Presenters say AMI outage mapping would speed response after storms

Oct 17, 2026

Presenters and participants argued the AMI outage-mapping features would let crews pinpoint isolated outages quickly rather than relying solely on customer calls — a capability they demonstrated with recent storm examples discussed at the meeting.

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Winamac staff heard that outage-mapping and visualization are among the clearest operational advantages of the proposed AMI system. Using a map-based dashboard (TrueView), presenters demonstrated how the system shows which meters are offline and how meters route communications to collectors, allowing crews to focus troubleshooting and reduce repeated night-time responses.

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