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01What you can take away today

Seven documents you can read without this website open.

Each one is a controlled Metro Power Academy edition with its own publication record, scope and stated limitations. They explain the systems Metro Power supplies. They are not engineering approval, a compliance certificate or a product recommendation.
  1. 01Second edition · Electric metering & AMIUnderstanding AMI: From Meter Reading to Utility IntelligenceWhat separates a smart meter, automated meter reading and a complete AMI operating system, and what a representative pilot has to prove before a rollout decision.47 pages1.9 MB PDFDownload
  2. 02Second edition · Water meteringSmart Water Metering: Turning Flow Data Into Utility ActionWhy pipe size, pressure, flow range and installation position decide a water-metering project before radio coverage or analytics do.36 pages1.7 MB PDFDownload
  3. 03Second edition · BESS & microgridsBESS and Microgrids: A Practical Guide to Power, Energy and ControlHow power rating, stored energy, controls, protection and acceptance criteria have to agree before a storage project is costed.30 pages1.6 MB PDFDownload
  4. 04Second edition · EV chargingEV Charging Infrastructure: Designing the Whole SiteThe whole site rather than the charger: service capacity, cable routes, managed demand, connector types and who operates the service.42 pages1.8 MB PDFDownload
  5. 05Second edition · Conventional meteringConventional Electric Metering: Protecting the Measurement ChainService configuration, meter form, instrument-transformer arrangement, sealing and the acceptance tests that keep revenue measurement defensible.42 pages1.5 MB PDFDownload
  6. 06Second edition · Core electrical supplyCore Electrical Supply: From Approved Design to EnergizationWhat an approved single-line drawing has to carry, and how ratings, submittals, interfaces and delivery sequence control the supply.42 pages1.7 MB PDFDownload
  7. 07Version 5.1 · Issued 22 September 2026AMPERE Protocol: the complete modernization frameworkSix controlled stages, five decision gates, four workstreams and the evidence methods used to prepare a utility decision without treating the framework as an approval.Issued PDFDownload

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01Glossary · UnderstandQuick reference

Energy systems glossary

Search 100 plain-language definitions, then continue into the architecture, readiness question or project decision where each term matters.

Open quick reference ↗02Planning tools · PlanInteractive tool

Energy Project Planning Lab

Shape a plan for EV charging, battery storage, smart water or an AMI pilot. Answer only what you know and get a plain-language summary, the gaps and the next actions.

Open interactive tool ↗03Delivery · OperateQuick reference

How Metro Power engagements work

Compare four engagements, from AMPERE readiness and TOR review to project delivery and after-sales support, with the inputs, stages, outputs and decision gate for each.

Open quick reference ↗04Decision guide · PlanInteractive tool

Find your project pathway

Six questions, one saved record: what must improve, which system, which decision, where the work stands and how reliable your information is. It ends with a named first action.

Open interactive tool ↗05Insights · UnderstandField guide

Energy infrastructure field guides

Six field guides on the decision behind the equipment, across AMI, water metering, BESS, EV charging, conventional metering and core electrical supply.

Open field guide ↗06AMI · UnderstandQuick reference

What AMI actually includes

A smart meter records; AMI helps the utility respond. See how meters, communications, HES, MDMS and utility workflows form one operating system.

Open quick reference ↗07AMI · UnderstandTechnical paper

Understanding AMI: complete technical paper

Study the full field-to-utility operating chain, pilot evidence, governance and customer value.

Open technical paper ↗08AMI · UnderstandQuick reference

AMI end-to-end architecture

Follow measurement from the field into controlled utility action.

Open quick reference ↗09AMI · EvaluateQuick reference

AMI readiness assessment

Check six conditions a cooperative can confirm today, from meter population to success criteria, and see which stage the AMI project has reached.

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