Demonstrating Coordinated Resources in the Pacific Northwest

Publication Date: Sept. 15, 2015

Publishing Organization: U.S. Department of Energy

Author(s): None

Format: PDF

Summary:

Battelle led 11 regional utilities, six technology partners and two universities under one smart grid project with $89 million from the U.S. Department of Energy's Smart Grid Demonstration Program. The funding, derived from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, was matched by the project participants, and allowed for:

• Modernizing distribution infrastructure with smart-grid-enabled components.
• Deploying transactive control to bring market incentives to smaller producers and consumers of electricity, thereby providing a level playing field for new entrants and business models.