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Recovery Act Smart Grid Programs

Electric Distribution System

Installing advanced switches, sensors, and communication equipment are expected to improve reliability (e.g., shorten the duration of outages), enhance system efficiencies, and reduce operations and maintenance costs. This chart shows the number of automated feeder switches installed as part of the Smart Grid Investment Grant (SGIG) program, and conveys the approximate extent of coverage in the United States resulting from SGIG funding.

 

Automated Feeder Switches Installed and Operational

Deployed as of March 31, 2013

Q1Q2Q3Q4

2010

 0 0 184 1,653

2011

 2,420 3,170 3,867 4,717

2012

 5,168 5,717 6,240 6,452

2013

 6,593 0 0 0

2014

 0 0 0 0

2015

 0 0 0 0
** Number of entities reported: 48
Updated on June 19, 2013View All Data

The table below includes SGIG program distribution system expenditures.

SGIG Program Electric Distribution Asset Expenditures

Program Data for March 31st, 2013

Deployed as of March 31, 2013
Updated June 19, 2013
Data cumulative through March 31st, 2013
Number of projects reporting: 186

Electric Distribution Automation Assets

Quantity *

Incurred
Cost

Number of
Entities Reporting **

Automated feeder switches

6,593

$357,119,521

47

Automated capacitors

10,665

$99,179,611

43

Automated regulators

7,223

$29,403,279

32

Fault current limiter

0

$285,107

3

Feeder monitors

3,610

$96,540,851

30

Substation monitor

9,095

$131,223,363

19

Distribution automation/Substation communication networks

 

$126,788,664

52

Distribution management systems

 

$142,175,720

40

IT hardware, systems, and applications that enable distribution functionalities

 

$12,435,770

30

Other electric distribution automation related costs

$145,226,085

81

Total electric distribution automation cost

$1,140,377,972

81

Electric Distribution Distributed Energy Resource (DER) Assets

Quantity *

Incurred
Cost

Number of
Entities Reporting **

Stationary electricity and energy storage devices

162

$3,199,602

2

EV charging stations

288

$4,283,992

9

DER interconnection and communication equipment

4

$38,850

4

Other DER related costs

$2,428,880

35

Total electric DER cost

$9,951,324

35

* In some circumstances, costs are incurred before devices are installed resulting in a reported cost where the quantity is zero.

* All dollar figures are the total cost, which is the sum of the federal investment and cost share of the recipient (the recipient cost share must be at least 50% of the total overall project cost).

** In some cases the number of entities reporting is greater than the total number of projects funded by the Recovery Act because some projects have multiple sub-projects that report data. View list of sub-projects.

** Projects only report data on devices they plan to install. Each project installs equipment that best supports their individual goals. Therefore, the number of projects reporting is expected to vary by equipment category. The individual project reporting pages show what equipment that project is installing.