19 out of 781 Circuits
, Distribution Automation Communications Network
, SCADA Communications Network
, Automated Distribution Circuit Switches
, Circuit Monitors/Indicators
| 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
| Additional Information: | For more information about the project, please refer to:
- http://www.smartgrid.gov/project/pepco_holdings_inc_dc_smart_grid_project
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