Public Power - November/December 2007 - (Page 24) AMR or AMI? BY MARK GABRIEL Technology advances are bringing advanced metering infrastructure within reach for more utilities. Advanced metering infrastructurewith computational of automated metering throughfora (AMI)–the linkage communications network combined power–has broad implications public power. System performance, process improvements and increased levels of customer service and operational efficiency are among the implications. Public power has been at the forefront of technology adoption. Utilities across North America and Europe are investing in technology to replace manually read meters. U.S. utilities have installed over 27 million remote-read meters out of a total market of 130 million and have announced plans to install another 30 million meters. The advanced meter reading systems at the core of AMI have become the “overnight sensation” of the electric, gas and water businesses 20 years after their broad scale introduction into North America. Driven by a number of significant factors—including rapidly advancing hardware and software in both communications and electricity and gas technologies—the wave is taking hold among utilities from coast to coast. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 requires all state commissions to analyze the potential for intelligent metering and report back in 18 months but fails to provide any penalties— or rewards. Nonetheless, the federal requirement, state regulatory encouragement, the need for operational improvements and cost savings through personnel reductions have all PUBLIC POWER 24 NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2007
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