Improve reliability.
Improve infrastructure.
Improve your experience.
Investing in our grid for our customers.
About
Smart Grid is a seven-year plan to invest $1.2 billion in the modernization of AES Indiana’s electric grid. Most of the modernization plan addresses the upgrade and replacement of aging equipment, hardware and other assets. The remaining Smart Grid plan allows AES Indiana to provide customers with new, state-of-the-art equipment and technologies that provide customers with:
- Improved service reliability, efficiency and performance
- Fewer outages
- Improved safety
- Enhanced equipment performance and reliability
- Improved customer experience and communications
AES Indiana's Smart Grid plan was approved by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) on March 4, 2020.
406
Miles of overhead lines rebuilt
3.6
Million feet of underground cable replaced
100%
Smart Meter conversions
$1.2B
Investment in AES Indiana's grid
Project benefits
Smart Grid will focus on the improvement of six key areas.
Infrastructure
The Smart Grid plan involves replacing outdated infrastructure, some of which is more than 50 years old, with new, modern assets, which will allow AES Indiana to move to a more enabled and modern electric system for customers.
Reliability
By updating aging infrastructure, the Smart Grid plan can decrease the risk of outages and allow AES Indiana to restore service quicker and more efficiently.
Safety
Advanced technology and replacement of older equipment provides safety features that protect our customers and employees.
Customer experience
With smarter technology, AES Indiana can be instantly notified of any outages or service issues, which allows AES Indiana to begin working on a resolution right away while keeping you informed.
Operation efficiency
New technology will allow AES Indiana to pinpoint location and cause of issues in our infrastructure. This provides us with a better assessment to know what and who it takes to resolve issues.
Modernization
Moving to a modern grid will enable integration of new technologies, like customer-sited renewables, and will create a grid that can heal itself.
Smart map of our Smart Grid projects
The projects highlighted in the map below are part of AES Indiana's Smart Grid plan; there may be additional work projects that are not covered in the map below. These projects are subject to Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission approval, extreme weather conditions and material availability.
