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AMI’s place in the future
AMI is THE key enabler for the future smart grid
• The ‘intelligent grid’ is not intelligent without AMI
• Customers are not empowered without AMI
• The grid cannot be ‘optimized’ without AMI
• There is no true electric ‘market’ without AMI
• Electricity & gas can never be utilized in an efficient, environmentally responsible manner without AMI
• DR is not enabled efficiently for the mass residential market
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Interoperability = Future Proofing
• Endpoints – Must last minimum 15 years (20-25 preferred)– Two-way– Downloadable firmware & Downloadable reconfiguration– Strategic & Intelligent deployment (network topology and operation
considered for each endpoint choice)
• Communication network– Two-way with future interoperability capability – Constant R&D and evolution – Always backwards compatible (can’t obsolete endpoints)– Leveraged to limit number of networks within utility enterprise– Easily integrated into utility ‘backbone’ communications infrastructure
• Data Standards– Hardware/Comm always change – Data has to be there– Increased leverage of data for enterprise value must be delivered
• Integration– Enterprise considerations for full value proposition. Long-term view
key to success in incremental advancement of enterprise integration.
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EPRI ESFF
AMI is the first step in this transformation
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Meter Operations
Reduction in labor force
Workers Comp issues
Fewer estimated bills
Meter Reading
Reduction in clerical staff
Revenue Management
Compressing Read-to-Bill time
Database clean-up unbilled customers
More accurate metering devices
Customer Service& Billing
More accurate meter reads
Less estimated readings
Faster off-cycle reads
Baseline Benefits for walk-by/drive-by systems
Enabling the Reality of Advanced InfrastructureBaseline AMR Benefits
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OperationalImprovements
Outage Management Capabilities
Leak Detection
Theft Detection
Decreased cost of tenant turnover and off-cycle reads
Bill reconciliation (in deregulated market)
Trouble call reduction
Supply-SideSavings
Load balancing and forecasting
Distribution / Transmission Planning
Asset management and utilization
Transformer Load Management
New RevenueOpportunities
Notification / monitoring services― Power outage /
water and gas leakage
― Threshold alerts
Online customer profiles
Consolidated Billing
Customer ServiceImprovements
Billing dispute resolution
Increased number of pricing plans
Billing cycle flexibility
Basic Benefits of Fixed Networks
Enabling the Reality of Advanced InfrastructureBaseline AMI Benefits
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OperationalImprovements
Distribution Automation Functionality
SCADA Application Water Electric
Capacitor Controls
Control Automated Switches
Advance Power Quality monitoring
Supply-SideSavings
Demand-Response programs
Spinning Reserves
Load control solutions
Additional Asset management and utilization
New RevenueOpportunities
In-Home Displays
Customer ServiceImprovements
Physical Remote connect / disconnect
In-Home Displays
Smart Thermostats
Pre-Payment
Advanced Benefits of Fixed Networks
Enabling the Reality of Advanced InfrastructureAdvanced AMI Benefits
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Closing the GapFuture Device Enablement
For every 1,000,000 meters there are approximately:200,000 distribution transformers. 5:1250+ substations
1000+ dist feeders
5000+ dist switches Thousands of reclosersThousands of capacitor banks
Thousands of switchgearThousands of fault circuit indicatorsTens of thousands of fuses
Thousands of vaults
Etc etc etc etc