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IBM and VELCO to Build Vermont Smart Grid
January 26, 2012
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IBM and the Vermont Electric Power Company (VELCO) recently announced an agreement to build an intelligent fiber optic and Carrier Ethernet communications and control network across the State of Vermont. Spanning more than 1000 miles, the advanced fiber communications network will be designed to connect transmission substations to Vermont's distribution utilities, delivering reliable electric service and the capabilities required for the state's future smart grid.
IBM will provide project management and networking services, part of its Intelligent Utility Network solution, to help VELCO improve the state's electric infrastructure. This system provides the communications capability to relay information back to the utility about usage, voltage, existing or potential outages, and equipment performance. Fiber transport and Carrier Ethernet systems are designed to ensure reliability and security of the transmission network and allow utilities to improve power quality and avoid power outages or resolve them faster.
The communications network is based on Ciena's 6500 Packet-Optical Transport platform and its family of Carrier Ethernet service aggregation and delivery switches. With its peer-to-peer architecture, the network will be designed to meet the reliability and security requirements necessary for smart grid, as well as provide additional bandwidth to support the eEnergy Vermont initiatives in progress throughout the state.
Vermont Electric Power Company was formed in 1956 when local utilities joined together to create the nation's first statewide, "transmission only" company in order to share access to clean hydro power and maintain the state's transmission grid. VELCO and its 19 distribution utility owners are jointly executing "eEnergy Vermont" a statewide, federally supported Smart Grid Investment Grant project.
Source: IBM
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