Midwest Energy
Relay Replacement for Knoll Substation
Abstract
Midwest Energy, Inc. (Midwest) deployed new communications equipment and smart relays at its Knoll substation. These relays included synchrophasor measurement technologies that increase grid operators’ visibility of bulk power system conditions in near-real time, enable earlier detection of problems that threaten grid stability or cause outages, and facilitate sharing of information with neighboring control areas.Contact Information
Todd Gabel
Senior Accountant
Midwest Energy, Inc.
tgabel@mwenergy.com
At-A-Glance
Recipient:
Midwest Energy
HQ State:
Kansas
NERC Region:
SPP
Total Budget: $1,424,514
Federal Share: $712,257
Funding Program:
- Investment Grant Program
Project Type:
- Transmission System
- Synchrophasor
Equipment:
- Energy Management Device
- Improved Transmission State Estimation System
- Phasor Measurement Unit (PMU)
- Synchrophasor Communications Network
- Transmission Angle and Frequency Monitoring
- Voltage Stability Monitoring
Targeted Benefits:
- Reduced Wide-scale Blackouts
- Increased Electric Service Reliability
- Reduced Truck Fleet Fuel Usage
- Reduced Greenhouse Gas and Criteria Pollutant Emissions