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By David Engle Despite some setbacks and challenges, every year hundreds of Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) networks are smoothly and efficiently deployed. Better still, they’re now delivering exceptional benefits for water services and ratepayers alike. When a utility makes the choice to move forward with a large-scale AMI or automated meter reading (AMR) installation, there are two primary challenges that utility can expect to face: installation and data handling. Installation is often subcontr...... continue reading
From: Water Efficiency Topics: AMR and AMI, Data Integration, Demand Management
RALEIGH, N.C. (May 1, 2013) – Sensus, a leading utility infrastructure company, extends its congratulations to the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority for being a recipient of the CS Week Expanding Excellence Awards for the Best Smart Infrastructure category during the Expanding Excellence Awards in Tampa, Florida, May 1-3. The Expanding Excellence Awards are presented to utilities that have successfully completed a project during 2011 or 2012 that optimized an Advanced Metering Infrast...... continue reading
From: Water Efficiency Topics: AMR and AMI
Hemet, CA—April 11, 2013—Municipal and industrial engineers will find McCrometer’s popular FPI MagTM (Full Profile Insertion) Electromagnetic Flow Meter now features the new M-Series Converter, providing excellent accuracy to ±0.5% of reading. The FPI Mag Flow Meter also has obtained CSA certification to UL 61010-1 and CSA C22.2 No.61010-1-04, expanding the markets and applications for this meter. Featuring an advanced filtering algorithm, McCrometer’s M-Series Converter supports FPI Mag Flow Meter accur...... continue reading
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By David Engle It’s interesting,” observes Ian MacLeod of Master Meter Inc. (Mansfield, TX), “to look at how AMI [Advanced Metering Infrastructure] and the sharing of utility information with users can affect a behavioral change.” To back this up, he cites a three-year study on the psychology of ratepayer conservation, conducted at the Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) in California and completed in 2011. “Results were almost shocking, in terms of how dramatically people’s water usage was altered w...... continue reading
From: Water Efficiency Topics: AMR and AMI, Data Integration, Resource-Management
LIBERTY LAKE, Wash. — March 28, 2013 — Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI) announced today a new release of Itron Enterprise Edition (IEE), Itron’s industry-leading, enterprise-wide data management solution for smart metering. The new release features streamlined, high-volume processing capabilities and a significantly reduced data storage footprint, which lowers the total cost of ownership of meter data management (MDM) for electricity, gas and water utilities of all sizes. This release further improves Itron’s ...... continue reading
From: Water Efficiency Topics: AMR and AMI
RALEIGH, N.C. (March 22, 2013) …. Sensus, a leading utility infrastructure company, is celebrating World Water Day with the delivery of its 1 millionth iPERL™ residential water meter to the City of O’Fallon, Mo. The United Nations General Assembly established World Water Day to raise awareness about the importance of freshwater and to advocate for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. “The iPERL is a critical component of our smart water network technology,” said Peter Mainz, President and ...... continue reading
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By Dan Rafter The project was a daunting one. The Greater Cincinnati Water Works, a utility that serves 241,000 metered accounts and 1.1 million residents in the city of Cincinnati and surrounding Hamilton County, was upgrading to an automated meter reading (AMR) service. The benefits of upgrading to an AMR system were many: The utility would no longer have to worry about gaining access to the 60% of water meters that were inside commercial and residential buildings. They’d be able to shift worke...... continue reading
From: Water Efficiency Topics: AMR and AMI, Data Integration, Resource-Management
Las Vegas Valley Water District (LVVWD), a not-for-profit agency that provides water to more than 1 million residents and 35 million annual visitors in Southern Nevada, has selected Itron Inc.’s automated metering solution to improve operational efficiency and streamline meter reading. The contract includes nearly 400,000 Itron water communication modules for residential and commercial customers as well as Itron’s mobile collection system, field collection system software and overall project management. ...... continue reading
From: Water Efficiency Topics: AMR and AMI
MILWAUKEE – Badger Meter (NYSE: BMI) will be the first Platinum-level sponsor of the American Water Works Association (AWWA) Annual Conference and Exposition, which will take place in Denver, Colo., June 9-13, 2013. As a member of the AWWA since 1929, Badger Meter values the critical role of the organization as an advocate for safe and sustainable water and a go-to resource for industry professionals. “We appreciate not only the guidance that AWWA provides for the industry and our business as we advance ...... continue reading
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By David Engle It wouldn’t be exaggerating to say that installing an automated meter-reading infrastructure (AMI) could transform water delivery businesses from top to bottom, particularly ones seeking conservation and efficiency. So far, though, few of the hundreds of AMIs now up-and-running are realizing their potential. (Though some are getting terrific results; see examples below.) What’s the reason? Where are the remedies? The following candid discussion among vendors and adopters explores s...... continue reading
From: Water Efficiency Topics: AMR and AMI, Data Integration, Resource-Management
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