New York is Leading the Way in Unlocking the Full Potential of AMI

Over the next five years, U.S. utilities are expected to spend $25 billion upgrading or rolling out advanced metering infrastructure (AMI). That’s a massive investment to ask customers to fund, especially given the current economic downturn and ongoing pandemic, leaving many regulators asking, “Is AMI a worthwhile investment?” AMI has tremendous potential to serve as the foundational computational and communications platform to manage the emerging complexity of the grid and enable states to meet ambitious clean energy goals. However, fully realizing that potential requires a fundamental shift in how AMI is evaluated by regulators.