AMR, AMI and Metering ARTICLES & WHITE PAPERS
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How Advanced Tools Are Improving The Fight Against Non-Revenue Water
3/24/2021
As water distribution pipelines across the country continue to age well beyond their expected lifespan, reducing non-revenue water (NRW) to keep a lid on production costs should be a primary goal of every water utility.
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The Evolution Of Smart Utilities
12/3/2015
Advances in telecommunications, automation, and data analytics are changing the relationship between utilities and their customers.
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Overcoming Smart Meter Fears: The Value Of Focusing Communication On AMI Benefits
5/14/2018
The idea that ratepayers are afraid of what advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) may bring into their homes has made water utilities wary of implementing the technology. But are the fears justified? A new survey investigates the phenomenon and lights a path forward.
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Water Utilities Push For AMI And AMR Standardization
12/5/2014
Through research organization collaboration and teamwork, a number of major U.S. utilities are fighting for freedom of choice in advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) and automatic meter reading (AMR).
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How The Right Tools Are Boosting Consumer Engagement
3/18/2021
By some accounts, as much as 20 percent of water utility customers across the U.S. aren’t aware that they have an active water leak. Until those customers understand that a leak is negatively impacting their water bill, they will likely have little interest in the underlying data.
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Digital Transformation Drives Customer Satisfaction, Improved Processes
11/3/2022
Digital payment platforms improve the efficiency of collections and related labor practices, but their greatest benefit may be enhancing utility-customer relations.
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Modern Metering Adoption At Smaller Public Water Systems
7/15/2019
As with most things in life, there are those water utilities that have and those that don’t. According to the EPA, less than 3% of the 150,110 operational public water systems (PWS) in the U.S. serve more than 10,000 people. And those 4,500 systems serve 79% of the population. Not that being big means living trouble free. Many of these water authorities serve cities plagued by under investment over decades in their water systems. And yet with large rate-bases comes the means to spread the investment in modern technology across many households and water consumers.
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Smart Water: Remote Sensing
7/19/2018
Automated metering systems (AMSs) or “smart meters” can provide valuable data for electric and water utilities. Data analytics can be used to improve customer service, boost conservation, monitor the system, and even forecast demand. An ultimate goal might be to eventually monitor everything from streetlight intensity to fire hydrants.
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Combating Cyber Threats: How To Secure Water Utility Systems
4/17/2024
As technology gets more sophisticated, so have hackers and cyberattacks. How can utilities protect themselves and their customers?
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Smart Water Networks Will Endure When IoT Bubble Bursts
11/17/2015
In its latest Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, leading analyst firm Gartner places the Internet of Things (IoT) at the top of the life cycle phase it calls the ‘Peak of Inflated Expectations’.