By Satish Saini, HEXstream utilities industry specialist 

In the last installment of our AMI blog series, we explored how these analytics enable smarter asset management and load planning. Today we’re looking at the benefactors of those wins—both utilities and the customers they serve. 

Let’s explore how AMI Analytics benefits utilities first: 

• Utilities can avoid large investment by creating capacity at the distribution level through effective analytics on asset loading, swapping and load shifting 

• Accurate phase-balancing and optimization of asset-utilization capacity 

• Better decision making and support for upgrading, replacing and swapping electrical assets 

• Enhanced assets lifecycle and improved return on existing assets 

• Reduced asset / equipment failure 

• Load-growth analysis of key electrical infrastructure and better investment planning for creating additional capacity 

• Meaningful insights into asset-maintenance planning enhanced by prioritizing effective predictive and condition-based maintenance

And now let’s explore the benefits of AMI Analytics for customers: 

• Enhanced power quality 

• A more reliable power supply 

• A further engaged and enhanced experience while participating in assets and peak-load management for supply/demand balances through load/response programs (LRP) 

• Greater transparency regarding utility assets and infrastructure upgrades in the area 

Outcomes vary by situation, of course, but on aggregate we expect to see all of these benefits when AMI Analytics are implemented properly. Our implementation team makes sure of that. 

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