Kansas smart metering case studyAt its best, the smart grid interweaves diverse technologies to form a seamless whole, like a tightly woven piece of cloth. As the grid modernizes, Kansas City Power & Light (KCP&L) is using its Smart Grid Demonstration Project to show how distribution systems such as advanced metering infrastructure, distribution management, outage management, and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) can interoperate to improve reliability and cost of service.