Guide to Estimate Benefits from Smart Grid Applications FLISR and VVO

Smart Distribution strategies are being widely adopted across the industry. This paper serves as a practical guide to estimating the benefits associated with Smart Distribution (SD) technologies. The methodology defined will assist utilities in making proactive capital expenditure (CAPEX), operational expenditure (OPEX) investments and justify these expenditures during rate hearings. Also, the methodology will assess, estimate and calculate numerical values of benefits associated with this smart distribution technology. More specifically, the study will assist utilities in an evaluation of equipment benefits and develop supporting business cases for the fault location, isolation and service restoration (FLISR) and voltage/VAr optimization (VVO).