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Recovery Act Smart Grid Programs

Woodruff Electric Cooperative

Woodruff Electric Advanced Metering Infrastructure Project

Abstract

Woodruff Electric Cooperative’s (Woodruff) Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) project provides two-way communicating smart meters to all of its residential customers and selected commercial customers. The primary objective of the project is to gain efficiencies related to metering operations. The AMI system provides time-of-use data, outage information, and distribution load data, which is used to improve system reliability. In addition to the meters, Woodruff provides remote disconnect/reconnect switches that operate on the same existing power line carrier infrastructure as the smart meters and allow for bill prepay options for customers, remote firmware upgrades, and remote demand reset.

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Contact Information:

Billy C. Martin, III
President/CEO
Woodruff Electric Cooperative Corporation
bmartin@woodruffelectric.com

At-A-Glance
Recipient: Woodruff Electric Cooperative (Woodruff Electric Advanced Metering Infrastructure Project)
HQ State: Arkansas
States Benefitted:
NERC Region: SERC Reliability Corporation
Total Budget: $5,016,000
Federal Share: $2,357,520
 
Funding Program:
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Equipment:
Targeted Benefits:
  • Reduced Meter Reading Costs
  • Reduced Operating and Maintenance Costs
  • Reduced Electricity Costs for Customers
  • Reduced Costs from Theft
  • Improved Electric Service Reliability and Power Quality
  • Reduced Truck Fleet Fuel Usage
  • Reduced Greenhouse Gas and Criteria Pollutant Emissions