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.

The overall objectives of this project are to:

- Create a forum for a broad group of utilities to share experiences, opportunities, and challenges with utilizing AMI systems and data to solve advanced water utility business problems.

- Learn from experiences of other utility types who are potentially further along the AMI adoption curve than the water industry.

- Understanding the evolving “art of the possible” from leading AMI technology providers.

- Identify areas for future research and innovation.