The following are just a few examples of the SmartSynch platform in action:

Con Edison (ConEd), New York City (Steam Monitoring)

• ConEd wanted to prevent steam trap backups and the damage that results. It needed to remotely monitor steam levels under city streets by communicating temperature and water-level data from manholes. SmartSynch’s DCX units were encased in watertight enclosures and mounted in steam trap manholes throughout Manhattan. SSI’s web application enables readings from all DCX units to be displayed every 45 minutes on monitors at the Lower Manhattan steam control center. Technicians immediately know where water is accumulating and can dispatch personnel to pump water out of the manhole and prevent backups.

Progress Energy Florida, St. Petersburg, Florida (Load/Generator Control)

• Progress wanted to ensure sufficient power supply during periods of peak customer demand. In return for discounted rates, it sought to control the backup generators of large C&I customers to shave peak demand during critical load points in the summer. Progress installed the DCX solution on generators of varying sizes at C&I customer locations throughout their service territory, resulting in efficient, remote generator management while avoiding potential for brown-outs. The DCX-controlled generators have become virtual power plants, giving Progress hundreds of megawatts of power at its fingertips.

Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), Los Angeles, California (Customer Load Profiling/Outage Notification)

• LADWP wanted to ensure sufficient power supply during peak customer demand to minimize brown-outs. It sought to gauge future demand by analyzing pre- and post-peak consumption traits by accessing more granular usage data (beyond monthly kWh readings). It also wanted to collect load profile information on all solar installations and provide immediate outage notification to hospitals, schools and government buildings where real-time information is critical. Using SSI’s A3 and CENTRON SmartMeter™, SmartSynch Data Acquisition System, and GPRS wireless network, LADWP can retrieve load profile data, including usage and instrumentation profiling, and power quality data on an as-needed basis. It also minimizes service interruptions by providing real-time alerts for outage notifications.

Trico Electric Cooperative, Arizona (Load Profiling for Rural C&I Customers)

• Trico wanted to reduce the expense of gathering load profile data and generating billing reads from rural locations. Its meter technicians were driving 200 miles to download usage information each month, equating to 60 hours of labor each month to generate billing reads. It needed on-demand access to granular load profile data from hard-to-reach rural sites. SSI’s A3 SmartMeter™, SmartSynch Data Acquisition System, and GPRS wireless network enables Trico to generate billing reads for rural accounts in five minutes each month (a reduction from 60 hours). They are now able to retrieve load profile data, including usage and instrumentation profiling, and power quality data on an as-needed basis. Trico also uses these solutions for interruptible load control, end-of-line voltage profiling, outage notification, meter error reporting and resolving high bill complaints.

Florida Power & Light (FP&L), Florida (Load Profile/Power Quality Data for C&I Customers)

• Like LADWP, FP&L wanted to ensure sufficient power supply during peak customer demand and efficient use of power by select commercial and industrial customers in service area. SSI delivered a solution based on the SmartSynch Data Acquisition System, the GPRS wireless network and the A3 SmartMeter™, which it enhanced with an interactive Power Quality feature displaying low- and high-voltage events, three-phase outage reporting and MIV events. FP&L now retrieves daily load profile and power quality data, including usage and instrumentation profiling, for its largest commercial accounts on an as-needed basis. Solutions provide real-time alerts, such as outage notifications, enabling utilities to minimize service interruptions for customers. Customers are also able to conduct real-time reads via e-mail interface with SmartSynch’s Data Acquisition System. The Power Quality function that SSI developed especially for FP&L is now a revenue source for the utility.

NSTAR, Massachusetts (Load Profile for Load Research Sites/TOU Accounts)

• NSTAR sought to ensure sufficient power supply during peak customer demand and accurate billing for “Time-of-Use” (TOU) customer accounts. In addition to researching energy usage traits, the utility wanted to access and register data at five-minute intervals every day for TOU rates. SSI’s A3 SmartMeter™, SmartSynch Data Acquisition System, and GPRS wireless network were combined to provide two wireless channels of five-minute load profile data every day. NSTAR monitors usage trends, creates billing rates based on TOU, and maintains an energy supply to meet customer demand. SSI’s Coverage Validation Unit site survey tool has helped NSTAR increase the effectiveness and reliability of each deployment.

Hydro One, Ontario, Canada. (Billing Reads for Residential Customer Accounts)

• Hydro One wanted to cut expenses by conducting electricity bill reads wirelessly as needed instead of manual, monthly kWh readings. SSI’s SENTINEL SmartMeter™, SmartSynch Data Acquisition System, and GPRS wireless network allow Hydro One to calculate the most accurate monthly electricity bills possible for residential customers. SSI SmartMeters™ have consistently performed at high levels since deployment.  Additionally, SSI’s SmartRouting Solution enables authorized customers to securely access their meters and monitor energy usage traits on their own.

Xcel Energy, SmartGridCity Initiative, Boulder, Colorado (Load Aggregation/Carbon Monitoring/Outage Notification/Voltage Monitoring)

• Xcel wanted to provide smart metering, energy management, demand response and carbon monitoring solutions to commercial and industrial (C&I) customers in the utility’s SmartGridCity™ initiative, while ensuring voltage levels complied with PUC standards. Part of the goal was to incentivize business owners to reduce energy usage during peak demand and help them capture tax incentives by reducing their carbon footprint. SSI’s solution includes the SmartSynch SmartMeter™, SmartSynch Data Acquisition System, and GPRS wireless network. Now deployed on the University of Colorado campus and on municipal buildings and select C&I buildings throughout the city, Xcel can extend the full benefits of SmartGridCity™ beyond residential parameters. The utility give its larger customers the opportunity to manage energy consumption, reduce CO2 emissions and take advantage of pricing benefits. Additionally, Xcel can receive power outage notifications, and ensure sufficient voltage quality standards are met, for these customers in real-time.

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