A CAP for Tomorrow’s Smart Meters?
Several major US utilities are now going forward with Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) programs. Some of these programs will enter the deployment phase in early 2009, where these utilities will each be installing several thousand new smart meters per week. Since these new AMI deployments cover the entire customer base, it will take several years for a large utility to complete its full deployment.
The occasion of new meter installations is an opportunity for these utilities to install a communications infrastructure that reaches into the home and supports future home-based smart grid applications. The most talked about applications are demand response (where certain customer appliances are duty-cycled to reduce utility peak loads) and support for optimized and intelligent charging of Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles (PHEVs).
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