Utility Advanced Metering Infrastructure: Electric, Water, and Gas
September 17, 2024 | Online
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Utilities across various sectors – water, gas, and electric – are constantly seeking innovative solutions to better serve their customers. Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) presents a transformative opportunity for utilities to enhance operational efficiency, reduce costs, and foster conservation efforts all while enhancing the customer experience. This comprehensive course explores the intricacies of AMI implementation across water, gas, and electric sectors, guiding participants through the multifaceted landscape of system integration, vendor selection, organizational change management, and post-deployment optimization.
Note: Attendance is restricted to individuals without consulting or competing business interests with the speakers, and final admission decisions are at the discretion of EUCI.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Recognize the benefits and costs associated with AMI implementation in water, gas, and electric utilities
- Identify the communication technologies integral to AMI systems
- Evaluate integration challenges and opportunities across new and existing utility systems
- Enhance customer communications and engagement through AMI technology
- Navigate the vendor selection process for AMI implementation
- Implement business process transformations necessary for successful AMI integration
- Apply best practices in project management and implementation
- Utilize AMI assets effectively post-deployment
Agenda
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Central Time
Introduction to Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI)
- Overview of AMI Technology for Water, Gas, and Electric Utilities
- Systems/Vendors for Consideration as Part of an AMI system
- Network as a Service (NaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS) Models
- System Implementation Roadmap
- Planning and Execution Timeline
The Assessment/Business Case for AMI
- Cost-Benefit Analysis and Return on Investment (ROI)
Vendor Selection for AMI Implementation
- Procurement Strategy and Requirements Gathering
- Evaluation Criteria and Contract Negotiations
AMI Implementation
- AMI Implementation Success – Project/Vendor Management
- Governance and Stakeholder Management
- Risk Management and Project Leadership
- Scope Management and Configuration Control
- System Integration
- Solutions Architecture and Systems Engineering
- Testing
- As-Is/To-Be Business Process Mapping
- Organizational Change Management
- Data Management
- Field Deployment Support and Oversight
- Benefits Realization and Lessons Learned
Transition and Ongoing Operations
- Pre-Transition Planning and Execution
- Post-Transition Evaluation and Optimization
Leveraging AMI as the Foundation
- Integration with Other IT Systems
- Operations Optimization and Analytics
- Leveraging AMI for Operations and Customer Communications
- All
- High Bill Complaint Resolution
- Consumption Reduction Opportunities
- Water
- Leak Detection and Pressure Monitoring
- Water Quality Monitoring and Customer Portal Development
- Leak Detection for Customers
- Electric
- Demand Response
- Time of Use
- Conservation Voltage Reduction
- Gas
- Cathodic Protection
Other Use Cases to Leverage the System
Conclusion and Wrap-Up