Advanced Metering Infrastructure

The advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) is the primary means for utilities to interact with meters at customer locations. In addition to basic meter reading, AMI systems provide two-way communications that can be used by many functions, and, as authorized, by third parties to exchange information with customer devices and systems. AMI enables customer awareness of electricity pricing on a real-time (or near real-time) basis, and it can help utilities achieve necessary load reductions.