Advanced Meter Infrastructure 

Project Manager

• Brad Stewart - Information Technology Director

Project Team

• James Driskel - Water Utilities Director

• Lee Jackson - Engineering Manager, Stillwater Electric Utility

• Dana Mattox - Customer Service Director

• Brian Ritthaler - Electrical Engineering Technician, Stillwater Electric Utility

What We're Doing

Advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) is an integrated system of smart meters, communications networks, and data management systems that enables two-way communication between utilities and customers.

This project includes replacing approximately 20,900 electric meters with smart meters and 18,000 water meter radios. 

Milestones

• Pilot Project Completion: December 2020

• Full System Construction Complete: Fall 2023 (Estimated)

• Current Activity:

• Pilot project is complete and the system installed thus far is fully functional.
• Internal system testing through three billing cycles is complete. The testing ensured that the AMI system reports correctly to our billing system.  Meter readings reported by the AMI system were "human verified" for accuracy.
• Full system construction is underway. Anticipated completion is Fall 2023.

Project Benefits

Key benefits of the AMI system include:

• Provides utility customers with secure access to hourly water and electric usage and other information via the web.

• Remote operation and monitoring of electric and water meters and provide efficient utility billing.

• Provides hourly meter consumption reports. These are a valuable tool for Customer Service when assisting a customer with billing questions.

• Provides analysis that can be used to predict and report if a customer has a water leak.

• Will notify electric personnel immediately if a customer’s power is out without anyone calling it in.

Budget & Funding:

• Year Funded: FY2019

• Funding Sources: Electric Rate Stabilization Fund & the Water Capital Fund

• Project Budgets:

  • Electric Utility: $4,116,000

  • Water Resources: $4,823,000

• Expenditures to Date: $3,184,228

Last Update: August 25, 2022

Next update: October 31, 2022

Actions Authorized by Stillwater Utilities Authority (SUA)

• 09.10.18 | SUA-18-35 |  Advanced Meter Infrastructure (AMI) – Contract Award Recommendation

Content last reviewed 8/25/2022