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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SMART METER PROGRAM DEPLOYMENT

  • US 20100131329A1
  • Filed: 11/25/2008
  • Published: 05/27/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/25/2008
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of modeling a plan for deployment of smart meters in a plurality of locations that are attached to a grid operated by an energy provider that supplies energy to said locations, wherein the smart meters are used to measure the energy supplied by the energy provider to said locations, the method comprising the steps of:

  • using a market diffusion model to create a time-varying user adoption profile, including estimating the time lagged benefits realized from deployment of the smart meters;

    estimating a response in the demand for said energy due to adoption of the smart meters; and

    using a program to capture the time-lagged benefits and a given set of constrains for a chosen planning time horizon to develop a meter deployment plan across the various locations and over the chosen planning horizon.

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