The Guam Power Authority, located in Hagatna, Guam has been awarded $16 million in funding to develop a smarter, more efficient energy grid. The U.S. Department of Energy chose the Guam Power Authority as one of 100 companies to receive federal stimulus funds as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The project starting in 2010, will deploy 46,000 smart meters to all of the utility's customers, install automation technologies on the electric distribution system, and implement the infrastructure needed to support a two-way flow of energy and information.
Equipment:
-Advanced Metering Infrastructure
-Automated Capacitors
-Automated Distribution Circuit Switches
-Backhaul Communications
-Customer Web Portal
-Distribution Automation
-Distribution Automation Communications Network
-Distribution Management System
-Meter Communications Network
-Smart Meter - Industrial
Targeted Benefits:
-Reduced Meter Reading Costs
-Reduced Operating and Maintenance Costs
-Improved Electric Service Reliability and Power Quality
-Reduced Costs from Equipment Failures, Distribution Line Losses, and Theft
-Deferred Investment in Distribution Capacity Expansion
-Reduced Truck Fleet Fuel Usage
-Reduced Greenhouse Gas and Criteria Pollutant Emissions
