Carnegie Mellon University
©
Dr. Rahul Tongia
9
Draft – Subject to Change
Enel System
–Technology
–Hybrid
wireless (GSM) and PowerLine Carrier (PLC)
–Store and
Forward architecture (not fully real time)
–Function
of when the technology decisions were made?
–Blanket
deployment – lowers
costs
–Assumed
existing meters were a sunk cost
–Other
driver(s) than typical CBA
–Changing
load ratings (3.3 kW, 6 kW, or 9 kW) for consumers previously
required truck roll
–Deregulation
by 2007
–~3% bad
collection
–Partnering
with IBM for modifications and reselling worldwide