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10 KIUC CURRENTS By Anne Barnes COOPERATIVE TECHNOLOGY Get Smart About the Smart Grid KIUC is upgrading its electric system KIUC is investing in new equipment, including new meters, that will help us operate more efficiently, improve reliability and serve you better. The meter upgrade provides KIUC members with numerous benefits: ■ Faster outage restoration ■ Potential energy savings ■ Improved power quality ■ Ability to monitor energy consumption ■ Bill date flexibility Here are a few helpful smart grid terms: Smartmeter: A device that measures the amount and the timing of electricity usage. Smart meters are equipped with twoway communications modules and have the ability to communicate with KIUC’s central office computer system. They are outfitted to send measurements such as kWh, demand, and the number of times the meter has experienced a loss of power for any reason. Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI): Includes technologies and software applications that combine twoway communications with smart meters to provide electric utilities—using frequent meter reads—with near realtime oversight of system operations. Automated Meter Reading (AMR): A component of AMI, AMR allows meters to report electric use back to a utility’s office. Demand Response: Programs or mechanisms that reduce electricity consumption in response to market signals or other incentives. Demand response includes direct load control, timeofuse rates, interruptible contracts, utility dispatch of consumerowned (distributed) generation, personal energy management, and other initiatives. EFFICIENCY ■ With remote meter reading and reconnection, we can save time and money (and reduce air pollution). ■ With more detailed data about demand and usage, we can distribute power more efficiently. RELIABILITY ■ New meters help us locate—and respond to— outages faster and more safely. ■ New meters can help us improve power quality, reducing surges and blinking. ■ New meters mean consistent billing periods. AFFORDABILITY ■ Operating more efficiently can help minimize cost increases. ■ We can use the new data to help our members address high bills. Source: NRECA
The data from new digital meters helps us serve our members better. Our goals in installing new meters are to deliver better service, control rising operating expenses, improve system reliability through improved outage management and preventive maintenance, and provide our members with the information they desire to make informed decisions about energy use. KIUC does not sell its members’ data to any third party, and abides by stringent policies protecting the privacy and security of your electric usage data. Investing In a Smarter Grid On Cybersecurity It is extremely unlikely, but not impossible, that someone could access information from the cooperative’s metering system. Meter manufacturers are incorporating security features and encryption technology into their meters, as recommended by national security experts. KIUC’s goal is to upgrade the electric distribution system to make it safer, more secure and more reliable. Your new digital meter is part of this effort. Once your new digital meter is installed, KIUC will be able to tell if someone “tampers” with your meter because the meter will report any tampering attempts to the cooperative. Thanks to different partnerships between the federal government and electric cooperatives, public power districts, and NRECA’s Cooperative Research Network, more than $600 million will be invested to deploy digital smart grid technologies and improve service for coop consumers in 28 states. On Privacy... Denotes co-op/PPD areas receiving federal stimulus funding for smart grid projects. $600 million in smart grid investments Source: NRECA, www.energy.gov/recovery OCTOBER 2011 11
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