Utility Industry AMI Requirements Development Status Review Meeting Darren Highfill Chairing on behalf of Erich W. Gunther UtilityAMI Chairman/Facilitator Chairman/CTO – EnerNex Corporation [email protected]

Agenda

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Overview of organization within the UCAIug Review scope, work plan, accomplishments, and what remains to be done – new member orientation Task force reports

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OpenHAN – Darren Highfill

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AMI-Enterprise – Wayne Longcore AMI-SEC – Darren Highfill

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Liaison reports

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UtiliSec – Darren Highfill

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OpenAMI – Craig Rodine or designate Discussion of new task force(s)

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AMI-Network – finalize need - looking for a chairman

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Other Other business Adjourn

UtilityAMI Overview

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Formed in November 2005 to address lack of utility guidance in OpenAMI Need for requirements to be driven by entities who will buy AMI systems and their components – utilities Some additional reorganization is underway – UtiliSec, renaming OpenDR to IG WG or similar

UCA International Users Group UCAIUG Technical Committee Intelligent Grid Subcommittee UtlityAMI Working Group OpenHAN Task Force AMI-SEC Task Force OpenAMI Working Group AMI-ENT Task Force Data Model Task Group Reference Design Task Group Interoper ability Task Group

UtilityAMI Definition, Mission and Goal

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UtilityAMI is …A forum to define serviceability, security and interoperability guidelines for advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) and demand responsive infrastructure (DRI) from a utility / energy service provider perspective.

UtilityAMI Definition, Mission and Goal

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UtilityAMI will develop high level policy statements that can be used to facilitate efficient requirements and specification development using a common language that minimizes confusion and misunderstanding between utilities and vendors. UtilityAMI will also coordinate with other industry groups as required to efficiently carry out its mission.

UtilityAMI Definition, Mission and Goal

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UtilityAMI has a goal to utilize the UtilityAMI work products to influence the vendor community to produce products and services that utilities need to support their AMI and DRI initiatives.

UtilityAMI Tasks

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1. Glossary and Common Language Framework

a) c) A universal AMI glossary of terms and definitions b) A framework for technology capability evaluation A common, minimum requirements definition document

2. Modular Meter Interface – 3. Security – 4. Consumer Interface – 5. AMI Network Interface – 6. Back Office Interface – 7. General Issues Forum Transferred to OpenAMI

Policy for modular communication interfaces in meters

AMI-SEC Task Force (under UtiliSEC WG)

Security issues and their relationship to business needs

OpenHAN Task Force

Policy for Customer Portal interface to customer end user appliances

AMI-Network Task Force

Policy for AMI network to MDMD/head end & HAN interfacing

AMI-Enterprise Task Force

Policy for MDMS to enterprise back office system connectivity

Common Requirements

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A short, easily reviewable summary of what UtilityAMI members consider important for an Advanced Metering Infrastructure.

The currently foreseeable requirements for AMI systems.

AMI vendors should consider taking the information in this document into account when designing or developing AMI Systems or components Each utility will be making its own independent decision on infrastructure and technology; consequently specific requirements will vary from utility to utility.

Document intended to provide to vendors some general guidelines as to currently desired AMI system functionality.

UtilityAMI Requirements Document Ratification Vote Results

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Ratified Aug 4, 2006 10 YES votes out of 10 voting – unanimous!

The utilities voting represent more than 20 million meters in North America and nearly 60 million meters worldwide.

1. American Electric Power (AEP) 2. Con Edison 3. Duke Energy 4. Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) 5. Electricitie de France (EDF) 6. First Energy 7. Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO) 8. Keyspan Energy 9. Sempra Energy (SDG&E) 10. Southern California Edison (SCE)

The Requirements

1) Standard Communication Board Interface 2) Standard Data Model 3) Security 4) Two-Way Communications 5) Remote Download 6) Time-of-Use Metering 7) Bi-Directional and Net Metering 8) Long-Term Data Storage 9) Remote Disconnect 10) Network Management 11) Self-healing Network 12) Home Area Network Gateway 13) Multiple Clients 14) Power Quality Measurement 15) Tamper and Theft Detection 16) Outage Detection 17) Scalability 18) Self locating

Agenda

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Overview of organization within the UCAIug Review scope, work plan, accomplishments, and what remains to be done – new member orientation Task force reports

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OpenHAN – Darren Highfill

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AMI-Enterprise – Wayne Longcore AMI-SEC – Darren Highfill

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Liaison reports

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UtiliSec – Darren Highfill

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OpenAMI – Craig Rodine or designate Discussion of new task force(s)

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AMI-Network – finalize need - looking for a chairman

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Other Other business Adjourn

OpenHAN Task Force

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UtilityAMI established the OpenHAN Task Force to develop what is now known as the UtilityAMI 2008 Home Area Network System Requirements Specification (UtilityAMI 2008 HAN SRS).

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Collaborative effort of more than ten investor-owned North American utilities serving more than 28 million electric and gas customers in 17 states and provinces

UtilityAMI 2008 HAN SRS - Purpose

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Promotes open standards-based HANs that are interoperable

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Provides the vendor community with a common set of principles and requirements around which to build products

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Ensures reliable and sustainable HAN platforms

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Supports various energy policies in a variety of states, provinces, and countries

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Empowers citizens with the information they need to make decisions on their energy use by enabling the vision of a home energy ecosystem

UtilityAMI 2008 HAN SRS - Audience

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Utilities considering deploying AMI systems with a HAN

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Vendors that make AMI systems for Utilities Vendors that make consumer products like communicating thermostats, energy management systems, load control switches, in-home displays, smart appliances, plug-in hybrid-electric vehicles, distributed generation resources, etc.

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Policy makers looking to understand how Utilities are implementing directives both within and outside of their jurisdictions

OpenHAN Ratification Vote Unanimous – Mar 7, 2008

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AEP

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SCE

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SDG&E

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PG&E

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Detroit Edison

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FPL

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BC Hydro Entergy Consumers Energy CenterPoint Energy Encor EDF Additional utilities are expected to ratify the document.

Document to be published with press release this week.

Agenda

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Overview of organization within the UCAIug Review scope, work plan, accomplishments, and what remains to be done – new member orientation Task force reports

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OpenHAN – Darren Highfill

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AMI-Enterprise – Wayne Longcore AMI-SEC – Darren Highfill

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Liaison reports

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UtiliSec – Darren Highfill

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OpenAMI – Craig Rodine or designate Discussion of new task force(s)

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AMI-Network – finalize need - looking for a chairman

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Other Other business Adjourn

Contact Us

For any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact us Note: Full participation requires UCAIug membership – join at http://www.ucaiug.org/ Erich W. Gunther EnerNex Corporation [email protected]

Wayne R. Longcore Consumers Energy [email protected]