Sep 29, 2020 | AMI deployments, Featured, Smart metering
Sometimes, the key to the success of an advanced metering infrastructure project is not the technology, but project management and implementation. The way an implementation is conducted can make all the difference in the world in terms of meeting success factors of...
Sep 7, 2020 | AMI deployments, Distribution Automation, Electric utilities, Featured, Renewable energy
Our century-old distribution system has aged remarkably well, but the centralized, top-down power system with electricity flowing in one direction is now outdated. A 2015 Department of Energy (DOE) report noted that 70% of power transformers were 25 years of age or...
Aug 31, 2020 | AMI deployments, Water utilities
Hurricane season rolls around each year, and headlines shout the number of people without power. But often people forget that when the power goes out, water and gas utilities are also affected. In 2012, for example, Hurricane Sandy affected more than 690 drinking...
Jul 14, 2020 | AMI deployments, Electric utilities, Featured
Implementing advanced metering infrastructure using wireless RF-based networks poses special challenges for rural electric cooperatives. Many cooperatives stretch across thousands of miles, with great distances between individual meters and groups of meters. This fact...
Jun 9, 2020 | AclaraONE, AMI deployments, Combo Utilities
Multi-service utilities – those that sell power, water, gas, or any combination of the three – have many opportunities to reduce costs and pass on rate savings to customers. If they can pick one AMI system that fits all commodities they sell, they can benefit from...
Dec 4, 2019 | AMI deployments, Electric utilities, Featured
In a survey taken this past Earth Day, Researchers at the Pew Research Center found that a majority of people in 23 out of 26 countries surveyed by the Pew Research Center consider climate change a grave threat. With this week marking the start of the 25th United...
