Rappahannock Electric Cooperative - Smart Grid Initiative
July 15, 2015
Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability
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Rappahannock Electric Cooperative's (REC's) Smart Grid Initiative project deployed smart meters across the service territory and a supporting communications infrastructure, as well as a meter data management system (MDMS) to help manage the increased data available from the smart meters. The project also deployed distribution automation equipment, including supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) and automated controls on distribution voltage regulators to improve power quality, reduce line losses, and reduce operations and maintenance costs through monitoring and control of distribution voltage.
