本文介绍了一种将配水用电成本降至最低的技术，并对使用该技术的供水系统进行了案例研究。该技术依赖于安排水库蓄水，以避免在高能源成本时期抽水。本文首先讨论了油藏控制的标准技术。定义水库调度技术，然后开发运行辅助工具。该案例研究基于内华达州雷诺市的水资源分布。塞拉太平洋电力公司的西太平洋公用事业部最近完成了一个新的SCADA系统的安装，该系统使用这种水库调度技术。 案例研究将检验:西太平洋供水系统的运行特征；电价结构；水库调度的预期成本节约；以及初步的系统运行观察。

This paper describes a technique to minimize electrical costs for water distribution, and examines a case study of a water system using this technique. The technique depends on scheduling reservoir filling to avoid pumping during high energy cost periods. The technique is described by first discussing standard techniques for reservoir control. The reservoir scheduling technique is defined and then operational aids are developed. The case study is based on water distribution in Reno, Nevada. The Westpac Utilities Division of Sierra Pacific Power Company recently completed installation of a new SCADA system that uses this reservoir scheduling technique. The case study will examine: operational characteristics of the Westpac Water Distribution System; the electrical rate structure; the expected cost savings from reservoir scheduling; and initial system operations observations.