How long has the Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) technology been around?

The system selected by GVEA has been in service around the U.S. since 2007. AMI meters are in use throughout urban and rural Alaska and small and large cities around the Lower 47.

According to the Regulatory Commission of Alaska (RCA), as of 2017, there have been over 78.9 million AMI installations and about 80% of those were residential customer installations.