Vermont Transco, LLC
eEnergy Vermont
Abstract
The Vermont Transco eEnergy Project is a collaboration of 11 publicly owned and investor-owned utilities in Vermont, as well as the statewide energy efficiency utility, Efficiency Vermont. The project deployed advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), including 305,464 smart meters across the state, and provides two-way communication between customers and the utilities. The project also installed automated voltage regulators and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) equipment at selected substations. The scope of work included assessment of time-of-use and peak-time rebate programs through statistically rigorous consumer behavior studies that involved consumer web portals and in-home displays. Although all project equipment has been deployed, data gathering and analysis from the studies is ongoing.Contact Information
Allen Stamp
Project Manager
Vermont Transco
astamp@velco.com
Recipient Team Project Web Site: http://www.velco.com/our-work/innovation
At-A-Glance
Recipient:
Vermont Transco, LLC
HQ State:
Vermont
NERC Region:
NPCC
Total Budget: $137,767,170
Federal Share: $68,883,585
Funding Program:
- Investment Grant Program
Project Type:
- Advanced Metering Infrastructure
- Consumer Behavior Studies
- Customer Systems
- Distribution System
- Pricing
Equipment:
- Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) / Smart Meters
- Automated Distribution Circuit Switches
- Automated Voltage Regulators
- Backhaul Communications
- Customer Web Portal
- Distribution Automation
- Distribution Automation Communications Network
- Distribution Management System
- Home Area Network
- Meter Communications Network
- Meter Data Management System
- Smart Meter - Commercial
- Smart Meter - Industrial
- Smart Meter - Residential
- Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Communications Network
Targeted Benefits:
- Reduced Electricity Costs for Customers
- Reduced Meter Reading Costs
- Reduced Operating and Maintenance Costs
- Reduced Costs from Equipment Failures and Theft
- Deferred investment in Distribution Capacity Expansion
- Reduced Greenhouse Gas and Criteria Pollutant Emissions