The City of Naperville was awarded an $11 million Smart Grid Investment Grant from the Department of Energy. Naperville will deploy more than 57,000 smart meters and install the infrastructure and software necessary to support and integrate various smart grid functions and the two-way flow of information between the utility and customers. The project will complete the automation of the city’s electric grid, which will provide automatic, computerized meter readings in real-time permitting streamlined customer billing and increased billing accuracy. The smart meters will allow residents and businesses to analyze and adjust their energy usage patterns, thus conserving energy and controlling consumption and costs.