City of Anaheim
Abstract
The City of Anaheim’s smart grid project involves a city-wide deployment of advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) and an expansion of distribution automation capabilities, which include circuit switches, remote fault indicators, and smart relays. Commercial customers can enroll in a program to receive programmable communicating thermostats that assist in managing electricity use and costs. These activities allow the City of Anaheim to manage, measure, and verify targeted demand reductions during peak periods. The new AMI and distribution automation technologies help improve service quality and reliability by enabling improved outage management, distribution circuit monitoring, and automated circuit switching.
John Pellegrino
Principal Electrical Engineer
City of Anaheim
JPellegrino@anaheim.net
- Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) / Smart Meters
- Automated Capacitors
- Automated Distribution Circuit Switches
- Backhaul Communications
- Equipment Condition Monitor
- Meter Communications Network
- Programmable Communicating Thermostat
- Smart Meter - Industrial
- Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Communications Network
- Reduced Meter Reading Costs
- Reduced Operating and Maintenance Costs
- Increased Electricity Service Reliability and Power Quality
- Deferred Investment in Distribution Capacity Expansion
- Reduced Costs from Equipment Failures and Distribution Line losses
- Reduced Ancillary Service Costs
