SmartGrid.gov: Recovery Act Smart Grid Programs

Profiles

A “Model-Centric” Approach to Smarter Electric Distribution Systems
Orange and Rockland Utilities (ORU), is an investor-owned utility and a subsidiary of Consolidated Edison Incorporated (Con Edison), and is located in suburban New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, west of New York City. ORU is a key participant in Con Edison’s $272 million Smart Grid Investment Grant (SGIG) project to modernize electric distribution systems.
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Building a Smarter Distribution System in Pennsylvania
To further improve quality of service for its customers, PPL is implementing a $38 million Smart Grid Investment Grant, which includes $19 million in Recovery Act funds from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
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Vermont Pursues a Statewide Smart Grid Strategy
Vermont utilities are participating in eEnergy Vermont, which is part of a broad “eState Initiative” that includes the electricity, telecommunications and health care sectors throughout the State. eEnergy Vermont received a $138 million Smart Grid Investment Grant (SGIG) including $69 million in Recovery Act funds from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
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Agricultural Demand Response Program in California Helps Farmers Reduce Peak Electricity Usage
The development of a two-way, web-to-wireless controller for irrigation pumps is the foundation for an agricultural demand response program in California. Designed by M2M Communications of Boise, Idaho, the controller is part of an irrigation load control system that also includes sensors, smart meters, and other monitoring equipment.
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Workforce Training for the Electric Power Sector
Transforming the Nation’s Electric Grid by Training Skilled Workers
The deployment of a smart grid—modernizing the Nation’s electric power infrastructure—is currently in the public eye with attention paid predominantly to deployment of advanced equipment, technologies and applications. A less prominent but equally vital factor to the smart grid’s success is the need for a highly skilled electric power sector workforce.
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At the Forefront of the Smart Grid:
Empowering Consumers in Naperville, Illinois
Naperville, Illinois, is a suburban community located outside of Chicago. Typical in many ways, Naperville is the fifth largest city in Illnois and an active, engaged citizenry that is environmentally conscious and technically savvy. With community interest and know-how, the City of Naperville – a municipal electric utility – has been investing in distribution automation systems for more than a decade.
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Tri-State Smart Grid Investment Grant
Smarter Meters Help Customers Budget Electric Service Costs
Tri-State Electric Membership Cooperative is a distribution rural electric cooperative that primarily serves more than 12,000 rural customers, many of whom have low-incomes living at or near poverty level across a multi-state region.
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* Investments include both federal and receipients' cost-share monies
** Number of projects reported: 106