Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Workshop: Better Use of the Systems and Data

Advancing Metering Infrastructure (AMI) technologies have increasingly gained adoption in the water industry over the past decade and are widely recognized as the best available technology for water meter reading. As utilities have completed their AMI implementations, gained experience using the systems, and amassed larger historical data sets, they have begun to examine other uses for the AMI systems and data. These other uses have the potential to transform AMI from an expensive meter reading system to a true data management platform able to support the digital utility of the future.

To realize benefits beyond meter readings for customer billing, utilities need to understand improvement opportunities enabled by the new AMI data sets and associated data processing, analysis tools, and potential control tools. This project will propel the water industry toward advanced use of the systems and data by:

• Highlighting and sharing existing innovative use cases from industry leaders that expand the use of AMI data beyond simply obtaining meter readings for customer billing.

• Fostering an environment for representatives from different sectors of the water industry to collaboratively identify gaps in the current AMI technology landscape and brainstorm forward-looking AMI technology and data uses to fill those gaps.

• Outlining the role of each water industry sector in advancing the use of AMI systems and data.

Published in 2025.