Wisconsin Power and Light Company
Smart Grid Distribution Automation
Abstract
Wisconsin Power and Light Company's (WPL's) Smart Grid Distribution Automation project installed a new distribution management system (DMS) and added intelligent communications and control modules to 32% of the existing switchable capacitor banks. WPL also deployed a volt/volt–ampere reactive (volt/VAR) control application and two-way data transfer infrastructure to enable real-time optimization of feeder voltages and reduce demand on the system.Contact Information
Megan Dyer
Manager, Distribution Engineering
Wisconsin Power and Light Company
MeganDyer@AlliantEnergy.com
608-458-3013
At-A-Glance
Recipient:
Wisconsin Power and Light Company
HQ State:
Wisconsin
NERC Region:
MRO
Total Budget: $6,367,309
Federal Share: $3,160,651
Funding Program:
- Investment Grant Program
Project Type:
- Distribution System
Equipment:
Targeted Benefits:
- Reduced Costs from Equipment Failures and Distribution Line Losses
- Reduced Greenhouse Gas and Criteria Pollutant Emissions
- Reduced Operating and Maintenance Costs
- Reduced Truck Fleet Fuel Usage
