AMI: A Foundation Ted Reguly Director, AMI Project Office San Diego Gas & Electric
Overview of SDG&E’s AMI Plan � Thorough RFP process � Positive business case � Achieves Demand Response � California Energy Commission goals � Full deployment � Rollout 2008 – 2010 � Continue monitoring market place �������������
AMI Communications SDG&E CUSTOMER RB Data Ctr Substation Transformer Meter Smart Device Wired or Wired or Wired or Wired or Wireless Wireless Wireless Wireless Transformer / Concentrator Substation / Aggregator Data Center / Headend Electric Meter / Portal Home Devices / CPE �������������
Benefits of AMI Today � Approached from business perspective � Some benefits from communications/network � Majority of benefits from the data � Demand Response � Data enables time differentiated rates for all � More accurate billing � Outage identification and restoration � Power quality �������������
AMI: Foundational � Vision for the FUTURE future is to The optimize use of Smart technology to Home improve service to customers and Intelligent Self-heal; operational Appliances Self-sense efficiency Central Real-time Intelligent Automated Analytics Dispatch Operations TODAY AMI �������������
AMI & SDG&E’s Vision � Customer initiatives � Interaction channels, office of the future, virtual enterprise � T&D asset management initiatives � Real-time, intelligent, fully optimized � Electric operations initiatives � Grid of the future �������������
Smart Home / Grid / Systems � Empowers Customer � Integrated information from utility � Energy choices are easier to make � Outage detection � Load Management � Intelligent net metering � Distributed Energy Resources �������������
Smart Home / Grid / Systems cont. � Operational Efficiencies � Future field communications � Accurate asset health data � Situational data in real-time � Power quality collection � Built with the future in mind � Upgradeable communications � Future customer service offerings �������������
Contacting SDG&E For any additional information, please contact the SDG&E AMI Project Office at AMIPO@SempraUtilities.com Or visit us at www.sdge.com/AMI �������������
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