Dive Summary:

• Zypryme has launched a by-the-numbers report detailing where utilities are spending the bulk of the $8 billion U.S. Smart Grid Investment Grant dollars. The Department of Energy grant is the government’s single largest investment in grid modernization and is a part of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act.
• As of May 14, 2013, about 64% or $5.1B of the $8B has been spent across 99 projects. Of that $5.1 billion-- 63% has gone to Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), 24% to Distribution Automation (DA), 6% to Transmission Systems, and 7% to Customer Systems.
• A total of 12.3 million smart meters have been installed with the grant, in addition to 6,835 automated feeder switches, 729 phasor measurement units (PMUs), and 237,340 direct load control devices.

From the press release:
“Zpryme has conducted a rigorous analysis of the U.S. DOE SGIG project data to ensure vendors and utilities can leverage the data to for business development, benchmarking, marketing, and strategic planning.”