RICHMOND, Va., July 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- This week,
Dominion Voltage Inc. (DVI), a subsidiary of Dominion Energy (NYSE:
D) and leader in Volt/VAR optimization "VVO" solutions, announced
that they have been selected by Emera
Maine to provide its EDGE® family of solutions as part of
their voltage optimization project.
"This project will help us gain the knowledge of how this
technology can maximize the life of our existing equipment and
respond to peak demand in a smarter way through more efficient
energy use," said Robert Belliveau,
Vice President, Engineering & Operations, Emera Maine. "Voltage optimization has the
potential to deliver significant cost savings for our customers. We
look forward to working with DVI on this important project."
Hampden, Maine was chosen as
the project site by the utility to take advantage of the varied
physical and customer characteristics of these circuits. The
project will enable Emera Maine to
gain insight into the impacts of voltage reduction on energy
savings and peak shaving under multiple conditions and support
additional distributed generation.
"DVI is proud to be working with Emera
Maine on this project, which will be the first its kind in
this region," said Todd Headlee,
Executive Director, DVI. "Emera
Maine will join our other utility customers who have
successfully leveraged their existing AMI infrastructure and the
DVI EDGE® platform to deliver reliable energy savings every single
day to their customers."
About DVI
DVI is the leading provider of Volt/VAR optimization technology,
providing solutions for energy efficiency, demand response,
Volt/VAR control, and system reliability. DVI's patented approach
plans, manages and validates utilities' grid optimization programs
while delivering significant savings to both utilities and their
customers (U.S. patents 8437883, 8577510, 9354641, 9563218,
9582020, and other U.S. and international patents pending). For
more information about DVI, visit www.dvigridsolutions.com.
About Dominion Energy
Dominion Energy (NYSE:D) is one of the nation's largest
producers and transporters of energy, with a portfolio of
approximately 26,200 megawatts of generation, 15,000 miles of
natural gas transmission, gathering and storage pipeline, and 6,600
miles of electric transmission lines. Dominion Energy operates one
of the nation's largest natural gas storage systems with 1 trillion
cubic feet of storage capacity and serves more than 6 million
utility and retail energy customers. www.DominionEnergy.com
About Emera Maine
Emera Maine (EMA.TO) is a
regulated transmission and distribution utility delivering the
electricity needed to safely power more than 159,000 customers in
northern and eastern Maine. The company is wholly owned by Emera
Inc., a full-service energy company based in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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SOURCE Dominion Energy