AMI Industry Perspectives April 6, 2006

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AMI Industry Perspectives April 6, 2006
AMR Project of the Year 2005
MW Consulting
AMR Project of the Year 2004
Most Innovative Use of CDMA 2003
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MW Consulting has supported 5 billion and over
27 million meters of the industrys largest and
most successful AMR and AMI projects in N.
America. We have supported the only implemented
AMI projects.
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What does the term AMR mean?

• Electronic Meter Reading (EMR)
• Hand held device to store meter reading data
• Off site Meter Reading (OMR)
• Short range radio to acquire readings remotely
• Mobile Meter Reading (MMR)
• Van based version of OMR
• Fixed network automatic meter reading (FN-AMR)
• Permanent network with no moving parts (many
  types and technologies)
• Daily data, monthly Time of Use (TOU)
• Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI)
• AMR that is capable of providing hourly interval
  data delivered daily

AMR
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INDUSTRY STATUS The markets basic drivers
continue to reflect an increasingly positive
outlook for the AMI industry.

• Sales have increased
• 2.2 billion PGE project is triggering others
• PGE, FPL, TXU, CNP, ECEA and others are all
  moving forward with projects
• Market consolidation has begin
• Bayard bought Hunt Technologies in February 2006
  to compliment LandisGyr, AMPY
• ESCO bought Hexagram and Nexus (software) in 2006
  
• Itron formed a strategic partnership with Cannon
  Technologies in February 2006
• Municipal US utilities are exploring WiFi for
  AMR, abandoning BPL
• Major new entrants have arrived
• Ericsson announces Italian contract for 1.5
  million units to launch efforts
• Chevron won its first AMR services contract in
  March in Texas
• Regulators have supported market adoption
• Every state and FERC are reviewing AMR needs due
  to Energy Policy Act
• California is in the process of approving PGEs
  project, Ontario has passed AMI rules
• Wall Street has endorsed AMR-AMI spending
• - PGEs presentation to Wall Street and Smith
  Barneys reaction
• - Deutsche Bank Utility Conference

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An automation strategy must reflect the best long
term approach to value creation for all
stakeholders.
Needs
Solutions
Strategy

• Customers
• Accurate bills
• High quality service
• Employees
• Job safety
• Utility
• Investment recovery
• Future proofing
• Investors
• Profits

• What does it do
• Customers, utility
• Future proofing
• What does it cost
• CapEx, OpEx, UpEx
• What are the risks
• Technology
• Functionality
• Regulatory

Walk-by Meter Reading
AMI


Smart Grid
Drive-by Meter Reading
FN-AMR
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There are 100s of deployed OMR, MMR and FN-AMR
systems but there may be a trend to AMI by
electric utilities and regulators.
Revised May 10, 2005 Source MW Consulting,
CapGemini, Spintelligent
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A typical FN-AMR or AMI project consists of four
major deliverables.
Part 4 Demand Response Management System
ST
DLC
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The basic network architecture differences can
significantly impact the value proposition for a
utility.
Meter Module
Utility
Star PLC ESCO-DCSI 12M
Substation Concentrator
AMI Server
WAN
2-way PLC Long range
Star Radio SR CellNet 13M Itron 1M
Meter Module
Utility
Pole Top Concentrator
AMI Server
WAN
1 or 2-way radio Short range
Module Module
Pole Top Concentrator
Utility
Star Radio MR ESCO-Hexagram 5M
AMI Server
WAN
1 or 2-way radio Medium range
Mesh Radio Elster, StatSignal, Tantalus,
others 100,000 units
AMI Meter
Meter
Utility
Meter Modu
Pole Top Concentrator
Meter Module
AMI Server
AMI Meter
AMI Meter
WAN
Meter Module
Note All AMI meters or other device have
addresses that are used for messaging.
2-way radio Medium range
Meter Repeater
Concentrator WAN
AMI Server Utility

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While there is little commonality in the benefits
used to support AMR and AMI, this chart shows a
typical range of major AMI project costs.
Average total project expenditures for a 1
million customer utility can be on the order of
125 per installed residential meter to over 400
for large CI.
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Contact us for more information.

• Credibility
• Most successful supported projects
• AMR Project of the Year 2004 and 2005
• Experience
• PGE, PPL, PECO, Australia .
• Leadership
• A Guide to Utility Automation
• International AMR Tour 2004, 2005, 2006
• AMRA instructor
• Energy Central Webinars

MWC
Michael Wiebe Tel [phone]