Utility Industry AMI Requirements Development Status Review Meeting

1. Utility Industry AMIRequirements DevelopmentStatus Review Meeting Darren Highfill Chairing on behalf of Erich W. Gunther UtilityAMI Chairman/Facilitator Chairman/CTO – EnerNex Corporation erich@enernex.com

2. Agenda • Overview of organization within the UCAIug • Review scope, work plan, accomplishments, and what remains to be done – new member orientation • Task force reports • OpenHAN – Darren Highfill • AMI-Enterprise – Wayne Longcore • AMI-SEC – Darren Highfill • Liaison reports • UtiliSec – Darren Highfill • OpenAMI – Craig Rodine or designate • Discussion of new task force(s) • AMI-Network – finalize need - looking for a chairman • Other • Other business • Adjourn

3. Formed in November 2005 to address lack of utility guidance in OpenAMI Need for requirements to be driven by entities who will buy AMI systems and their components – utilities Some additional reorganization is underway – UtiliSec, renaming OpenDR to IG WG or similar UtilityAMI Overview

4. UtilityAMIDefinition, Mission and Goal • UtilityAMI is …A forum to define serviceability, security and interoperability guidelines for advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) and demand responsive infrastructure (DRI) from a utility / energy service provider perspective.

5. UtilityAMIDefinition, Mission and Goal • UtilityAMI will develop high level policy statements that can be used to facilitate efficient requirements and specification development using a common language that minimizes confusion and misunderstanding between utilities and vendors. UtilityAMI will also coordinate with other industry groups as required to efficiently carry out its mission.

6. UtilityAMIDefinition, Mission and Goal • UtilityAMI has a goal to utilize the UtilityAMI work products to influence the vendor community to produce products and services that utilities need to support their AMI and DRI initiatives.

7. UtilityAMI Tasks • Glossary and Common Language Framework • A universal AMI glossary of terms and definitions • A framework for technology capability evaluation • A common, minimum requirements definition document • Modular Meter Interface – Transferred to OpenAMIPolicy for modular communication interfaces in meters • Security – AMI-SEC Task Force (under UtiliSEC WG)Security issues and their relationship to business needs • Consumer Interface – OpenHAN Task ForcePolicy for Customer Portal interface to customer end user appliances • AMI Network Interface – AMI-Network Task ForcePolicy for AMI network to MDMD/head end & HAN interfacing • Back Office Interface – AMI-Enterprise Task ForcePolicy for MDMS to enterprise back office system connectivity • General Issues Forum     

8. Common Requirements • A short, easily reviewable summary of what UtilityAMI members consider important for an Advanced Metering Infrastructure. • The currently foreseeable requirements for AMI systems. • AMI vendors should consider taking the information in this document into account when designing or developing AMI Systems or components • Each utility will be making its own independent decision on infrastructure and technology; consequently specific requirements will vary from utility to utility. • Document intended to provide to vendors some general guidelines as to currently desired AMI system functionality.

9. UtilityAMI Requirements DocumentRatification Vote Results • American Electric Power (AEP) • Con Edison • Duke Energy • Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) • Electricitie de France (EDF) • First Energy • Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO) • Keyspan Energy • Sempra Energy (SDG&E) • Southern California Edison (SCE) • Ratified Aug 4, 2006 • 10 YES votes out of 10 voting – unanimous! • The utilities voting represent more than 20 million meters in North America and nearly 60 million meters worldwide.

10. Standard Communication Board Interface Standard Data Model Security Two-Way Communications Remote Download Time-of-Use Metering Bi-Directional and Net Metering Long-Term Data Storage Remote Disconnect Network Management Self-healing Network Home Area Network Gateway Multiple Clients Power Quality Measurement Tamper and Theft Detection Outage Detection Scalability Self locating The Requirements

11. Agenda • Overview of organization within the UCAIug • Review scope, work plan, accomplishments, and what remains to be done – new member orientation • Task force reports • OpenHAN – Darren Highfill • AMI-Enterprise – Wayne Longcore • AMI-SEC – Darren Highfill • Liaison reports • UtiliSec – Darren Highfill • OpenAMI – Craig Rodine or designate • Discussion of new task force(s) • AMI-Network – finalize need - looking for a chairman • Other • Other business • Adjourn

12. OpenHAN Task Force • UtilityAMI established the OpenHAN Task Force to develop what is now known as the UtilityAMI 2008 Home Area Network System Requirements Specification (UtilityAMI 2008 HAN SRS). • Collaborative effort of more than ten investor-owned North American utilities serving more than 28 million electric and gas customers in 17 states and provinces

13. UtilityAMI 2008 HAN SRS - Purpose • Promotes open standards-based HANs that are interoperable • Provides the vendor community with a common set of principles and requirements around which to build products • Ensures reliable and sustainable HAN platforms • Supports various energy policies in a variety of states, provinces, and countries • Empowers citizens with the information they need to make decisions on their energy use by enabling the vision of a home energy ecosystem

14. UtilityAMI 2008 HAN SRS - Audience • Utilities considering deploying AMI systems with a HAN • Vendors that make AMI systems for Utilities • Vendors that make consumer products like communicating thermostats, energy management systems, load control switches, in-home displays, smart appliances, plug-in hybrid-electric vehicles, distributed generation resources, etc. • Policy makers looking to understand how Utilities are implementing directives both within and outside of their jurisdictions

15. AEP SCE SDG&E PG&E Detroit Edison FPL BC Hydro Entergy Consumers Energy CenterPoint Energy Encor EDF OpenHAN Ratification Vote Unanimous – Mar 7, 2008 Additional utilities are expected to ratify the document.Document to be published with press release this week.

16. Agenda • Overview of organization within the UCAIug • Review scope, work plan, accomplishments, and what remains to be done – new member orientation • Task force reports • OpenHAN – Darren Highfill • AMI-Enterprise – Wayne Longcore • AMI-SEC – Darren Highfill • Liaison reports • UtiliSec – Darren Highfill • OpenAMI – Craig Rodine or designate • Discussion of new task force(s) • AMI-Network – finalize need - looking for a chairman • Other • Other business • Adjourn

17. For any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact us Note: Full participation requires UCAIug membership – join at http://www.ucaiug.org/ Erich W. Gunther EnerNex Corporation erich@enernex.com Wayne R. Longcore Consumers Energy wrlongcore@cmsenergy.com Contact Us