Strategies for the Municipal Smart Grid: War Stories, Triumphs and Lessons Learned

According to a GTM Research survey, The Muni Smart Grid 2012, 60% of municipal utilities anticipate smart grid projects will be a priority over the next two years and unlike with the larger utilities, the shortage of people, knowhow and money require municipal utilities to be smarter about their smart grid investments.

Burbank Water and Power (BWP), for example, is running a 62 Million – 4 year capital program without the need for a retail rate increase.  This muni is using its size as an advantage to remain quick and nimble throughout one of the most comprehensive deployments in Smart Grid.  Some of the objectives of their program include:

• Replace aging infrastructure
• Proactively modernize and future proof systems – migrate from analog to digital
• Create additional value with analytics capabilities
• New tools to support renewables and environmental goals
• New Information sharing relationship with Customers
• Expand number of customer choices
• Improve operational efficiencies, system reliability
• Develop benefits for:  Customers – Utility – Community

In this webinar, Burbank Water and Power (BWP), a municipal utility with 50,000 electric customers and 26,000 water meters and BRIDGE Energy Group, a utility-focused system integration and consulting firm, will discuss some of the challenges and successes of their municipal smart grid projects.

In this webinar you will learn about:

• How to maximize your smart grid investment while minimizing your risk
• What has worked and what should be avoided
• Addressing the integration of silos and business processes
• How to deal with staff or experience gaps