Advanced Metering Implementation Team (AMIT) Update to RMS
Presented by
Christine Wright
September 21, 2011
http://www.puc.state.tx.us/industry/projects/electric/34610/34610.aspx
Overview1. Action Items from August AMIT2. Joint DSWG/AMIT Workshop3. September AMIT Agenda4. HAN Team Update5. SGIP
1. Action Items
• Third Party Focus – Business Processed Identified:– Participation Criteria / Requirements – Information to Be Provided– Selection Mechanism– Fee?– Rules of engagement (e.g. grounds for termination, etc.)– Evaluation Metrics for Future Go/No Go Decision– Communication Plan– Terms & Conditions– Length of the Pilot (Phase 1)
MilestonesProgram Design and Build•Finalize registration criteria/requirements (ACT-002)- 9/1/11•Finalize rules of engagement for 3rd parties (ACT-025B) – 9/1/11•Finalize pilot size - 9/9/11•Detail design complete - 9/27/11•Finalize decision on pilot fee – 9/27/11•PUC approval of Pilot Program – 10/10/11•SMT development and testing complete - 11/15/11•API development and testing complete (publish the API specs and manual) – 11/1/11•3rd Party API integration – on or before 1/31/12
Program Execution•Initiate pilot communication plan – 10/15/11 (pending PUC approval of Pilot Program)•Begin pilot – on or before 1/31/12•Periodic check points including feedback and metrics reporting•Decision to continue or end pilot
Milestones cont.
Program Future•Lessons learned activity•Report out on the surveys•Transition plan from pilot to production•Production design
AMI’s Next Frontier: Demand Response
Workshop objective : •Increased DR among AMI customers leveraging the infrastructure that has been built in order to implement the law, address market issues, and meet the customer needs.•Prioritize issues by:
– Short term: May 2012– Medium term: summer 2014– Long term: beyond summer 2014
•Next workshop – November 30th - PUCT
AMI’s Next Frontier: Demand Response
Each group that received an assignment will need to schedule additional meetings and/or conference calls to review the barrier/issues list. 1.Prioritize into short-, medium- and long-term categories (see above)2.Determine which questions on the list are relevant to your group’s category and cross-reference those questions to each barrier/issue3.Discuss and document any dependencies with each barrier/issue4.Document answers to questions as appropriate. It is also acceptable to note that a question may not be answerable at this time.
AMI’s Next Frontier: Demand Response
1. Discuss issues and recommendations for each barrier/issue.
A. Document consensusB. Document alterative positions on areas where consensus was not
achievedC. Create short summary to outline the major points (one page)
2. Prepare for next joint workshop A. Materials from number 5 above from each group will be due to
ERCOT by Friday 11/11. Send to Karen Farley ([email protected])B. ERCOT will organize materials for second workshop to be held
Wednesday 11/30 at the PUC Commissioners Hearing Room. Details and materials will be posted to the ERCOT calendar web page: http://www.ercot.com/calendar/2011/november. RSVP to be sent to Jennifer Hibbard ([email protected])
C. Questions about process or how to find out more about upcoming meetings can be sent to Karen Farley ([email protected]).
September AMIT
• Smart Meter Texas Operations – Issues Discussion
• Status on Release 4• Status of On-Demand-Read (ODR)• Report on Third Party Milestones• TDU Deployment Update• Working Group Updates
HAN Team Update
• Purpose of HAN Team is to provide support to the REPs
• HAN Support Model• Changes coming in October…..
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