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September 4th, 2009 Leave a comment Go to comments

Description: National Market
Metering Conditions: Varies by state
Population: 300 million
Households:

Meter Populations:

Electricity:

  • Total: 147 million
  • Domestic:
  • Industrial/Commercial:
  • Prepayment:

Gas:

  • Total: 40 million
  • Domestic:
  • Industrial/Commercial:
  • Prepayment:

Water:

  • Total: 65 million
  • Domestic:
  • Industrial/Commercial:
  • Prepayment:

Heat:

  • Total:
  • Domestic:
  • Industrial/Commercial:
  • Prepayment:

Smart Metering Notes: (Collected from a Variety of Sources)

  • here

Summary of applications for Federal Stimulus Money

US Stimulus - Smart Grid Applications

Alliant EnergySmart meters$45 millionIowa, Minnesota
AmerenDistribution Improvements$185 millionMissouri and Illinois
Ameren Illinois UtilitiesSmart Grid$45 millionIllinois
AvistaNetwork Upgrade$20 millionWashington
Baltimore Gas & Electric$200 millionMaryland
Bluebonnet ElectricSmart meters/smart grid$18.5 millionTexas
Burbank Water & PowerSmart meters$20 millionCalifornia
Centerpoint EnergySmart meters$200 millionTexas
Commonwealth EdisonSmart meters$175 millionIllinois
Consolidated EdisonSmart GridUnknownNew York
Dominion Virginia PowerSmart meters$200 millionVirginia
Duke EnergySmart meters$200 millionOhio, Kentucky, Indiana
Entergy New OrleansSmart meters and other projects$13.5 millionLouisiana
FirstEnergySmart Grid pilots$57 millionOhio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey
Florida Power & LightSmart meters$200 millionFlorida
Lakeland ElectricSmart meters$20 millionFlorida
National GridSmart Meters$200 millionMassachusetts, New York, Rhode Island
Northeast UtilitiesSmart Meters$126.5 millionConnecticut
Nstar Electric & GasSmart meters & smart grid$28 millionMassachusetts
OncorSmart meters$317 millionTexas
Pacific Gas & ElectricDisplays & energy controllers$42.5 millionCalifornia
PECO EnergySmart meters$200 millionPennsylvania
PEPCO Holdings$254 millionDelaware, Maryland, New Jersey, District of Columbia
PPL Electric UtilitiesSmart meters$19 millionPennsylvania
PSE&GGrid Reliability, Security$76 millionNew Jersey
SMECOSmart meters and Distribution upgrades$40.5 millionMaryland
United Illuminated Co.Smart meters$37.5 millionConnecticut
UtilityProjectAmount RequestedState(s)
Vermont Electric Power CompanySmart Grid Projects$66 millionVermont
Westar EnergySmart thermostats$20 millionKansas
Wisconsin Power & LightSmart meters$20 millionWisconsin
Salt River ProjectSmart meters$80 millionArizona

Data for Meter Populations and Advanced Meter Penetration

taken from FERC 2008 Demand Response and Advanced Metering Report:

http://www.ferc.gov/legal/staff-reports/12-08-demand-response.pdf

In all – 190 million end points (meters) – 45% electric – 21% gas – 34% water
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