Overview:
For over 70
years, Sawnee EMC has been dedicated to providing members with
highly reliable electric service throughout a wide range of
conditions and at competitive retail rates. To further this
commitment, Sawnee EMC has begun the deployment of a
state-of-the-art, two way, meter reading system that uses a
series of towers and collectors to monitor and read Sawnee’s
electric meters. This new system is referred to as “Advanced
Metering Infrastructure” or “AMI”. We are very excited about
this project and think you will be too.
Technology:
The technology
that Sawnee is deploying as a part of its AMI project is
currently one of the most advanced meter reading systems of its
kind in the electric utility industry. The AMI system functions
by utilizing a digital meter at your location that collects,
stores and sends near “real time” energy usage data through a
communication network connected to a central computer system
located at Sawnee’s headquarters.
Click here to read a
brochure about our project and take the time to see exactly what
the devices will look like by
clicking here.
Information Uses:
Once the data
is received by Sawnee, the information is integrated for billing
purposes, outage management, engineering analysis and power
theft prevention. Our
Frequently Asked Questions describe in
detail how these approaches fit into our overall business
processes.
Sawnee EMC has
deployed our “first” generation data presentment portal, which
will allow Sawnee
members to securely review their daily energy data.
Click here to see
what your daily energy usage values are for the most recent 30
days. This data has certain limitations at this time.
Please read the
Disclaimer to fully understand the information
being
presented.
In
the near future, we envision Sawnee EMC members having access to
even more data, including near "real time" information
such as hourly energy data for your account(s).
Your Energy Bill:
It has been said that "to measure, is to know" and Sawnee EMC is
assisting its members by providing them with daily and hourly
measurements of their energy usage. By "knowing" what
level of energy (measured in kilowatt hours or "kWh") you are
using each month, each day and even each hour, you must
understand "what" appliances and / or activities in
your home or business are affecting your energy dollar.
The key to lowering your bill is to
conserve energy.
Find that one item in your home or business that is impacting
your usage and address it.
Not sure where or how to
start? By
clicking here
you can find links to useful information and tips on "how" to lower your overall energy usage,
and therefore lower your monthly bill.
Our Energy Services staff stands ready to assist you in assessing
your energy usage. Give us a call at (678) 455-1579 or
drop us an email at
marketing@sawnee.com.
What’s Next?
The new AMI
system will replace the current meter reading approach which
requires that a person visit each of Sawnee’s approximately
150,000 meter locations each month and manually place a reading
into a hand-held device.
This new AMI
system will save money and it will allow us to take vehicles off the roads.
This system also eliminates the human errors inherent with the existing
approach.
The AMI project
is scheduled to begin installation in July 2009 and is estimated
to reach completion in 2012. We have developed an
"interactive" map of the AMI system deployment so that you can
track our progress.
Click Here to see where Sawnee has
deployed AMI meters as well as how many meters remain to be
converted.
Got
Questions?
For additional information and details regarding the AMI system,
please contact the Marketing Dept at 770-887-2363, ext 7544 or
via email at
Marketing@sawnee.com