Deployment Options :: Benefits Assessment      
 
       
 
Importance
Scenario 1
Residential
Scenario 2
High Growth
Scenario 3
Critical C&I
Scenario 4
Urban Only
Scenario 5
Rural Only
               
Monthly meter read
3
3
1
1
1
1
On-demand reads
3
3
1
1
1
1
Remote disconnect
3
3
0
0
1
1
End-of-line voltage
3
3
0
1
1
1
Meter retrofit
0
0
0
0
0
0
Outage reporting
3
2
1
2
1
1
Interval data collection
2
1
0
1
1
1
Customer load profiling
2
1
0
1
1
1
Time-of-use billing
1
1
0
1
0
0
Improved cash flow
0
0
0
0
0
0
Incremental revenue
0
0
0
0
0
0
Defer capital cost - infrastructure
0
0
0
0
0
0
Defer capital cost - pilot lease
2
2
1
1
1
1
Effective energy purchases
2
2
0
2
1
1
PQM - sags, swells, blinks
3
2
1
2
1
1
Isolate line damage
3
3
1
1
1
1
Improved system maintenance
2
1
0
1
1
1
Identify energy theft
3
2
0
1
1
1
Hard-to-read meters
0
0
0
0
0
0
Manage system peaks
0
0
0
0
0
0
Leverage WiFi / Ethernet capability
0
0
0
0
0
0
Commercial & industrial metering
3
3
0
2
0
0
Score:
38
32
6
18
13
13
 
Percent of Desired Benefits:
84%
16%
47%
34%
34%
 
 

Building the business case for AMI requires a close look at what a utility wants to achieve immediately, what it can wait, and what is simply noise.

In the example above, the business case is strongest for implementation at residential sites with 84% of its urgent needs solved.

Here, the utility focused on regions with specific account types. But every utility is different...and results vary according to priorities. Scenarios can be based on geographic, demographic, budget or application variables with benefit weightings adjusted for each situation.

Advanced metering doesn't have to be a lockstep process or all-or-nothing proposition. Tantalus lets you tailor the business case to the specific needs of your utility and your customers. The result is minimal risk, maximum value, and unprecedented versatility.

 

    
Benefit Weighting
3 = High / Urgent Need
2 = Medium / Major Need
1 = Low / Future Need
0 = No Benefit
 
                   
                 
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