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Strategies and Opportunities on Utility Vertical Infrastructure. Speaker: Angela Castellano. Company: Salt River Project, Phoenix, AZ. Commercial Backhaul and Attachments Offer Benefits to Utility Companies. Why should Utilities offer collocation?. Revenue
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Strategies and Opportunities on Utility Vertical Infrastructure Speaker: Angela Castellano Company: Salt River Project, Phoenix, AZ • Commercial Backhaul and Attachments Offer Benefits to Utility Companies
Why should Utilities offer collocation? • Revenue • IOUs – improve bottom line to shareholders • Public – Offset operating expenses; back into rate base • System Improvements • Use otherwise idle assets • Co-development opportunity – Smart Grid • Replace older structures • Community Benefit • Joint use reduces number of new structures • Provides solutions in areas that are difficult to serve
Revenue • Wireless attachments • Non-Recurring Revenue (i.e. A&E, Construction) • Monthly or Annual Recurring Revenue • Backhaul • Circuits • Dark Fiber
System Improvements • Pole Replacements • Idle Assets
Community Benefit • Joint use reduces new structures • Law Enforcement • Areas that are difficult to serve