Blue Horizons Project Setting the course for clean energy AMI Meter - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Blue Horizons Project Setting the course for clean energy AMI Meter - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Blue Horizons Project Setting the course for clean energy AMI Meter Technology Presentation AMI Meter Introduction If you live in the City y of Ashevi ville e or Buncom ombe be County, y, Duke e Energy gy is upgrad rading ng your old
AMI Meter Introduction
If you live in the City y of Ashevi ville e or Buncom
- mbe
be County, y, Duke e Energy gy is upgrad rading ng your old energy rgy meter er to the AMI smart art meter er now throug ugh h 2019. AMI meter ers s are now used d in more e than 62 million n homes es and 8 million
- n
business nesses es in the United ed States. es.
What is the AMI meter?
When n you receive ve energy gy to power your home e or busines ness s from
- m Duke
e Ener ergy gy utility, y, a meter er is installed ed as a way of recordi rding ng the amoun unt of energy rgy used. d. Making g the trans nsition
- n from older meter
ters to AMI meters s is similar ar to upgrad ading ng a dial up phone e to a cell phone.
- e. Old meter
ers must be read manual ually y in person son and AMI meters s are read d digital ally y by a utility y wireless ss connect ction. n.
Benefits of AMI Meter
- AMI meters
ters auto tomati aticall ally report rt power er
- utag
tages s so custo tomers mers will not t have e to call anymo more re and power er will be resto store red much h more re quickly.
- AMI helps
s to enab able the e future ure smart rt grid that at allows s more re clean ean and sustai tainab nable e energ rgy source rces. s.
- Ability
ty to access ess your r energ rgy use e data ta via a the inte terne rnet or app to take e step eps s to be more re efficien ent. t.
AMI Meter Financial Cost
All of Duke e Energy rgy Utility y customer
- mers
s will recei eive ve an AMI meter er at no additiona
- nal financ
ancial al cost.
AMI Supports Clean Energy
Our Commun unity y in Ashevi eville e and Buncom
- mbe
be Count nty y is committed ed to creating ng a cleaner, ner, smart arter er and more re affordabl
- rdable
e energy rgy future. ure. AMI is the first step in having g an efficient ent energy gy managem agement ent in our communi nity.
- y. The data
a from
- m your
r AMI meter er is critical al to help enable e clean n energy rgy to be distribut uted ed through ughou
- ut the grid and espec
ecial ally y during ng peak load times. es.
Want to Know More?
Frequently Asked Questions
- 1. How will I know when the AMI meter will be installed?
You u will be cont ntact acted by Duke e Energ ergy via a a lett tter er in the mail lett tting ng you u know what t day and time me the e AMI mete ter r will be instal stalled ed.
- 2. Will the AMI meter affect my electricity bill?
There re will be no extra tra cost st to use the AMI mete ter r and your ur elec ectric ricity ty bill will remain main at norm rmal al month nthly rates. es.
- 3. How many people in North Carolina use AMI meters?
Duke e Energ ergy Caro rolinas nas has instal talled more re than n 1.5 million n so far. http tps:/ s://www.n .newso ewsobserv server.c er.com/ m/ne news/ s/busi usine ness/ ss/he healt alth-care/ re/arti rticle2 e213 13805099.h .htm tml
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- 4. How does the AMI meter send data to the utility company?
The AMI meter er transm smits s a wireles ess s signal al to wirel eless ess transm smitter ers s located ed periodi
- dical
ally y along g the power lines s grid sendi ding ng the data back to Duke e Ener ergy. gy.
- 5. What information does the AMI meter send to the utility company?
The AMI meter er sends s inform
- rmat
ation
- n about
ut energy rgy usage ge throug ugho hout ut the day and night about how much h energy gy is used, d, the electrical al load stabi bility y and if there e are power er outages. ges.
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