Project Summary: | Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc., located in Amarillo, Texas, has been awarded $20 million in funding to develop a smarter, more efficient energy grid. The U.S. Department of Energy chose Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc. as one of 100 companies nationwide to receive federal stimulus funds as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The project started in 2010 and aims to install a network of 70,000 smart meters and associated smart grid equipment, including communication devices in substations and an enhanced cyber security system, that will help manage grid data and quickly restore power following outages.
| Equipment: | , 81,785 Smart Meters
, AMI Communication Systems
, Meter Communications Network
, Backhaul Communications
, Meter Data Management System
, Web Portal Access for Select Customers
, 1,500 In-Home Displays
, 1,500 Programmable Communicating Thermostats
, 6,500 Direct Load Control Devices
, Distribution Automation Equipment for 158 out of 632
, Circuits
, Distribution Management Systems
, Distribution Automation Communications Network
, SCADA Communications Network
, Automated Distribution Circuit Switches
, Automated Capacitors
, Automated Regulators
, Circuit Monitors/Indicators
| Targeted Benefits: | , Improved Electric Service Reliability and Power Quality
, Reduced Costs from Equipment Failures, Distribution Line Losses, 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/golden_spread_electric_cooperative_inc_...
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