OP Credit: Advanced Metering Infrastructure – Above Green

(1-3 points)

Applicable to: Cities & Utilities, Campuses, Transit

INTENT

To enhance grid performance and customers’ ability to manage their energy use through smart grid infrastructure.

REQUIREMENTS

Cities and Utilities

OPTION 1. Advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) (1–2 points)

Have advanced meters in place for at least 5% of customers. Commit to achieving a higher percentage of AMI and incorporate the goal as part of the energy infrastructure improvement plan. The AMI must be permanently installed and have the following capabilities and features:

Ability to record data at intervals of one hour or less and transmit data to a remote location
Ability to record both consumption and demand
Ability to detect power interruptions and provide active notification
Ability to store all meter data for at least 36 months
Bidirectional communication between cities and customers or utilities and customers
Compatibility with net metering arrangements
Ability to measure power factor and monitor at least two types of power quality events

Points are awarded according to Table 1.

Table 1. Points for advanced metering infrastructure

Customers with AMI (%)	Points
≥ 5	1
40	2

AND/OR

OPTION 2. Selection process for future rollout (1 point)

Determine the project’s metering needs and identify for future installation AMI with the following capabilities and features:

Bidirectional communication and ability to receive signals from the operator
Power interruption detection and alarm
Data collection rate
Safety, of both the meter and its installation
Meter accuracy and accuracy limits
Wireless versus hard-wired communications to the city or utility operator interface and to the customer
Access to real-time consumption data and price data
Interface usability
Net metering
Local versus centralized interval data storage options
Sampling rates

Campuses and Transit

Equip all points of city or utility connection with permanently installed advanced meters and data collection systems that can store all metered data for at least 36 months. Additionally, individual buildings with more than 100 kVA load must have a metering system. The meters must have the following capabilities and features (1 point):

Bidirectional communication
Ability to measure at least two types of power quality events (e.g., voltage sag and swell, voltage and current harmonics)
Ability to record data at intervals of one hour or less and transmit data to a remote location
Ability to record both energy consumption and energy demand
Ability to detect power interruptions and provide notification
Compatibility with net metering arrangements

Additional points are awarded according to Table 2.

Table 2. Points for advanced energy metering

Project Loads or Buildings with Advanced Metering (%)	Points
≥ 40	1
80	2