Monday, July 08, 2013

How many smart meters are installed in the U.S. and who has them?

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many smart meters are installed in the U.S. and who has them?

In 20111, 493 U.S. electric utilities had 37,290,374 advanced ("smart") metering infrastructure (AMI) installations. About 77% were installed by Investor Owned utilities and about 90% were residential customer installations.
Advanced metering infrastructure includes meters that measure and record electricity usage at a minimum of hourly intervals and provide the data to both the utility and the utility customer at least once daily. They range from basic hourly interval meters to real-time meters with built-in two-way communication capable of recording and transmitting instantaneous data.

 
EIA does not have data on natural gas or water meters.

Type & Number of Utilities with AMI
Number of AMI Installations by Customer Type
ResidentialCommercialIndustrialTransportationTotal
Investor Owned7325,891,2792,886,49878,688428,856,469
Cooperative3115,017,654495,60947,66705,560,930
Municipal841,116,675149,3234,87001,270,868
Public & State241,427,940150,72923,43431,602,106
Totals49333,453,5483,682,159154,660737,290,374


Detailed data on Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) installations for individual utilities in File 8 of the EIA-861 database files.
Other information on smart meter deployments funded by the Smart Grid Investment Grant program under the American Recovery and Investment Act of 2009.
1The most recent annual data that is available.
Last updated: January 10, 2013

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