DVI is a grid-optimization subsidiary of Dominion Resources.
Hawaiian Electric said that EDGE technology will be first deployed to the benefit of 5,200 ratepayers as part of a larger grid modernization program to include AMI from Silver Spring Networks and various other smart-grid technologies.
The program will highlight the benefits of AMI-based voltage optimization for the purposes of energy savings, demand reduction and reliability, which permits for further integration of renewables on the islands.
Hawaiian Electric operations senior vice president Dan Giovanni said, "Implementing both AMI and DVI EDGE technology will help improve grid efficiencies and allow for further integration of renewables into Hawaiian Electric’s resource mix.
"The resulting energy savings, combined with the ability to integrate more low-cost renewable energy, will allow Hawaii to reduce its overall dependency on expensive imported oil."
Hawaiian Electric is focused on grid modernization efforts that benefit the consumer and the utility, Giovanni said.
The move represents the first phase of a plan that would develop smart grids across Oahu in Maui county and on Hawaii Island by 2018, and covers customers in Moanalua Valley and portions of Pearl City, Diamond Head, Kaimuki, Kahala and Waikiki.
