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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 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 on 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 om 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 on 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 ● outag 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 omers s will recei eive ve an AMI meter er at no additiona onal financ ancial al cost.

AMI Supports Clean Energy Our Commun unity y in Ashevi eville e and Buncom ombe be Count nty y is committed ed to creating ng a cleaner, ner, smart arter er and more re affordabl ordable 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 om your r AMI meter er is critical al to help enable e clean n energy rgy to be distribut uted ed through ughou out 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 FAQ Page 1

Want to Know More? 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 odical 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 ormat ation on 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. FAQ Page 2