1. Impact of Dynamic Pricing on AMR
Impact of Dynamic Pricing on AMR
Patti Harper-Slaboszewicz
Director AMR and Demand Response
UtiliPoint® International, Inc.
Patti Harper-Slaboszewicz
UtiliPoint International
                                                               

2. Why the increased interest in Dynamic Rates?
Restructuring of the wholesale market is here to stay
Regulators report transmission congestion and high wholesale prices as significant concerns

3. Regulator Assessment of Congestion and Peaking Generation
Bottom three are fully within the scope of state regulation.

4. Source: CEC_2002_2012_Electricity_Outlook_Report_Committee_Rpt
Needle peak reduction
Reduces needle peak occurring less than 100 hours per year
Fewer peaking plants needed
Less transmission congestion
Source: CEC_2002_2012_Electricity_Outlook_Report_Committee_Rpt

5. Additional reasons for interest in Dynamic Rates
All customer classes respond to dynamic rates by reducing % of energy used during critical peak periods.
Customers appear to like dynamic rates

6. Residential participants responded across the board
Source: Demand Response Research Center drrc_presentation SPP Results pp 24, based on State-wide Pricing Pilot, Summer 2003 Impact Analysis, CRA, Aug 2004

7. Small and medium commercial customers also responded
Source: Demand Response Research Center drrc_presentation SPP Results pp 25, based on State-wide Pricing Pilot, Update of Results, CRA, Jan 2005

8. Residential participants in California statewide pilot preferred pilot rates

9. Commercial participants in California statewide pilot preferred pilot rates

10. Regulators reported investment in AMI and DR is higher priority than additional generation

11. Regulators in North America highly engaged in evaluating demand response

12. 60% reported that these rates are very important or important
Regulators are, in particular, supportive of time-of-use or dynamic rates
60% reported that these rates are very important or important

13. This is an incredible change from several years ago.
Regulators are supportive of time-of-use or dynamic rates for residential customers
This is an incredible change from several years ago.

14. What features are regulators looking for in AMR?
Most regulators would like to see the AMR system provide critical peak period kWh.

15. How will this impact the AMI market?
Most regulators are not now planning to follow the Ontario model.

16. Utilities specifying hourly data and/or critical peak data required
What % of utilities expect AMR system to deliver information to bill critical peak pricing?
Utilities specifying hourly data and/or critical peak data required

17. IOUs specifying hourly data and/or critical peak data required
What % of IOUs expect AMR system to deliver information to bill critical peak pricing?
IOUs specifying hourly data and/or critical peak data required

18. How many utilities expect to implement dynamic or TOU rates?
North American Utilities

19. North American Utilities
Installed AMR systems incompatible with future dynamic or TOU rate plans for many utilities
North American Utilities

20. Many utilities are currently testing AMI

21. How many customer meters should be equipped with AMI?

22. Impact on AMR data management market

23. Summary
Regulator interest in dynamic pricing is becoming a strong driver for investment in AMR
Regulators must provide cost recovery for AMR supporting dynamic pricing since ratepayers receive many of the benefits

24. Thank you Any questions? Patti Harper-Slaboszewicz
UtiliPoint International