AMI, AMR, and Metering Features

  1. Up Your Energy Efficiency And Save Money In The Process 8/2/2016

    With electricity prices climbing each year and eating up a greater share of companies’ operating expenses, energy efficiency is rightly becoming a top priority for many municipalities and businesses. According to the U.S. EPA, drinking water and wastewater treatment plants account for about 30 to 40 percent of many municipal governments’ total energy consumption.

  2. 10 Technologies And Breakthroughs From ACE16 7/14/2016

    This year's Annual Conference and Exposition (ACE16), held by the American Water Works Association (AWWA) from June 19 to 22, was the first following the tragedy of Flint — a time when the drinking water industry is under intense scrutiny.

  3. Minimizing Water Outages With Targeted Valve Control 1/31/2024

    The Town of Holly Springs, NC, used Hydra-Stop's Insta-Valve 250 insertion valves to repair a leak in a transmission line without causing water service outages to over 40 residences. This solution saved the town from widespread outages and other costs associated with a system shutdown.

  4. The Hidden Cost: Uncovering The Truth About Non-Revenue Water 9/25/2025

    Non-revenue water drains utility budgets, resources, and public trust. Audits, ultrasonic metering with acoustic leak detection, and community engagement provide practical, cost-effective steps to curb losses and improve efficiency.

  5. Historic Town Builds A “Smart” Water System With ORION® Cellular And BEACON® Software as a Service (SaaS) 7/13/2020

    Paducah Water in Kentucky identified a need to upgrade its water system. The utility used a manual reading system for decades and investigated multiple solutions, including touch-read and drive-by systems. None of the solutions met its requirements. “In both of our attempts to deploy new solutions, we found the equipment and systems to be unreliable. We even had to stop our implementation efforts after having installed 1,000 new water meters,” said Bill Robertson, general manager of Paducah Water. “We had to keep looking.” Read the full case study to learn more.

  6. From AMI To Operational Control: Why Performance, Control, And Confidence Matter 5/12/2026

    Modern infrastructure requires moving beyond data collection toward true operational control. Discover how focusing on performance, network priority, and engineered resilience allows utilities to manage leaks and emergencies with total confidence.

  7. The Smart Water Show: Episode 3 – What is a NaaS? 2/26/2021

    Why have only 20% of water utilities deployed an AMI fixed network?  If you are considering a fixed network, I've got something you seriously need to consider prior to soliciting quotations or putting out your RFP. The question is, who is going to manage the network infrastructure? Do you have qualified individuals within your utility ready to continuously monitor, maintain and manage the network? In this video, we're going to discuss some of the options available for water utilities today: a utility managed network versus a network as a service agreement (NaaS).

  8. Water Loss Control For Utilities 3/5/2024

    Water utilities across the United States have made great strides in controlling water loss within their water distribution systems. However, more can be done to account for every last drop of water.

  9. The Pitfalls Of Cellular AMI 5/22/2025

    This white paper aims to highlight crucial considerations for utilities contemplating cellular networks as the foundation of their communication systems.

  10. Supercharging Acoustic Leak Detection With Analytics 10/8/2024

    The integration of advanced analytics can take acoustic leak detection systems to another level by leveraging noise filtering, pattern recognition, and comprehensive data analysis.