Our AMI solutions leverage AMI Meters, Communications and Meter Data Management to transform your operations across

several areas:

Customer Management

Reads all meters automatically and remotely at designated intervals (e.g., hourly) Supports TOU rates, CPP and RTP Eliminates estimated bills and adjustments Increases billing accuracy Synchronizes Summary Billing (no meter cycle constraints) Provides two-way communication (listen and talk) Automatic outage detection Optimizes dispatching of Troubleman/line crews Restoration notification Tampering and theft detection capabilities Implements Pre-Pay with e-Payment and AMI automatic disconnect/connect capabilities Gateway to Home Area Network (HAN) Benefits Eliminates manual meter reading expense Reduces cost per read Improves customer service Increases customer satisfaction Reduces billing exceptions and cost Reduces unbilled revenue Reduces Call Center labor and telephone expense Reduces Field Service labor and equipment expense Reduces theft detection expense Significantly reduces cost to serve with Pre-Pay capabilities Significantly reduces bad debt loss

Asset Management

Uses actual v/s estimated loads for distribution asset analysis and design Uses automated tools to improve design quality and enforce engineering standards Specifies optimal sizing of transformers and distribution components by balancing cost, reliability and safety considerations Distributes circuit monitoring and exception reporting Ability to share infrastructure for distribution control and automation Monitors power quality Benefits Improves design quality Improves design cycle time Improves load management Improves asset utilization Improves reliability Improves SAIDI, SAIFI and CAIDI Reduces unnecessary capital equipment costs and field expense Reduces frequency and duration of forced outages Increases customer satisfaction Increases return on investment

Energy Management

Provides actual hourly load to increase forecasting accuracy

Establishes energy usage baseline Monitors actual energy usage Identifies opportunities for energy savings Measures energy usage reduction Calculates energy savings Optimizes operations and energy usage tradeoffs Measures effectiveness of energy saving programs Facilitates voluntary/involuntary (load control) response to high energy prices Facilitates shift in energy usage to reduce system peak Verifies energy supplier invoices Identifies billing discrepancies / overcharges Recovers billing overcharges Benefits Reduces variance between day-ahead energy forecasts and actual energy requirements Reduces variance between day-ahead energy purchases and actual next day energy purchase requirements Reduces costly, hour-ahead energy purchases Peak capacity reduction (peak-shaving) Reduces energy supply and T&D capital investment requirements Reduces energy generation and procurement expense Reduces overall purchased power expense Improves reliability Increases generation and T&D return on investment Increases customer satisfaction