Navajo Tribal Utility Authority
Advanced Metering Infrastructure Project
Abstract
The Navajo Tribal Utility Authority's (NTUA's) Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) project deployed 40,001 residential smart meters, network infrastructure, and a meter data management system (MDMS) to monitor, analyze, and process the meter data. Existing (pre-project) back office systems were integrated with the new AMI system to enable improved customer service.Contact Information
Srinivasa Venigalla, P.E.
Electrical Planning Engineer
Navajo Tribal Utility Authority
e-mail: SrinivasaV@ntua.com
Recipient Team Web Site: www.ntua.com
At-A-Glance
Recipient:
Navajo Tribal Utility Authority
HQ State:
Arizona
NERC Region:
WECC
Total Budget: $11,603,575
Federal Share: $4,991,750
Funding Program:
- Investment Grant Program
Project Type:
- Advanced Metering Infrastructure
- Pricing
Equipment:
- Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) / Smart Meters
- Backhaul Communications
- Meter Communications Network
- Meter Data Management System
- Smart Meter - Industrial
Targeted Benefits:
- Reduced Meter Reading Costs
- Reduced Operating and Maintenance Costs
- Improved Electric Service Reliability and Power Quality
- Reduced Electricity Costs for Customers
- Reduced Truck Fleet Fuel Usage
- Reduced Greenhouse Gas and Criteria Pollutant Emissions