Barbados energy utility Barbados Light & Power (BLP) needs to address the challenge of integrating intermittent renewables and balancing load to reduce generation costs. For that reason, the utility has selected Landis+Gyr for a comprehensive smart grid technology project that includes advanced metering through Landis+Gyr’s Gridstream® AMI solution and meter data management.
BLP priorities include improved outage response, line loss reductions, and solar integration from both solar and rooftop installations. “An advanced metering network is a first step to being better able to balance these energy sources”, says a statement from BLP. The Gridstream AMI solution connects utilities with data from critical points across the distribution system, and interfaces with existing utility systems and applications to more effectively manage billing, operations, engineering and customer service. Charles Harris, Senior Manager Business Solutions at BLP said: “We hope to gain a number of operational and customer service advantages with advanced metering and the tools to effectively use the metering data.”
