UISOL Named a Supplier in $178M DOE Smart Grid Demo
Will implement demand response integration software platform at Portland General Electric
LAFAYETTE, Calif. – Dec. 1, 2009 - Utility Integration Solutions (UISOL), the utility industry business
integration specialist, today announced that it will be a technology supplier in a regional smart grid
study partially financed through federal stimulus funds from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
UISOL will provide its DRBizNet® software platform for integrating and managing demand response in a
project involving utility Portland General Electric (NYSE:POR), Eaton Corporation (NYSE:ETN) and lithiumion battery maker EnerDel in Salem, Ore. The demonstration project will serve residential and business
customers in this service area to document the impact of smart grid technologies on managing seasonal
peak demand when integrating variable renewable power resources with battery storage, peaking
distributed generation and customer-sited equipment into the electrical system.
The Salem study is part of a larger Pacific Northwest Smart Grid Demonstration Project that gained one
of the 16 grants announced by the DOE on Nov. 24, funded in part through the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act. These funds are in addition to the smart grid project grants announced earlier in
November. Total estimated cost for the project is $178 million. DOE will provide half the funding while
the project’s participants, primarily utilities and industry team members, will provide the remaining
funds.
The Northwest study will involve more than 60,000 metered customers in Idaho, Montana, Oregon,
Washington and Wyoming. Using smart grid technologies, the study will test new combinations of
devices, software and advanced analytical tools that enhance the power grid’s reliability and
performance.
UISOL will participate with the project team to implement technology throughout 2010 and 2011. The
Project will then gather performance data over the next several years from Salem and 14 other test sites
that represent the region’s diverse terrain, weather and demographics. The entire project will involve
more than 112 megawatts of power, enough to serve 86,000 households.
About Portland General Electric Company
Portland General Electric, headquartered in Portland, Ore., is a fully integrated electric utility that serves
approximately 818,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers in Oregon. Visit our Web site at
PortlandGeneral.com or on Twitter at http://twitter.com/pgemedia.
About UISOL
Utility Integration Solutions, Inc. (UISOL) is the utility industry business integration specialist. UISOL
offers a range of services and integration solutions to help its clients transform their business
performance through the power of smart integration for demand response, smart grid, advanced
metering, meter data management, market operations and more. UISOL’s DRBizNet is the leading
software platform for demand response management and the integration of distributed energy
resources in the utility industry. Visit www.uisol.com or call 925-939-0449.
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