Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) and Submetering determine how much of your facility's power use you can see, which parts of the building you can see it for, and who else can see it.

This is Energy Decision #58 in the complete C&I energy management series by Daniel Burke. It's part of his mission to create the world's largest, free, high-trust energy resource library for commercial and industrial consumers.

In this episode, Daniel Burke covers:

- The FERC definition of AMI, which covers hourly or more frequent recording and daily transmittal

- AMR vs AMI, and why one-way meter reading assumptions leave interval data unused

- How to get 15-minute interval data and daily peak demand from your utility portal

- How interval data supports demand charge management, load shifting and time-of-use rates

- Why utility AMI measures only at the main meter, and when submetering is needed for tenant cost allocation

- Submeter billing accuracy, tenant billing disputes and revenue leakage

- Utility data access and load shape confidentiality

- The AMI 2.0 meter replacement cycle and how to time your submetering investment

- Technology-neutral procurement and cost/benefit analysis before vendor selection

Who this is for: Facilities managers, plant managers, operations directors and CFOs at industrial facilities, manufacturing plants, commercial real estate, multi-tenant buildings, K-12 districts and municipalities who pay for power they cannot see inside their own buildings.

You may be asking whether your utility smart meter replaces submetering, or how to get 15 minute interval data from your utility, or how to put AMI and submetering to work to cut costs. If so, this episode is built for you.

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00:00 Your Utility May Already Have Your Data

00:59 AMI vs. Submetering

01:58 Energy vs. Demand Charges

02:55 One Bad 15-Minute Interval

03:24 How AMI Works vs. AMR

05:18 Demand Management, Load Shifting and TOU

06:15 What Submeters Reveal

07:41 Can the Main Meter Answer Your Question?

09:32 Submetering Payback and Tenant Billing

10:30 Data Access and Privacy

11:56 The Right Order Before Spending Capital

12:54 Don't Let Vendors Define the Scope

14:45 What to Pull From Your Utility Portal

16:12 Final Checklist for Your Team

17:11 Energy Decision Blueprint and Review Process