Sep 25, 2019 | AMI deployments, Leak detection, Water utilities
People move into older homes because of their beauty and character, but they also expect to find hidden problems that need to be fixed. What they don’t expect is help from their local water utility in identifying those problems. That is exactly the situation one...
Sep 17, 2019 | AMI deployments, Electric utilities, Gas utilities
If you can say one thing about the United Kingdom’s smart metering program, it’s this: There’s no shortage of commitment. In fact, that seems to be a key difference between regulators in the U.K. and many of their counterparts in the U.S. Last November, Utility Dive...
Jun 10, 2019 | AMI deployments, Electric utilities
We didn’t transition away from film-based photography because we ran out of film, says author Tony Seba, well-regarded thought leader on market disruption. We switched over to digital photography because it had a more compelling business case. That’s exactly what’s...
Apr 29, 2019 | AMI deployments, Distribution Automation, Electric utilities
The World Economic Forum (WEF), believes we are experiencing a fourth industrial revolution, powered by trends in communications, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things, that will impact both the supply and demand sides of the business equation. On the...
Mar 26, 2019 | AMI deployments, Distribution Automation, Electric utilities
Distribution automation (DA) us crucial to grid modernization, according to some 90% of utility staffers who responded to a survey conducted by Zpryme, an energy-focused research company. And 90% of those survey takers also said DA would become even more important...
Mar 12, 2019 | AMI deployments, Gas utilities, Pressure monitoring
Most gas meters are residential, but gas utilities will attest to the fact that commercial customers account for the lion’s share of the profits collected by the utility. When it comes to AMI, these customers require current, accurate, and granular data that can be...
