AMI smart meters installed and operational | Quantity* | Cost |
---|---|---|
Total | 0 | $20,753,369 |
Residential | 101,461 | |
Commercial | 8,455 | |
Industrial | 171 |
AMI smart meter features operational | Feature enabled | # of meters with feature |
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Interval reads | Yes | 110,087 |
Remote connection/disconnection | Yes | 106,239 |
Outage detection/reporting | No | 0 |
Tamper detection | Yes | 110,087 |
AMI communication networks and data systems | Description | Cost |
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Backhaul communications description | Public wireless and fiber telecommunication network. | $3,568,956 |
Meter communications network | Silver Spring Network [SSN] uses a fixed mesh-type wireless system operating in the 900 MHz unlicensed frequency band. | |
Head end server | Silver Springs Network's Utility IQ (UIQ) Version 4.3.3. | $3,985,260 |
Meter data analysis system | AEP-Ohio is examining data analysis capabilities from UIQ, MDM, and AMIGO (meter event analysis tool developed by another operating unit of AEP), and evaluating the most prudent path forward. | |
Other IT systems and applications |
Web portal deployed and operational | Quantity* | Description |
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Customers with access to web portal | 57,405 | |
Customers enrolled in web portal | 57,405 | As part of the demonstration project, AEP-Ohio launched an OPOWER web portal to display a home's energy usage to consumers. |
Customer systems installed and operational | Quantity* | Description | Cost |
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Communication networks and home area networks | N/A | N/A | |
In home displays | 3,024 | AEP-Ohio utilizes two types of In-Home displays: Computime Model AEP3081 and Control 4 Model EC100. | $525,556 |
Energy management device | 301 | AEP-Ohio utilizes a customized version of the Battelle Active Demand Response System operating on a SmartSynch GridRouter platform. | N/A |
Direct load control devices | 48 | AEP-Ohio installed load control switches by Energate. The devices will control electric water heaters, pool pumps, and hot tubs. | $12,482 |
Programmable communicating thermostats | 3,726 | AEP-Ohio utilizes two types of PCT's: Radio Thermostat of America (RTA) Model CT 80 and Control 4 Model WT100. | $1,083,440 |
Smart appliances | 71 | AEP-Ohio utilizes GE smart appliances including clothes washers and dryers, water heaters, dishwashers, refrigerators, microwaves, and ranges. | $167,475 |
Customer system communication networks | Description |
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Network characteristics within customer premise |
Pricing program | Customers with access | Customers enrolled | Description |
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Flat Rate | 107,207 | 104,602 | This is representative of AEP-Ohio's existing rates. Most of the rates have a tiered structure, but one based on a generation profile where increased consumption (i.e.. higher load factor) results in a lower cost tier. All of the generation model tiered rates are included in the flat rate category. |
Additional Direct Load Control Programs | 65,300 | 48 | Additional DLC tariff offerings for water heaters, hot tubs, and pool pumps have been approved. |
Direct Load Control Program (SMART Cooling Rider) | 65,300 | 2,260 | The SMART Cooling DLC rider has been approved for consumers with programmable controllable thermostats and has been available to consumers since Q2 2011. |
Realtime Rate | 3,529 | 260 | RTP-DA tariff offering was approved by PUCO on June 30, 2011 Available to qualified consumers. Number of customers enrolled is defined by the number of consumers that have enrolled in the program, installed the device, and received at least one electric bill on the tariff. |
Time of Use (TOD1 - Existing Tariff) | 85,183 | 6 | The TOD rate has been established for many years and is available to all AEP-Ohio Distribution consumers, excluding Open Access consumers. This rate has a peak time of 7 am to 9 pm M-F. |
Time of Use Rate | 65,300 | 1,785 | The TOD2 rate is a newly established rate as part of the demonstration project and is available to qualified consumers that have AMI meters. The peak time is from June through September, 1PM to 7 pm, M-F. |
Time of Use rate with Critical Peak Pricing | 65,300 | 554 | Tariff offering was approved on June 13, 2011 by the PUCO. Consumer enrollment can begin in Q4 2011. Peak time is June through September Low cost hours: 9 PM - 7AM Medium cost hours: 7 AM - 1 PM, 7 PM - 9 PM High cost hours: 1 PM - 7 PM Critical Peak: When notified |
Distributed energy resources | Quantity* | Capacity | Description | Cost |
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Distributed generation | 0 | 0 kW | $0 | |
Energy storage | 0 | 0 kW | $2,757,946 | |
Plug in electric vehicle charging points | 35 | 205 kW | $1,285,556 | |
Distributed energy resource interface | N/A | N/A | AEP-Ohio installed load control switches by Energate. The devices will control electric water heaters, pool pumps, and hot tubs. | $0 |
Electric distribution system | % | Description |
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Portion of distribution system with SCADA due to SGIG/SGD program | 69.60% | AEP-Ohio installed d-SCADA on 16 substations out of 23 substations in the project area. |
Portion of distribution system with DA due to SGIG/SGD program | 88.90% | AEP-Ohio installed DA equipment on 80 feeders out of 90 feeders in the project area. |
DA devices installed and operational | Quantity* | Description | Cost |
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Automated feeder switches | 304 | Automated regulator and automated capacitor counts includes devices for both DA and Volt-VAR. Smart Relay count reflects the number of telecommunications smart relays (Access Points) associated with DA. Feeder Monitor count reflects the count of SEL smart relays. | $0 |
Automated capacitors | 226 | $0 | |
Automated regulators | 68 | $0 | |
Feeder monitors | 59 | $0 | |
Remote fault indicators | 0 | $0 | |
Transformer monitors (line) | 0 | $0 | |
Smart relays | 352 | ||
Fault current limiter | 0 | $0 | |
Other devices | 0 | $0 |
SCADA and DA communications network | Cost |
---|---|
Communications equipment and SCADA | $0 |
Distribution management systems integration | Integrated | Description |
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AMI | No | |
Outage management system | Yes | The integration of AMI meters with the PowerOn Version 4.0AE4.3 outage management system is under development. |
Distributed energy resource interface | No | AEP-Ohio obtained 10 - Plug-in electric vehicles and installed 7.2kW, 208-240v, single phase, 30 amp charging stations at residences. |
Other | No |
Distribution automation features / functionality | Function enabled | Description |
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Fault location, isolation and service restoration (FLISR) | Yes | Schweitzer Electric Laboratories (SEL) control with a G&W Electric line recloser. |
Voltage optimization | Yes | AEP-Ohio optimizes control of voltage and VAR levels of the distribution systems by automating regulators and capacitors. AEP-Ohio is demonstrating Volt-VAR controllers, from Cooper and S&C, with Volt-VAR remote terminal units from Adaptivolt and GE. |
Feeder peak load management | No | AEP-Ohio is assessing feeder segment peak information, but has not implemented peak load management. |
Microgrids | No | |
Other functions | No |
* In some circumstances, costs are incurred before devices are installed resulting in a reported cost where the quantity is zero.
* All dollar figures are the total cost, which is the sum of the federal investment and cost share of the recipient (the recipient cost share must be at least 50% of the total overall project cost).
** In some cases the number of entities reporting is greater than the total number of projects funded by the Recovery Act because some projects have multiple sub-projects that report data. View list of sub-projects.