Project Summary: | The City of Ruston Utility has been awarded $4.3 million in funding to develop a smart-grid energy management system. The U.S. Department of Energy selected 100 companies nationwide to receive funding as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The smart-grid energy management system for which the efforts began in 2010, will develop a fully functioning Smart Grid by improving customer systems, automating electricity distribution, and deploying a smart meter network and data management system. The smart grid will reduce consumer energy use and limit system losses.
| Equipment: | , 10,125 Smart Meters
, AMI Communication Systems
, Meter Communications Network
, Backhaul Communications
, Meter Data Management System
, Customer Web Portal
, In-Home Displays/Energy Management Systems
, Programmable Communicating Thermostats
, Distribution System Automation/Upgrade for 10 of 18 Circuits
, Distribution Management Systems
, Distribution Automation Communications Network
, Automated Distribution Circuit Switches
, Automated Capacitors
, Automated Regulators
, Circuit Monitors/Indicators
, 1 Electric Vehicle Charging Station
| Targeted Benefits: | , Reduced Electricity Costs for Customers
, Deferred Investment in Distribution Capacity Expansion
, Reduced Costs from Equipment Failures, Distribution Line Losses, and Theft
, Reduced Congestion Costs
, Reduced Operating and Maintenance Costs
, Improved Electric Service Reliability and Power Quality
, Reduced Greenhouse Gas and Criteria Pollutant Emissions
, Reduced Truck Fleet Fuel Usage
| Additional Information: | For more information about the project, please refer to:
- http://www.smartgrid.gov/project/city_ruston_louisiana_advanced_metering...
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