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Population 2,000Population 2,0002 Square Mile City2 Square Mile City
Randal Jones
City Mgr
W We’re on the wayeimar
C I T Y O F
MunicipalMunicipal Owned Electrical Owned Electrical UtilityUtility
1,200 Electrical Meters1,200 Electrical Meters
7,200 Volt Distribution7,200 Volt Distribution
100% Above Ground100% Above Ground
5 Customers Per Transformer5 Customers Per Transformer
Why AMI?Why AMI? Provide Better Customer ServiceProvide Better Customer Service
Bill DisputesBill Disputes Customer Can Manage UsageCustomer Can Manage Usage
Better Utilization of Utility PersonnelBetter Utilization of Utility Personnel Don’t Have to Pull Personnel from Utility Dept Don’t Have to Pull Personnel from Utility Dept
to Read Metersto Read Meters Real Time PricingReal Time Pricing
Read Meters When Invoiced from Wholesale Read Meters When Invoiced from Wholesale SupplierSupplier
Manage Electric GridManage Electric Grid Find Outages FasterFind Outages Faster
Challenge of AMIChallenge of AMI
Minimize Overall Risk and Minimize Overall Risk and Capital Exposure to the City Capital Exposure to the City
of Weimarof Weimar
Independent VariablesIndependent Variables
Integrating SoftwareIntegrating Software Lead times on HardwareLead times on Hardware Water Meter InstallationWater Meter Installation In-house ITIn-house IT Interface between Meters and Interface between Meters and
Billing ProgramBilling Program No Contractor- may be easier No Contractor- may be easier
installation but more costly overallinstallation but more costly overall
ResearchResearch Visited MOU’s with Different AMR / Visited MOU’s with Different AMR /
AMI SystemsAMI Systems Attended Area and National Attended Area and National
SeminarsSeminars Ran Two PilotsRan Two Pilots
AMI To DateAMI To Date
Three and Final Year of Build-OutThree and Final Year of Build-Out Installed to DateInstalled to Date
Water 1040/1056Water 1040/1056 Electric 1150/1200Electric 1150/1200
What Have We LearnedWhat Have We Learned Lead Time of Meters longer than Lead Time of Meters longer than
anticipatedanticipated Changing vendors business plans hinder Changing vendors business plans hinder
deployment of systemdeployment of system Proved City was losing 22% in water Proved City was losing 22% in water
revenuerevenue Improved relationship with customersImproved relationship with customers Vendors are gear to larger customers and Vendors are gear to larger customers and
haven’t adjusted software and support for haven’t adjusted software and support for small customerssmall customers
Field employees resistanceField employees resistance
What NextWhat Next
User friendly internet utility User friendly internet utility interface for customersinterface for customers
Read Meters When Invoiced from Read Meters When Invoiced from Wholesale Supplier Wholesale Supplier
Be aware of changing demographics Be aware of changing demographics and adaptand adapt
Benefiting the Citizens of Benefiting the Citizens of WeimarWeimar
Improving Quality of LifeImproving Quality of Life
Promoting Economic DevelopmentPromoting Economic Development
Enhancing the Reliability of the Power Enhancing the Reliability of the Power GridGrid
If a Rural Community Wants to be If a Rural Community Wants to be Viable, It has to Keep Moving Viable, It has to Keep Moving Forward with Technology that Forward with Technology that Businesses Expect and Future Businesses Expect and Future Generation of Citizens Expect Generation of Citizens Expect