Project Summary: | The City of Leesburg Utility has been awarded $9.7 million in funding by the U.S. Department of Energy to develop a smart-grid energy management system starting in 2010. The D.O.E. has selected 100 companies nationwide to receive funding by way of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The smart-grid energy management system will enable new energy efficiency and conservation programs to all 23,000 electric consumers through deployment of smart meter networks, energy management for municipal buildings, integrated distributed generation, and new substation power transformer with enhanced monitoring and control. Key consumer initiatives include time differentiated rates and demand response options for reducing peak load.
| Equipment: | , 23,000 Smart Meters
, AMI Communication Systems
, Meter Communications Network
, Backhaul Communications
, Meter Data Management System
, Home Area Networks
, Customer Web Portal Access for All Customers
, 750 In-Home Displays/Energy Management Systems
, 350 Programmable Communicating Thermostats
, 350 Direct Load Control Devices
, Distribution Automation Equipment for 25 of 25 Circuits
, Distribution Automation Communications Network
, SCADA Communications Network
, Automated Distribution Circuit Switches
, Automated Capacitors
, Automated Regulators
, Equipment Health Sensors
, Circuit Monitors/Indicators
, 8 Distributed Energy Resources Interfaces
| Targeted Benefits: | , Improved Electric Service Reliability and Power Quality
, Reduced Costs from Equipment Failures, Distribution Line Losses, and Theft
, Deferred Investment in Distribution Capacity Expansion
, Reduced Meter Reading Costs
, Reduced Operating and Maintenance Costs
, Reduced Electricity Costs for Customers
, Reduced Truck Fleet Fuel Costs
, Reduced Greenhouse Gas Emissions
| Additional Information: | For more information about the project, please refer to:
- http://www.smartgrid.gov/project/city_leesburg_fl_leesburg_smart_grid_in...
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