Post Tagged with: "metering"

City of Columbus to partner with Sensus on smart utility network

City of Columbus to partner with Sensus on smart utility network

AMR/AMI, Water Management January 18, 2021 at 9:19 am

The City of Columbus Department of Public Utilities has a long history of superior customer service dating back to 1871 and its first drinking water treatment facility at the confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers. Columbus is taking the next step in this journey byRead 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

Badger Meter announces availability of netAMP Enabled

Badger Meter announces availability of netAMP Enabled

AMR/AMI, Water Management August 24, 2020 at 9:39 am

Badger Meter has announced the availability of netAMP Enabled, which the company says will significantly expedite its end-to-end advanced metering deployments. netAMP Enabled complements smart water technologies from Badger Meter, including BEACON Advanced Metering Analytics (AMA), ORION Cellular LTE-M endpoints and smart water meters, by providing customersRead More

Georgia city moves forward with extensive water loss control program

Georgia city moves forward with extensive water loss control program

AMR/AMI, Water Loss, Water Management July 27, 2020 at 11:13 am

When the City of Dallas, Georgia, launched an initiative to get a handle on water loss, they couldn’t know just how far their journey would take them. Just 30 miles northwest of Atlanta, the water infrastructure at the City of Dallas includes 3,700 water connectionsRead More

The City of Gonzales was seeking to give its customers accurate and timely water bills. The challenge stemmed from manual meter reading and old, outdated technology.

Louisiana City Funds Infrastructure Upgrade with Metering-as-a-Service Program

AMR/AMI, Water Management July 6, 2020 at 9:41 am

By Joey Mitchell The business case for Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) is compelling, as it provides accurate billing data, consistent and faster billing resolution, and operational efficiency through the elimination of manual operations. Access to more data lets utilities make informed decisions to streamline operations, boostRead More

Kamstrup introduces new leak detection solution

Kamstrup introduces new leak detection solution

Water Loss, Water Management July 2, 2020 at 9:16 am

Danish company Kamstrup, a supplier of energy and water metering solutions with headquarters in Denmark as well as local operations and a production facility in Roswell, Georgia, has launched its newest solution to the North American market: an acoustic leak detection solution consisting of theRead More

Austin Water selects Aclara for AMI program

Austin Water selects Aclara for AMI program

AMR/AMI, Water Management June 29, 2020 at 9:55 am

Austin Water has selected Aclara to supply and implement a landmark advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) program to the utility, which services over 1 million people across more than 548 square miles in the Austin, Texas metropolitan area. “Austin Water is excited to be working withRead More

The Power of Metering: How Long-life Batteries Affect AMI Profitability

The Power of Metering: How Long-life Batteries Affect AMI Profitability

AMR/AMI, Water Finance, Water Management June 12, 2020 at 2:00 pm

By Sol Jacobs Economics ultimately dictate the decision to upgrade from traditional water meters to a smart metering solution that combines robust meter construction with advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), automated meter reading (AMR) and two-way wireless communications. The newest automated meters are incredibly robust, thusRead More

UMS launches ‘Metering-as-a-Service’ offering to drive advanced metering adoption

UMS launches ‘Metering-as-a-Service’ offering to drive advanced metering adoption

AMR/AMI, Water Management May 20, 2020 at 7:00 am

Raleigh, N.C.-based Utility Metering Solutions (UMS) today announced the general availability of netAMP™ Metering-as-a-Service (MaaS). According to UMS, it’s the water industry’s first subscription-based metering program. The program provides utilities an expedited migration path to advanced metering – delivering all the equipment, meters, software andRead More