ComEd (part of Exelon) has submitted a petition to the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) to approve the utility’s application for federal stimulus grants that would fund half of a $350 million Smart Grid
pilot. ComEd has applied to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to expand its proposed AMI pilot and double the number of customers receiving new Smart Meters to about 320,000 customers in Chicago and other communities. The funding would also be used to expand investment in other advanced automation technology to make the transmission and distribution systems “smarter” and more reliable.
If approved, the benefits from the ComEd application would include the deployment of smart meters together with advanced pricing and billing options, some customers would receive in-home displays, programmable devices that would allow them to control their air conditioners remotely and Web application options to help manage energy usage and costs, dynamic Voltage Reduction technologies to reduce line losses, and intelligent substation technologies to improve safety and optimize operations while improving reliability and performance.
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