Real-world Lessons in Project Management, Deployment and Operations of Your Meter Data Management System

摘要

PPL Electric Utilities implemented a meter data management (MDM) system in 2006 with customer-facing and operational applications that has provided significant benefits. This implementation required a quality project management effort that involved numerous utility business stakeholders. Although there are many elements in a project engagement, stakeholder involvement ensured success. An MDM system can have many utility benefits. It starts with using valued data from an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) to improve operational efficiency, revenue management and load research and settlement. An MDM establishes the infrastructure required to transform data into information. In addition, it can be the key to informing and motivating utility consumers through bill analysis and usage information, proactive alerts, demand response and energy adviser tools. These benefits can be realized only through quality project management engagement, well-structured deployment and an effective transition to utility operations.