consumer education challenge 1000 kwh x rate/kwh = $ billed amount when asked about energy usage,...
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Consumer Education Challenge
1000 kwh x rate/kwh = $ Billed Amount
When asked about energy usage, the customer receives this……
But really understands this…………
Smart Grid Roadmap
PHASE 1• Enabling Infrastructure
PHASE 2• Introduction of New
Technology & Programs
PHASE 3• Widespread Consumer
Adoption
Rollouts
Capabilities
Customer Education
Smart Grid Roadmap
PHASE 1• Enabling Infrastructure
Rollouts
Capabilities
Customer Education
•AMI
•Back OfficeIntegration
• 2-way communications• LAN / WAN / HAN• Meter reading• Security• Interoperability
Customer Impacts / Perceptions of Meter Accuracy
• Changes to rates• New rate structures (TOU, but no behavior change)• Fuel increases• Base rates• Dynamic rate schedules
• Weather• Normal effects of weather on consumption
• Meter replacement process• Large replacement of end-of-life electromechanical meters
(0.3% < 90% actual consumption)• Transfer of closing read from old meter to new meter• While process may be automated, “data splicing” adds complexity
and opportunity for error
• Changes in billing periods• Due to holidays, billing period can be as long as 35 days
Smart Grid Roadmap
PHASE 2• Introduction of New
Technology & Programs
Rollouts
Capabilities
Customer Education
• Distribution Automation• Consumer devices• Dynamic prices / TOU• Demand side management
programs (DSM)
• Voltage Control• Grid Monitoring• Transformer
load monitoring• Power Quality• Switching• On/Off
Utility Operations / Business Process
• Real time meter reading
• Remote connect / disconnect
• Outage reporting
• Distribution automation
• Prepay
• Plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEV)
• Distributed generation / renewables
•Call Center
•Work Management / Service Orders
•Service Restoration
•Workforce ManagementN
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Smart Grid Roadmap
PHASE 3• Widespread Consumer
Adoption
Rollouts
Capabilities
Customer Education
• Behavioral changes• Distributed /
Renewable generation• PHEV
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