Post Tagged with: "advanced metering infrastructure"

Upgrading to AMI: Understanding, Addressing Common Challenges

Upgrading to AMI: Understanding, Addressing Common Challenges

AMR/AMI, Water Management February 24, 2025 at 9:15 am

By André Noel As a long-time leader in asset management programs, particularly for small- to mid-sized utilities, we are often asked about common challenges facing small and mid-sized systems when it comes to upgrading metering infrastructure. What needs upgrading? Is it the meters themselves, orRead More

Five Things to Consider When Choosing a Smart Utility Network

Five Things to Consider When Choosing a Smart Utility Network

Advertorial, AMR/AMI September 1, 2024 at 5:00 am

Are you ready to move from Now to Next in your utility operations? Selecting the right Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) network is crucial for enhancing operational efficiency, customer service, and strategic growth. Why Choose the Sensus FlexNet Communication Network? 1. Longevity and Return on InvestmentRead More

Maximizing the Financial Value of Advanced Metering Projects

Maximizing the Financial Value of Advanced Metering Projects

AMR/AMI, Water Finance, Water Management, White Papers January 8, 2024 at 11:36 am

As utilities think about deploying large-scale ad­vanced metering, considering the long-term costs associated with managing and main­taining the system are paramount to a successful project. Implementing an advanced metering program in-house can involve significant up-front capital, ongo­ing maintenance expenses and unexpected budget overruns. A metering-as-a-serviceRead More

Public Financing Considerations for AMI

Public Financing Considerations for AMI

AMR/AMI, Water Finance November 27, 2023 at 9:18 am

| By David J. Clamage Advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) is a popular topic today. Infrastructure in general is equally popular as we look for ways to repair and improve the aging and ailing systems that power American life. In November 2021, just in time forRead More

Thinking Twice About AMI?

Thinking Twice About AMI?

AMR/AMI, Technology Perspectives, Water Management October 12, 2023 at 7:05 am

Alternatives and Complementary Systems to Consider | By Peter Mayer Customer metering is fundamental to the successful function of a modern water utility. The introduction of expensive Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) systems with fixed data transmission networks and battery powered “smart” water meters has confrontedRead More

Consolidated Utility District, Itron announce new AMI contract

Consolidated Utility District, Itron announce new AMI contract

AMR/AMI, Water Loss, Water Management March 21, 2022 at 7:20 am

Consolidated Utility District (CUD) and Itron Inc. have announced a new contract that will deploy Itron’s Temetra meter data collection solution, in conjunction with its fixed network solution, to upgrade the utility’s advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) and provide active water leak detection and consumer portals.Read More

Report: Number of water AMI endpoints in Europe, North America to double in the next six years

Report: Number of water AMI endpoints in Europe, North America to double in the next six years

AMR/AMI, Water Management March 1, 2022 at 11:29 am

According to new a research report from the IoT analyst firm Berg Insight, the installed base of water utility AMI endpoints in Europe and North America is set to double during the period 2021–2027. At the end of 2021, the combined installed base of AMIRead More

Revisiting AMI’s Business Case

Revisiting AMI’s Business Case

Building a Smarter Water System through More than Metering By Andrew Chastain-Howley Advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) is a star attraction in the world of metering. Utility managers who hope for greater accountability and efficiency in customer billing may see it as a panacea. Although AMIRead More

Gaining Visibility with AMI: Texas Utility Tackles Smart Metering Project

Gaining Visibility with AMI: Texas Utility Tackles Smart Metering Project

AMR/AMI, Water Management November 30, 2020 at 10:19 am

By Zeb Wright Like many municipalities and utilities around the county, Faulkey Gully Municipal Utility District (MUD) knew they had an aging infrastructure that needed to be addressed. The utility, which serves a rapidly developing suburb northwest of Houston, knew that the meter system was nearingRead More

Absolute AMI: Columbia, S.C., Meter Project Highlights Wide-Ranging System Improvements

Absolute AMI: Columbia, S.C., Meter Project Highlights Wide-Ranging System Improvements

AMR/AMI, Water Management October 29, 2020 at 11:52 am

A meter upgrade can represent a significant advancement for a water utility, affecting everything from operations to customer service to financial planning – that is, better use of resources and saving money. When the South Carolina capital city of Columbia was struggling with meter reads andRead More