Whats the latest news on the MLGW Smart Grid Demonstration?
For MLGW customers or those simply interested in Smart Grid who are visiting this site for the first time, a brief history of Smart Grid as it relates to Memphis and Shelby County is perhaps in order. In late 2009, the Memphis City Council approved $1million from the MLGW budget to create a three-year demonstration project of 1,000 smart meters among volunteer customers within the MLGW service area. MLGW sought residential customers to demonstrate how greater energy information can help lower utility costs. The particulars of participation in the project were: • A participant could live anywhere in Shelby County and participate as long as cellular coverage was adequate in the area. • Renters must have lived in their homes at least three years. • Participants would receive a free electric smart meter. • Approximately half of participants would receive a FREE In-Home Energy Display to monitor their homes real-time electricity use and cost details. Everyone with a smart meter and Internet
For MLGW customers or those simply interested in Smart Grid who are visiting this site for the first time, a brief history of Smart Grid as it relates to Memphis and Shelby County is perhaps in order. In late 2009, the Memphis City Council approved $1million from the MLGW budget to create a three-year demonstration project of 1,000 smart meters among volunteer customers within the MLGW service area. MLGW sought residential customers to demonstrate how greater energy information can help lower utility costs. The particulars of participation in the project were: • A participant could live anywhere in Shelby County and participate as long as cellular coverage was adequate in the area. • Renters must have lived in their homes at least three years. • Participants would receive a free electric smart meter. • Approximately half of participants would receive a FREE In-Home Energy Display to monitor their home’s real-time electricity use and cost details. Everyone with a smart meter and Interne
