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AMI-Enabled Prepaid Programs

February 14, 2012

February 2012 issue of the E Source Residential Market Service newsletter.

Content type: Service E-mail | Document ID: RES_SE_2-14-12

Can Smart Meters Make Prepaid Work for You?

How AMI Breaks Down Barriers to Prepaid Programs

January 23, 2012

Prepaid metering with advanced metering infrastructure is a win-win situation: Customers get convenience and control and utilities get increased customer satisfaction and decreased collection costs. This report explores the prepaid programs of four U.S. utilities.

Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: IGS-RB-12 | Author: Sarah Fiebiger

Is My New Electricity Meter Safe?

October 20, 2011

Do you have customers who are concerned about the potential health impacts of radiofrequency emissions from smart meters? Our Customer Direct pamphlet takes a look at the research and explains why such concerns don't appear to be well founded.

Content type: ESCD Pamphlet | Document ID: IGS-P-2-ESCD | Author: Essie Snell

The Plug-In Vehicle: An Enabling Technology for Smart Grid

March 16, 2011

E Source is actively tracking the current rollout of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs). Join us to learn more about how PEVs could integrate into smart grid and what role utilities are likely to play.

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Content type: Web Conference | Document ID: IGS-WC-3-11-EVs | Author: Michael Peacock

The Plug-In Vehicle: An Enabling Technology for Smart Grid

March 16, 2011

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Content type: Recording | Document ID: IGS-WC-3-11-EVs-R | Author: Michael Peacock

The Plug-In Vehicle: An Enabling Technology for Smart Grid

March 16, 2011

These are the web conference slides.

Content type: Slides | Document ID: IGS-WC-3-11-EVs-SL | Author: Michael Peacock

Military Bases

February 1, 2011

To support the U.S. Department of Defense’s energy initiatives, military bases must become model examples of energy use metering and monitoring, education and awareness, and incentivizing for efficiency and conservation measures.

Content type: Sector Snapshot | Document ID: BAM-S-5 | Author: Craig Potter, Gwen Farnsworth, Bryan Jungers

Can Meter Replacement Affect Home Protection Systems?

November 29, 2010

We’ve recently had calls from customers who are concerned that their home protection systems will be affected when we exchange their old meter with a new one. Is there any basis for this concern?

Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: TAS-AskES-29 | Author: Essie Snell

How Hardware- and Software-Based Prepaid Metering Differ

September 28, 2010

We are looking into offering a prepaid metering program and are trying to decide what type of system would be best. What are the differences between hardware and software solutions for this type of program?

Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: UCC-AskES-42 | Author: Sarah Weldon

Austin Energy: AMI Deployment Strategy

Forum 2010 Presentation

September 23, 2010

Smart Grid may offer new and exciting opportunities for utility customers, but it can also bring lots of questions, uncertainty, and fear. We’ll focus on how utilities are addressing these issues. For example, Austin Energy developed an up-front communication plan for informing customers early and ...

Content type: Forum, Slides | Author: Daena Bruce

Communicating with Customers

Forum 2010 Presentation

September 23, 2010

Content type: Forum, Slides | Author: Price Robertson

Fall 2009 E Source Intelligent Grid Roundtable Agenda

August 12, 2009

This is the agenda for the Fall 2009 E Source Intelligent Grid Roundtable.

Content type: General Information | Document ID: IGS-RT-9-09-Agenda

Piloting the Smart Grid

Lessons Learned from the Front Line

April 2, 2009

Leading-edge utilities are exploring smart grid and launching pilot projects to assess new technologies, benefits, and uncertainties. This report offers in-depth review of product performance as well as important insight on pilot design, systems integration, and innovative business strategy.

Content type: Focus Report | Document ID: IGS-F-2 | Author: Philippe Bouchard

Getting Smart About Smart Grid Stimulus Money

March 18, 2009

The rules for how to get some of the $4.2 billion of stimulus money allocated for smart-grid projects are still being defined, but the clock is ticking. Join us to hear how to accelerate your program so you’re ready when the rules come out.

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Content type: Web Conference | Document ID: IGS-WC-3-09-Stimulus | Author: Sandy Goodwin and Michael Wiebe

Getting Smart About Smart Grid Stimulus Money

Slides

March 18, 2009

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Content type: Slides | Document ID: IGS-WC-3-09-Stimulus-SL | Author: Sandy Goodwin and Michael Wiebe

Getting Smart About Smart Grid Stimulus Money

Recording

March 18, 2009

This is the web conference recording.

Content type: Recording | Document ID: IGS-WC-3-09-Stimulus-R | Author: Sandy Goodwin and Michael Wiebe

Southern Company's AMI Deployment

Web Conference

February 17, 2009

Get a behind-the-scenes look at Southern Company’s AMI system, Sensus FlexNet, and discover the utility’s challenges, successes, and lessons learned.

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Content type: Web Conference | Document ID: IGS-WC-2-09-SoAMI | Author: Sandy Goodwin

Southern Company's AMI Deployment

Slides

February 15, 2009

These are the web conference slides.

Content type: Slides | Document ID: IGS-WC-2-09-SoAMI-SL | Author: Sandy Goodwin

Southern Company's AMI Deployment

Recording

February 15, 2009

This is the web conference recording.

Content type: Recording | Document ID: IGS-WC-2-09-SoAMI-R | Author: Sandy Goodwin

Smart Meters Versus Dumb Meters

How Smart Meters Have Improved Utility Processes and Profitability

December 1, 2008

With wider functionality come greater challenges—organizational, financial, and technological. Utility executives are using smart meters to capture efficiencies and improve performance in the meter-to-cash cycle.

Content type: Service Report | Document ID: IGS-1 | Author: Stephanie Cary and John Egan

Smart Grid City: What Does It Mean for Boulder?

Forum 08 Presentation

September 24, 2008

Xcel Energy and its Smart Grid Consortium partners have announced that the first Smart Grid City will be Boulder, Colorado. The partners intend for this forward-thinking project to transform the way Xcel Energy does business.

Content type: Forum, Slides | Author: Randy Huston

Outage Management with AMR at PECO

Forum 08 Presentation

September 23, 2008

The operational benefits of advanced metering in the areas of energy theft and outage management are widely misunderstood. Business cases tend to misstate the true value of the technologies. In many instances, they don't fully account for all the implications of using advanced metering.

Content type: Forum, Slides | Author: Glenn Pritchard

Why Did Southern California Edison File a Patent for Its AMI Use Case?

Web Conference

September 19, 2008

In a conference call hosted by E Source, Paul De Martini, vice president in charge of SCE’s Advanced Technologies Group, discusses the utility’s intent and answers questions.

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Content type: Web Conference | Document ID: IGS-WC-9-08-SCE | Author: Sandy Goodwin

Why Did Southern California Edison File a Patent for Its AMI Use Case?

Recording

September 19, 2008

This is the web conference recording.

Content type: Recording | Document ID: IGS-WC-9-08-SCE-R | Author: Sandy Goodwin

E NEWS

August 1, 2008

Topics in this issue of E NEWS include: Making the Case for Advanced Metering; Meeting SMB Customers' Needs Through Segmentation; and GHG Reporting.

Content type: E NEWS | Document ID: ENEWS-JulAug08 | Author: Sarah Thompson and Lynn Arts

Advanced Metering Infrastructure: Creating Value for the Customer

Web Conference

June 24, 2008

The utility customer is a key stakeholder that must be considered to ensure a successful strategy and viable business case for advanced metering infrastructure. Accurate billing and more flexible services such as remote reconnect are just the beginning.

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Content type: Web Conference | Document ID: IGS-WC-6-08-AMI | Author: Sandy Goodwin

Advanced Metering Infrastructure: Creating Value for the Customer

Recording

June 24, 2008

This is the web conference recording.

Content type: Recording | Document ID: IGS-WC-6-08-AMI-R | Author: Sandy Goodwin

Advanced Metering Infrastructure: Creating Value for the Customer

Slides

June 24, 2008

These are the web conference slides.

Content type: Slides | Document ID: IGS-WC-6-08-AMI-SL | Author: Sandy Goodwin

E NEWS May/June 2008

June 1, 2008

Topics in this issue of E NEWS include boosting CFL sales with segmentation; new tools for reaching energy-efficiency goals; and automated meter reading and advanced metering infrastructure for greater customer satisfaction.

Content type: E NEWS | Document ID: ENEWS-MayJun08 | Author: Sarah Thompson and Lynn Arts

Advanced Metering Infrastructure: Is It the Right Time?

June 1, 2008

For the past two decades, proponents of advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) have proclaimed that a wave of such systems is about to sweep through the utility industry. More recently, visions of the smart grid or intelligent grid—which include and go beyond AMI—have added to the excitement. Despite ...

Content type: White Paper | Document ID: ES-WP-12 | Author: Sandy Goodwin, Michael Wiebe