Electronic management opportunities
Automatic meter reading is a proven technology that is moving out of the test lab and into the field at utilities across the U.S. Gas distribution companies that look upon this technology as more than a new way to read meters are finding it can be an important management tool at all levels of a utility. In its simplest form, an AMR system allows a utility to bill customers for their monthly gas consumption accurately without sending an employee to check every single meter on the system. Taking full advantage of the technology available today, utilities can also use this information to provide better service to their customers economically, plan construction and maintenance projects and retain load they might otherwise have lost through improved service to major customers.
- OSTI ID:
- 7040646
- Journal Information:
- Pipeline Gas J.; (United States), Vol. 215:2
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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