Water Meter Summit – Workshop Day

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Monday, March 12, 2012
WATER UTILITY EDUCATION / SMART WATER METER and AMI STANDARDS WORKSHOP DAY

9:00 AM-6:15 PM Registration Open
ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVES & TURN ON YOUR THINKING CAPS
10:00 AM-10:45 AM Pushing For Plug and Play

  • Overview of The Meter, The Register, The AMI Module and AMI System and the Vendor Options
  • AMI Vendors who are meter Vendors and what this means to the utility implementing a single vendor system
  • AMI vendors that do not sell meters. Is this a more neutral approach with less long-term interoperability issues?
  • Putting it All together And Getting What You Need to Meet Your Utilities Operational and Business Requirements
  • Why Plug and Play has yet to reach the water AMI market

Carolyn Kinsman, President, Automated Communication Links Inc.

Kendall Smith, Principal, KASmith Group LLC
10.45 AM-11:00 AM Morning Networking Break
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS
11:00 AM-12:30 PM AMI Deployment Results

  • Learn why all meters had to be changed out -even those that were less than five years old when the AMI system was installed
  • Discover why the AMI system that collects hourly reads was not able to perform leak detection due to inadequate knowledge of the utility regarding meter and AMI incompatibility
  • Discuss why the battery life of the AMI module promised to deliver for 17 years began to fail after 10 years.

Carolyn Kinsman, President, Automated Communication Links Inc.

Kendall Smith, Principal, KASmith Group LLC
12:30 PM-1:550 PM LUNCH
1:55 – 2:00 pm Tweet Up Contest

Using the power of Twitter, connect with conference attendees to solve the mystery phrase for a chance to win an iPad. Winner will be announced at the end of
Monday’s closing keynote. Must be present to win.
2:05 – 2:50 pm Keynote Panel: Smart Meter Deployment – Lessons Learned

Learn from the experience of utilities around the nation in their network and meter deployment. Find out what changed from their pilot program to the actual deployment and the steps taken within:

  • Technology and integration
  • Vendor management
  • Customer communications and education
  • Data management
  • Project Management

Moderator: Kevin Cornish, Executive Consultant, Enspiria Solutions

Panelists:
Dale Gant, Manager Meter Services , Pepco Holdings, Inc., ( PHI)

Glen Pritchard, Principal Engineer, Exelon/PECO and Smart Grid/AMI Strategy Lead, Exelon

Gary Smith, Program Director, NV Energy
KEY FACTORS THAT CAN AFFECT YOUR BOTTOM LINE
3:00 PM-4:00 PM No Standard Pitfalls

  • Understand the major functionality pitfalls that result due from vendor incompatibilities
  • Prioritizing the key issues that impact seamless integration of the AMI system to the utility water meter
  • Achieve a better understanding of the various vendors, the products available and direction in which the AMI technology must go to insure longevity of the ROI and its ability to deliver promised operational benefits

Caroline Kinsman, President, Automated Communication Links Inc.

Kendall Smith, Principal, KASmith Group LLC
THE FINAL STAGE: CREATING YOUR BUSINESS PLAN
4:00 PM-4:45 PM Mission Accomplished Call to Action Document

  • Attendee will learn: State of the water market and what to expect in two, five and ten years
  • Attendee will participate in: Group agreement on establishing standards recommendations to AWWA
  • Attendee will gain: A better understanding on the standards that could likely be accepted within water industry

Caroline Kinsman, President, Automated Communication Links Inc.

Kendall Smith, Principal, KASmith Group LLC
4:45 PM-5:00 PM Afternoon Networking Break
5:00 PM-5:45 PM Keynote: The Advanced Smart Grid and the New Energy Paradigm

In his presentation, Mr. Carvallo will cover the genesis, evolution, and future of Smart Grids, the new energy paradigm, Smart Grid Architectures, Smart Grid design, Smart Metering design, Building2Grid design, Home2Grid design, Smart Grid standards, and the Smart Grid Ecosystem of vendors. His experiences draw from three books that he has co-authored and from his work and firsthand knowledge at Austin Energy, Pacific Gas & Electric, Southern California Edison, Baltimore Gas & Electric, Oncor, Centerpoint, American Electric Power, Consumers Energy, Duke Energy, Direct Energy, Reliant Energy and others.
Andres Carvallo, Co-Author, The Advanced Smart Grid
5:45 PM Tweet Up Contest Winner Announced

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