Project Summary: | The City of Wadsworth Utility has been awarded $5.4 million in funding to develop a smart-grid energy management system beginning in 2010 and planned for completion by 2013. The U.S. Department of Energy selected the City of Wadsworth as 1 of 100 companies selected nationwide to receive federal stimulus funding as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The proposed smart-grid energy management system will deploy smart meters to more than 12,500 of the city's customers, implement the communications infrastructure needed for two-way communications, automate distribution and substation operations, enhance cyber security systems, and prepare the grid for the broader deployment of plug-in hybrid electric vehicle charging. Wadsworth activities will also include Substation/Distribution Automation.
This information was submitted by Gene Post from the City of Wadsworth Utilities, on 9/28/2010.
| Equipment: | , 12,750 Smart Meters
, AMI Communication Systems
, Meter Communications Network
, Backhaul Communications
, Meter Data Management System
, 6,000 In-Home Displays
, 3,000 Programmable Communicating Thermostats
, Customer Systems for 12,750 customers
, Home Area Networks
, Customer Web Portal
, Direct Load Control Devices
, Distribution Automation Equipment for 16 out of 16 Circuits
, Distribution Management System
, Distribution Automation Communications Network
, Automated Distribution Circuit Switches
, Automated Capacitors
, Automated Regulators
| Targeted Benefits: | , Reduced Electricity Costs for Customers
, Improved Electric Service Reliability and Power Quality
, Reduced Meter Reading Costs
, Reduced Operating and Maintenance Costs
, Reduced Costs from Equipment Failures, Distribution Line Losses, and Theft
, Reduced Truck Fleet Fuel Usage
, Reduced Greenhouse Gas and Criteria Pollutant Emissions
| Additional Information: | For more information about the project, please refer to:
- http://www.smartgrid.gov/project/city_wadsworth_connected_grid_project
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