1. 1. Remotely identify, locate, isolate, and restore power outages more quickly without having to send field crews on trouble calls (50% reduction in troubled calls)
      
      
   2. Reduce the duration of power outages which would result in fewer utility calls to the contact center (raising customer satisfaction levels)
      
      
   3. Extend the life of substation equipment and distribution assets by remote monitoring and performing condition base management (CBM).

AHM uses non-operational data to track the health of assets and do condition base management (CBM) instead of predictive device maintenance (PDM) to make sure that the utilities are optimizing operations and maintenance expenses.

The AHM approach helps drive the performance of the individual assets such as high-voltage breakers, transformers and other types of grid instruments and devices to provide better reliability.

The total capital costs of deploying AMI include:

1. 1. The hardware and software costs (meter modules, network infrastructure, and network management software for the AMI system)
      
      
   2. The intallation costs, meter data management, project management, and information technology integration costs.

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1. 1. Implementing a full function metering solution for residential and commercial customers.
      
      
      
   2. Implementing the wireless communication network that provides solution to collect meter reading data and manage meter assets.
      
      
      
   3. Implementing the switch that will enable all connect, disconnect, and remote reconnect processes to be completed remotely.

The annual cost breakdown is as follows:

1. 1. Commercial ($57 billion)
      
      
   2. Industrial ($20 billion)
      
      
   3. Residential ($2 billion)
      
      

Most costs ($52 billion) are due to short momentary interruptions.

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@ Utility Level

• Deferred Generation, Transmission, & Distribution Capacity Investment
• Reduced Electricity Losses
• Reduced Electricity Cost
  
  

@ Customer Level

• In-Home Feedback (IHF) Solutions
• Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV)
• Distributed Generation & Storage
• Solar Photovoltaic (PV)

1. 1. Utility companies partner with companies performing energy facility assessments and / or
      
      
   2. Energy Consumers are provided federal, state or local grants to engage in third-party providers of renewable products/services.
      
      

The energy audit consists of reviewing the building shell, lighting, air conditioning, heating and other equipment.

1. 1. Limited energy storage
   2. Central power generation
   3. One-way binary demand response
   4. Limited real-time data
   5. Reactive outage management systems

1. 1. Implementing a full function metering solution for residential, commercial and industrial customers.
   2. Implementing the wireless communication network that provides the means to collect meter reading data and manage meter assets.
   3. Implementing the switch that will enable all connect, disconnect, and remote reconnect processes to be completed remotely