Dec 2, 2020 | Electric utilities, Featured, Gas utilities, Water utilities
The worldwide pandemic is changing the way people are celebrating the holidays in 2020, but no matter where they celebrate or how many people are sitting around their tables, they still use energy and water. We normally look at topics related directly to metering,...
Nov 18, 2020 | Data analytics, Non revenue water, Water utilities
It’s difficult to accurately assess how much of the water that is pumped into a utility’s distribution system is lost before it is metered, but the Environmental Protection Agency puts the number at 16%, and some experts’ estimates are even higher. In any case,...
Nov 2, 2020 | AclaraONE, Consumer Engagement, Data analytics, Featured, Non revenue water, Water utilities
More than ever, water utilities are investing in advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) as they seek to improve their current operations and lay the foundation for a system that will accommodate future growth and technology advances. One of the immediate benefits of...
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...
Aug 25, 2020 | Electric utilities, Featured, Gas utilities, Water utilities
When COVID-19 novel coronavirus put a hard stop to most in-person tradeshows and conferences this year, organizers quickly retooled many events as virtual. Whether this change is long-standing or just a blip in event-planning history, only time will tell. While...
Jun 29, 2020 | Featured, Water utilities
Advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) has reduced labor requirements, improved customer service and billing, and provided a baseline of information for better data management. But how much more can AMI do, and how can water utilities take maximum advantage? Check out...