Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Smart Grid Regional Demonstration Interim Technology Performance Report

Publication Date: Jan. 15, 2015

Publishing Organization: Los Angeles Department of Water and Power

Author(s): jvezina

Format: PDF

Summary:

The Department of Energy (DoE) awarded the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) funding for a Smart Grid Regional Demonstration Program (SGRDP) in response to DoE Federal Opportunity Announcement DE-FOA-0000036. The LADWP is collaborating with its project partners to carry out this demonstration on the designated areas to include two university campuses – the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the University of Southern California (USC) – surrounding neighborhoods, City of Los Angeles facilities, and LADWP power system test labs, to:

• Develop and demonstrate innovative SG technologies;
• Identify sociological and behavioral factors essential for SG technology adoption by utility customers;
• Quantify costs and benefits of these technologies.

The last project partner, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), is responsible for the Cyber Security aspects of the project.
It is hoped that the SGRDP will help open the market for viable, commercially available SG solutions, representing the state of the industry such that similar large-scale SG infrastructure projects can be implemented across the nation.

This Report provides insight into the implementation, operation, and analytical progression of demonstrated technologies. Many of the observations in this Report are preliminary while LADWP continues to refine impact trends and conclusions. Since LADWP undertook numerous smart technologies simultaneously, data and interpretation adjustments are anticipated as the technologies evolve.