FirstEnergy (Smart Grid Modernization Initiative)
Sept. 30, 2013
U.S. Department of Energy Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability
FirstEnergy Services Corporations Smart Grid Modernization Initiative project includes deployment of advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), distribution automation assets, time-based rate programs, load control, and customer systems in New Jersey, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. AMI for residential and commercial customers enables two-way communication and helps customers manage energy use and bills. Distribution automation includes capacitor and regulator controls and feeder switches. Direct load control devices are being deployed to reduce peak demand. The project also includes a statistically rigorous consumer behavior study to assess load impacts and customer acceptance of time-based rate programs.
