Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power Company Smart Grid Project
| Project Lead | Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power Company |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Headquarters Location | Cheyenne, Wyoming |
| Recovery Act Funding | $5,033,441.00 |
| Total Project Value | $10,066,882.00 |
| Coverage Area |  |
| Coordinates | 41.1400°, -104.8203° |
| References | ARRA Smart Grid Investment Grants[1] Cheyenne Light, Fuel, and Power Smart Grid Award[2] |
Cheyenne Light, Fuel, and Power Company, by way of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, was awarded $5 M in funding to develop a smart grid.[2]
Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power Company (CLFP) is one of three Black Hills Corporation subsidiaries deploying advanced metering infrastructure (AMI)—the other two are Black Hills/Colorado Electric (BHCOE) and Black Hills Power, Inc. (South Dakota/Wyoming). CLFP’s project includes the deployment of smart meters, communications infrastructure, and a meter data management system (MDMS). The project provides improved outage restoration from the integration of an outage management system with the AMI. Two-way communication allows for off-cycle reads, tamper detection, potential remote connect/disconnect of customer loads and potential future implementation of time-based rate programs.[3]
Smart Grid Equipment
- 39,102 Smart Meters
- AMI Communication Systems
- Meter Data Management System
Targeted Benefits
- Reduced Meter Reading Costs
- Improved Electric Service Reliability
- Reduced Ancillary Service Cost
- Reduced Truck Fleet Fuel Usage
- Reduced Greenhouse Gas and Criteria Pollutant Emissions