City of Milton-Freewater

City of Milton-Freewater’s

Partnership with the

Pacific Northwest

Smart Grid Demonstration Project

SMART GRID is a system that uses digital technology to enhance power delivery and use through intelligent two-way communication. Power generators, suppliers and users are all part of the solution. With increased communication and information, Smart Grid can monitor activities in real time, exchange data about supply and demand and adjust power use to changing load requirements. Smart Grid technology includes everything from smart meters and appliances in homes to substation upgrades and sensors on transmission lines. Consumers, utilities and the environment will benefit from Smart Grid technology.

PACIFIC NORTHWEST SMART GRID DEMONSTRATION PROJECT  is a 50% federally funded project that covers five states and more than 60,000 consumers. The project is led by Battelle Memorial Institute—project participants include Bonneville Power Administration, 11 utilities and 5 project level vendors. Milton-Freewater is the only public utility in Oregon to be chosen. The City’s total project amount is budgeted at $3,624,176, with 50% being funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, and 50% or $1,812,088 being funded by the City, through our infrastructure funds. For more information on the PNW-SGDP project CLICK on Link. To view the PNW-SGDP Quarterly newsletter CLICK on Link.

MILTON-FREEWATER’S PLANNED PROJECTS

 · Automated Metering Infrastructure (AMI)

     Install all new two-way communication electric and water meters, which will communicate through the existing power lines.

 · Direct Load Control/Demand Response

     Approximately 300 new volunteers will be needed for this new demand response project. All existing one-way load control units currently installed in customer’s homes will be changed out to two-way communication units. All work will be done at no charge to the customer. You will receive a discount on your power bill for participating. For more information or to volunteer for the program CLICK on Link.

 · Conservation Voltage Reduction (CVR)

     We will test Conservation Voltage Regulation to determine whether voltage can cost-effectively be lowered a small percentage to identify a corresponding level of energy savings.

 · Grid Friendly Appliances

     A Grid Friendly Appliance program will be offered to customers to test smart appliances, which can curtail parts of the appliance’s load during peak energy use times for the City. The City will be looking for volunteers soon.

PROJECT TIMELINE for the City will begin the project by changing out electric and water meters for the AMI system starting the summer of 2010; meter change-outs will take approximately two years; the rest of the tasks in Milton-Freewater’s project will be initiated over the next two years as well. The following two years will consist of operation and testing with Battelle Memorial Institute, then 6-months of report writing will conclude the project. The entire five-year project will last through 2014.

For project information contact Mike Charlo, (541)938-8231

Project website: www.pnwsmartgrid.org