Los Angeles Applies for $200 Million in Federal Funds for Smart Grid Development

America's largest urban utility company, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), is making serious moves on smart grid technology.

Recently, the LADWP applied for a $200 million grant from the Department of Energy to help finance its ambitious smart grid plans.  This is the maximum financing available under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.  It is not yet clear what the LADWP plans on using the federal funds for.

However, last year the utility company submitted proposals to the California Energy Commission to have a smart grid created.  The construction of this smart grid would lead to the deployment of 100,000 two-way smart meters and 1.3 million one-way devices within five years.  The LADWP serves 1.4 million customers.

The utility company has also installed smart meters from SmartSynch, Inc. at commercial and industrial customer sites in order to analyze energy consumption patterns and reduce brown outs.

Read the full story at businessGreen.com:  LA applies for $200m smart grid stimulus funding