How are util­i­ties expand­ing use of their advanced meter­ing infra­struc­ture (AMI) sys­tems? What does remote connect/​disconnect look like and how do we uti­lize this data? This Think Tank includes dis­cus­sion top­ics of inter­est to IT and busi­ness pro­fes­sion­als who want to col­lab­o­rate with a focus on AMI. Whether you are just start­ing to think about AMI or are already imple­ment­ing it, util­i­ties are encour­aged to share cur­rent suc­cess­es, lessons learned, and any issues along their journey. 

  The for­mat for Mon­day, April 20 at 1:30 p.m. CT will include: 

1. AMI sys­tems and how util­i­ties are using RCD  (Remote Connect/​Disconnect)

2. How PSE decid­ed to imple­ment RCD for start/​stop 

3. How have oth­er util­i­ties imple­ment­ed RCD, are they plan­ning to imple­ment, and if they haven’t imple­ment­ed, why? 

2. How do util­i­ties antic­i­pate expand­ing the use of the AMI sys­tems — through RCD, inter­val data, load decisions? 

3. Are any of the rul­ings com­ing out of Cal­i­for­nia chang­ing how util­i­ties are plan­ning on using AMI data? 

Insights:

• Some road­blocks have pre­sent­ed them­selves due to COVID-19 includ­ing increased cus­tomer call vol­ume and the need for elec­tron­ic appli­ca­tions in place of paper
• Devel­op­ment is unique when mov­ing from a mas­ter meter to small­er meters. AMI meters with RCD capa­bil­i­ties are installed to help transition
• RCD affords PSE to respond to rapid­ly chang­ing cus­tomer needs with high­er rates of satisfaction

If you are expe­ri­enc­ing chal­lenges and would like to lead your own case study, fill out the sur­vey here.