AEP picks S&C Electric for gridSMART Demonstration Project

Ohio's American Electric Power has selected S&C Energy Company, an innovative Smart Grid player specializing in electricity reliability, to participate in its gridSMART Project in Ohio. The demonstration project will include a variety of Smart Grid technologies, including distribution, utility back office and consumer programs.

AEP won a Smart Grid demonstration grant of $75 million from DOE last month to help support the project.

The S&C Community Energy Storage System technologies are expected to provide both the utility and its customers with several benefits, including:

·         Improved distribution line efficiency to reduce power losses

·         Reliable local backup power in the event of an outage

·         Integration of community renewable power resources

·         Support for plug-in electric car deployment which includes reductions in peak demand due to charging

S&C CEO John Estey congratulated AEP on its grant and commented, "We're committed to transforming the delivery infrastructure that will power the intelligent grid in the digital age."