Dive Summary:
- Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) is in the process of deploying an integrated transmission and distribution modeling tool that combines grid simulation and visualization capabilities with advance grid analytics.
- SMUD had previously received American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding for a smart grid project that could serve as a model for California and the nation.
- The modeling tool is powered by New Power Technologies' Energynet and GRIDiant Corporation's Advanced Grid Management.
From the article:
"Our objective with the Integrated T&D Modeling Tool is to utilize the field monitoring and system modeling data available from legacy and new smart grid systems to provide high fidelity, quantifiable displays and analysis under specific system conditions," said SMUD Project Manager Jeff Berkheimer. "It will allow SMUD to more accurately assess, visualize, and manage current and future system impacts from electric vehicle deployments, energy storage systems, demand response programs, distributed generation, and solar PV generation within SMUD's service territory."
SMUD received American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding to implement a smart grid in Sacramento that serves as a model for California and the nation. ...