The Salt River Project, located in Tempe, Arizona, has been awarded $200 million in funding to develop a smarter energy grid starting from 2010. The U.S. Department of Energy selected the Salt River Project 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 to expand the utility's smart meter network, adding an additional 540,000 meters, a customer portal, and dynamic pricing that will provide consumers real-time information on energy usage and prices that they can use to reduce their energy bills.
Equipment:
, 580,893 Smart Meters
, AMI Communication Systems
, Meter Communications Network
, Backhaul Communications
, Meter Data Management System
, Customer Web Portal
Targeted Benefits:
, Reduced Meter Reading Costs
, Reduced Operating and Maintenance Costs
, Reduced Truck Fleet Fuel Usage
, Reduced Greenhouse Gas and Criteria Pollutant Emissions
