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AMRA’s July 1998 Trials & Installations Update reflects growth in the automatic meter reading (AMR) industry as US states and countries around the world move toward a competitive utility service market.
Flexible automated monitoring gives Ontario Hydro a competitive edge
Flexible automated monitoring gives Ontario Hydro a competitive edge
he aim of Ontario Hydro’s multi-vendor meter communication system is to detect and resolve hardware failures quickly. This ensures availability of consumption data for customers and colle...
New Zealand energy industry divided by legislation - could this happen in your market?
New Zealand energy industry divided by legislation - could this happen in your
Up till the early 1990s businesses in the New Zealand energy industry (there were 52 of them) had been owned and managed by politicians, who had every incentive to keep domestic...
Technology for profit - and the customer be damned?
Technology for profit - and the customer be damned?
The UK utility sector is witnessing the most radical technological developments in meter reading for many years. At the same time, a newly deregulated market is forcing utilities to compete for the favours of consum...
This report addresses metering and meter data communications to support consumer direct access in the electricity market. It discusses the consequences of the capabilities and limitations of technologies and various approaches to meterin...
For the first three quarters of this century, conventional electromechanical volt meters, ammeters and watt-hour meters dominated the monitoring of electrical power and energy. These meters perform their task satisfactorily, operate reliably, and have...
Most manufacturers of electricity metering in the UK provide some form of prepayment variant. Incredible as it may seem, however, very little has been done since the introduction of the microprocessor in electricity metrology to pro...
Power companies usually struggle to justify the purchase of AMR technology. It’s not easy – yet most utilities feel that AMR is the future. However, justifying its purchase often means that auxiliary products and servic...
Today’s suppliers of latching relays have to adapt to the requirements emerging from the solid state metering industry. The main driving forces are cost, size, performance and reliability of the metering equipment. Fo...
Metering systems standards are in the safe hands of TC 13
Metering systems standards are in the safe hands of TC 13
TC 13 was one of the first technical committees created by the IEC. Originally involved with measuring equipment for the electricity industry, TC 13 today is responsible for establishing standards for equipmen...
Utility companies and equipment manufacturers are increasingly looking for added value in this type of device – for solutions rather than products. As a result, the technology has come a lo...
Walk-by the answer for Jamaica's difficulty to read meters
Walk-by the answer for Jamaica's difficulty to read meters
In addition to the steep and hilly terrain in Jamaica, access to meters has become more problematic in recent years. The population of the island is growing at a rapid rate, which often means that extra rooms...
Metering communications and services using the low voltage distribution network
Metering communications and services using the low voltage distribution network
The last twenty years has seen an increase in power communications technology, as utilities view the process as a means to provide better services to customers, both industrial and reside...
