Meanwhile, the Naperville Smart Grid Initiative is moving forward after the completion of two pilot programs this month. The pilots were used to develop an advanced metering infrastructure, automate the distribution grid, and implement conservation voltage reduction to increase power quality for more than 200 homes and businesses. Technology participants include Elster Solutions, Utility Partners of America (UPA), Tropos Networks, SunGard, Oracle, and Calico Energy Services.
Calico Energy Services, for its part, is providing an on-site energy management platform to connect to the city's new Elster smart meters. The Calico software provides command and control options for the smart grid data system and allows the utility to manage demand, improve reliability, and quantify the impact of energy management programs through integrated analytics.
Calico's service-oriented architecture (SOA) program helps utilities streamline information to enable demand response and commercial building energy management. "Utilities have nightmares when it comes to data integration. We help them quickly and effectively get access to information, and prioritize the data for specific applications," said Thomas Dogget, chief marketing officer with Calico. He says the Calico platform also gives utility customers the ability to view and control their energy use through energy management portals, on-premise displays, and even through electric vehicle (EV) charging systems.
Indeed adding electric vehicles to the grid is an important consideration for the smart grid project. Last month, the city opened the Naperville Auto Test Track to demonstrate the future of electric vehicles and the city’s commitment to environmental initiatives. Nadja Lalvani expects a significant number of Naperville residents to purchase EVs and the city will offer a special time-of-use rates and demand response programs tailored for EV owners.
Full deployment of smart meter installations begins rolling out January 4, 2012. Lalvani is optimistic and has been in regular contact with city administrators in Fort Collins, Colorado, another municipal utility focused on renewable energy sources and smart grid technologies. "We talk to the them on a monthly basis to figure out where we're at in our project, talk about best practices, and how to make the initiative work for everyone involved."
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Smart Meters - something to
Smart Meters - something to be afraid of? http://www.squidoo.com/beware-of-smart-meters
SMART METER HEALTH PROBLEMS
SMART METER HEALTH PROBLEMS AND CANCER.
6. The WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION May 31 2011 placed the Non-ionizing radiation coming from Wireless smart meters (& some other wireless devices) on the Class 2-B Carcinogen List.
http://www.iarc.fr/en/media-centre/pr/2011/pdfs/pr208_E.pdf
7. The NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH Feb 2011 found biological changes in the brain after only minutes of exposure to non-ionizing radiation.
http://jama.ama-assn.org/content/305/8/808.abstract
8. LABORATORY SCIENTISTS have observed
(1) Human Cell Damage
(2) DNA Chain Breaks
(3) Breaches in the Blood-Brain Barrier
from levels of non-ionizing radiation lower than emitted by WIRELESS Smart meters.
http://electromagnetichealth.org/electromagnetic-health-blog/cc-video/
9. INSURANCE COMPANIES Hired Independent Laboratory Scientists and they also observed Cell Damage and DNA Chain Breaks. Now the Insurance Companies will NOT Insure Liability damage from Wireless Smart meters and other wireless devices. TV Video (3 minutes)
http://eon3emfblog.net/?p=382
Cell Phone use and other devices are Voluntary and can be shut off at the user’s discretion, but Smart meters mounted on homes are emitting radiation 24/7 and can not be shut off.
10. WIRELESS SMART METERS – 100 TIMES MORE RADIATION THAN CELL PHONES. Video Interview: Nuclear Scientist, Daniel Hirsch, (5 minutes)
http://stopsmartmeters.org/2011/04/20/daniel-hirsch-on-ccsts-fuzzy-math/
11. WIRELESS SMART METERS – CANCER, NERVOUS SYSTEM DAMAGE, ADVERSE REPRODUCTION AFFECTS. Video Interview: Dr. Carpenter, New York Public Health Department, Dean of Public Health, (2 minutes)
http://emfsafetynetwork.org/?p=3946
12. THE KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE IN STOCKHOLM (the University that gives the Nobel Prizes) ISSUES GLOBAL HEALTH WARNING AGAINST WIRELESS SMART METERS. 2-page Press Release
http://www.scribd.com/doc/48148346/Karolinska-Institute-Press-Release
NOTE: many of the tests on non-ionizing radiation (the type of radiation emitted by smart meters) have been done using devices other than smart meters because smart meters have only been in people’s homes for a very short time.
But as a Wireless smart meter emits 100 times more radiation than a cell phone, it is not difficult to project. If a machine gun (smart meter) fires 100 bullets in the same time that a pistol (cell phone) fires one bullet, it is not difficult to project the harm that the machine gun can do, even if the tests were done with the pistol.
Derek, either your research
Derek, either your research is behind or the great City of Naperville didn't fill you in. There is a major revolt in Naperville to stop this and 4,200 signatures were turned to put it on the referendum. Spend $22MM to save $30MM and these things have a 15 yr useful life, you do the math.. Best yet, the City financed the thing over 20 years - again 15 year useful life.