Today we serve more than 600,000 retail electric customers and deliver over 9 billion kilowatthours. Ami provides twoway communication that enables the growth of a smart grid with the integration of distributed energy resources and provides a stronger, more resilient electric grid. According to the report, the utility acted reasonably in its efforts to restore power. The company will install smart meters for all of its 620,000. Smart meter investments yield positive results in maine. Multitier ami network to support a smart grid vision. A forwardlooking company, delivering the future today avangrid. But utility officials say its local customers wont see any difference in service. Infrastructure ami, including the use of smart meters, as implemented and operated by central maine power company cmp or the company, is a safe, reasonable, and adequate utility service as required by statute. Com july 16, 2010 central maine power cmp has selected trilliant incorporated to provide a complete smart grid communications network and advanced meter infrastructure solution, with installation of smart meters for all of its 620,000 residential, commercial, and industrial customer. In 2018, avangrid held an electric vehicle fair for its employees, with the goal being to make it so that all employees can purchase electric vehicles if they chose to. Central maine power company and maine public service company. Dec 08, 2015 maine has been an early leader in nontransmission alternatives, particularly with its boothbay smart grid reliability project.
Central maine power company cmp is one of the growing numbers of utilities that has installed a wireless. The maine public district serves aroostook county and a small piece of penobscot county. Maine distributed solar valuation study prepared by clean power research volume i page 19 solar penetration solar penetration refers to the total installed capacity of pv on the grid, generally expressed as a percentage of the grid s total load. Department of energy doe and the electricity industry have jointly. Figure 1 tree limbs create a short circuit during a storm, typically resulting in a power outage. Central maine power s parent company, avangrid, rounded up 3,000 surgical masks and 3,000 n95 respirators that were sent to the mema ofices monday morning, cmp said. Managing cybersecurity threats to the smart grid 2. Augusta, maine ap maine s largest electric utility is donating 6,000 masks to the maine emergency management agency to be used to protect frontline medical workers from the coronavirus. Central maine power company request for approval annual compliance filing stipulation docket no.
Assessment of highperformance smart metering for the web service enabled smart grid may 2011. Central maine power company cmp states that its ami project is costeffective and provided an analyses. All major maine electric utility companies, including central maine power company, bangor hydro electric company, maine public service company, and eastern maine electric cooperative are actively participating and will. Ice calculator case study cmp distribution automation final. Central maine power company s cmp advanced metering infrastructure ami project consists of territorywide deployments of more than 600,000 smart meters to all of its residential, commercial, and industrial customers. But not everyone knows what the grid is, let alone the smart grid.
The grid, refers to the electric grid, a network of transmission lines, substations, transformers and more that deliver electricity from the power plant to your home or business. You can pay your bills online and enjoy time and moneysaving tools exclusively offered through. Nontransmission alternatives offer opportunity for. A new technology, the installation of smart meters and the creation of a 2. State legislative and regulatory policies the first document is a summary by state of legal and regulatory requirements related to the smart grid. But with the advancement in various concepts of power generation, problems associated with power outages and thefts, and also due to increase in demand, we require a modernized grid to avail all the needs of customers even in the. This section contains information, locations and data for each project. The american recovery and reinvestment act of 2009 provided funding for smart grid projects across the united states. Central maine power company is committed to meeting high standards of environmental stewardship in the communities we serve and to conducting business in a manner that minimizes adverse environmental impacts on present and future generations. Before last month, cmp was owned by spainbased energy giant iberdrola sa. This fact sheet provides information on connecting your solar electric system to the utility grid, including information on net metering. Arra sgig central maine power company cmp advanced.
The company will install smart meters for all of its 620,000 residential, commercial, and. Maine maritime museums first impressions project will be seen in an entirely new light, thanks in part to a generous donation from central maine power. After investing in smart grid pursuant to its 2008 rate case primarily smart meters but also some substation and line automation, cmp sought to maintain its low outage frequency target saifi5 of 1. Pp438 central maine power company application from cmp to construct, operate, and maintain electric transmission facilities at the u. Power utility smart meters causing router interference.
Infrastructure ami, including the use of smart meters, as implemented and operated by central maine power company cmp or the. Maybe you have heard of the smart grid on the news or from your energy provider. Central maine power cmp, a subsidiary of iberdrola usa, started with 100 customers in 1899. A new substation in south china and an additional distribution circuit serving the towns of china, freedom, liberty, palermo, vassalboro, and windsor were recently put into service.
Thank you for your patience as we restored power to over 280,000 customers impacted by the devastating spring storm. Click on a location on the map, the name of a project, or use the search feature to view the project information. Central maine power delivers masks, respirators to mema. Office of the public advocate 2018 annual report maine. The radio frequency rf emissions from cmps smart meters and other ami. This project created a technology platform for providing customers with electricity usage. The level of solar penetration on the grid is important because it. Central maine power companys cmps advanced metering infrastructure ami project featured territorywide deployment of more than 622,000 smart meters. Central maine powers cmp sgig project has produced. Order conditionally granting petition for declaratory order. Northeast utilities service company and national grid usa. If you are currently experiencing an electrical emergency or outage, please call 800. Connecting your solar electric system to the utility grid. A smart grid precisely limits electrical power down to the residential level, network smallscale distributed energy generation and storage devices, communicate information on operating status and needs, collect information on prices and grid conditions, and move the grid beyond central control to a collaborative network.
Emera maine provides electric delivery service to two areas the bangor hydro district and the maine public district. The report describes smart grid initiatives in connecticut, california, illinois, and maine and a variety of utility smart grid programs. Safety if you are currently experiencing an electrical emergency or outage, please call 800. Dec 19, 2014 central maine power company, request for alternative rate plan, docket no. Central maine power selects smart grid communications. All major maine electric utility companies, including central maine power company, bangor hydro electric company, maine public service company, and eastern maine electric cooperative are actively participating and will benefit from this initiative. This paper was presented at the second acmspec international conference on performance engineering icpe11, karlsruhe, germany, and discusses open source software used to build a web servicebased advanced metering infrastructure of simulated smart meters, concentrators, and a smart. State of maine requires that where any private facilities are in the public way, the customer must provide the electric utility with certified copies of the approved permits before power can be supplied to the customer s. State representative seth berry, has said that the public utilities commission report into central maine power s performance during an october 2017 storm was too easy on maine s largest utility. Reviewing the business case and cost recovery for grid. Smart grid legislative and regulatory policies and case studies. The bangor hydro district includes hancock, piscataquis and washington counties and most of penobscot county.
Laney brown and paul sisson, central maine power wed, 20141001 16. Central maine power multitier ami network to support a sophisticated smart grid vision central maine power cmp successfully deployed an advanced metering infrastructure ami with more than 600,000 smart meters across its entire service area on an aggressive schedule and within a tight budget. Why mainers should be outraged over worst power outage in. Find energy efficiency tips and programs to help you save. Avangrid is a leader in service, innovation and investment in the u. The new meters will measure, store, send and receive. Our smart energy pages offer information on energy saving tips, rebates, ways to understand and manage your usage, electric vehicles, solar panels, and other innovative programs. Central maine power me 632,000 632,000 632,000 central maine power, a subsidiary of avangrid, completed its smart meter deployment in 2012 and currently has 632,000 smart meters installed. In connecticut, the public utilities regulatory authority pura, formerly the department of public utility control decided not to approve a comprehensive deployment of smart meters in 2011.
The present electric grids use the technology of 1970s. Order granting incentive rate treatments and accepting associated tariff amendments. Cmp under new ownership in iberdrola merger maine public. Cmp had been planning a smart grid with an advanced metering infrastructure ami since. Central maine power cmp, one of the states largest utilities, serves. These grid connected buildings have solar electric panels or modules that provide some or even most of their power, while still being connected to the local utility. Trilliant incorporated, a leader in delivering smart grid solutions that enhance energy efficiency, utility operations and renewable resource integration, today announced that it has completed agreements with central maine power cmp to provide a complete smart grid communications network and advanced meter infrastructure solution. While most grid modernization efforts were initiated in response to local or state policy requirements, some were based on utility initiatives. Applying results, reaching beyond tuesday 28october2014 3. Central maine power cmp, one of the states largest utilities, serves more than 600,000 customer. Puct docket 3669914 central maine power company me 617,900 617,900 central maine power company completed its smart meter deployment in 2012, installing 617,793 ami meters.
Jayme holland central maine sara kaplan iowa association of municipal utilities joe schatz southern company the smart grid experience. Nov 05, 2017 central maine power, a subsidiary of the spanish utility holding company avangrid, reported an estimated 400,000 customer accounts more than 60% of the utilitys customer base were. Central maine power company s cmps advanced metering infrastructure ami project featured territorywide deployment of more than 622,000 smart meters, covering all of cmps residential, commercial, and industrial customers. Central maine power proceeds with trilliant for smart grid. Arra sgig central maine power company cmp advanced metering. Central maine power cmp has been deploying smart electric meters, allowing the company to detect problems remotely and bill users without home readings. T the sacramento municipal utility district finished replacing all of its 600,000 meters in 2012. Maine, known as the pine tree state, is the most heavily forested state in the nation with 90 percent of its land base growing trees. Our smart energy pages offer information on energy saving tips, rebates, ways to. Central maine power company december, 20 attorney for central maine power company kenneth w. Optout investigation on january 7, 2011, the commission initiated a proceeding to consider whether cmp should provide customers with the option to optout of the installation of a smart. Central maine power company smart grid project open. The authors would like to thank the maxwell school, the syracuse university college of law. State of maine public utilities commission on smart meters.
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