Tacoma Public Utilities deploys AMI for water, electric network

Building on its successful implementation of advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) in the water department, Tacoma Public Utilities (TPU) is continuing with deployment of AMI for its power department.

TPU deployed AMI technology from Xylem including Sensus Stratus IQ™ residential electric meters and the FlexNet^® communication network, to improve operational efficiency and customer service, and to support the area’s economic growth. The improved network delivers 6.5 million registered reads each day, giving customers the benefit of frequent billing with smaller payments and rapidly improved response times.