Lafayette Consolidated Government Lafayette Utilities System Smart Grid Project Final Project Description
April 15, 2015
U.S. Department of Energy
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Lafayette Utilities System (LUS) is part of the Lafayette Consolidated Government. This municipally-owned electric utility serves the City of Lafayette and surrounding areas - comprising a population of more than 120,000 people over 47.7 square miles in southwestern Louisiana. The LUS Smart Grid project deployed advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), distribution automation equipment, and advanced monitoring equipment including Phasor Measurement Units (PMU) for the transmission system. The network of new transmission and distribution assets provides improved reliability and reduced outage duration, as well as reduced peak loads and overall energy usage across LUS's service territory. LUS also provided customer access to an enhanced web portal.
