advanced metering infrastructure Articles

Maximizing AMI investments through broader IIoT Insight

Advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) has received a lot of attention in recent years, typically regarding customer account billing. Other AMI uses within water distribution networks, however, can play equally important roles in reducing non-revenue water (NRW). Consider these contributions of networked flow meter use for automating better insights into water distribution ...

Dec. 24, 2020

By McCrometer, Inc. - a subsidiary of Danaher Corporation

Business Intelligence for utilities: Five planning strategies

Guest Blogger, Energy Efficiency Markets Business Intelligence is not a new concept to utilities, as the analysis of data is as entrenched in every utility as the concept of providing safe, reliable and affordable power. However, the unique challenge facing utilities today is that there is exponentially more data, from more advanced sources, and dispersed to many more functional areas of the ...

Mar. 28, 2012

By Energy Efficiency Markets LLC

How to boost water system efficiency with smart output technology

Water utilities are installing automated meter reading (AMR) and advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) systems more frequently. These systems often help utilities improve customer relations and provide valuable real-time data to improve operations. The ability for various meters to communicate with AMR and AMI technology has become more important as these systems become commonplace. McCrometer ...

Dec. 24, 2020

By McCrometer, Inc. - a subsidiary of Danaher Corporation

Converters: The real heroes of flow measurement

Durable and reliable flow meters play a vital role in municipal water operations, but having the right converter to capture and transmit the resulting information is critical to maximize their value. Converters are expected to be robust and too often are taken for granted. Advanced converters, which feature improved accuracy and repeatability, are an important part of an operations ...

Dec. 24, 2020

By McCrometer, Inc. - a subsidiary of Danaher Corporation

Using flow meters to reduce non-revenue water

Utility managers are continually challenged to run water systems in the most efficient manner. Reducing non-revenue water (NRW) is an important component for system efficiency. In many states, regulators are placing caps on NRW or requiring reductions in the amount of NRW. Accurate and well-planned flow measurement can be used to locate areas of water leakage and reduce NRW. McCrometer is a ...

Dec. 24, 2020

By McCrometer, Inc. - a subsidiary of Danaher Corporation

Our drinking water systems are a disaster. What can we do?

In the wake of the Flint, communities turn to innovative technology and financing to prevent the next crisis. People in developed countries turn on the tap and safe drinking water flows, a dramatic health benefit they tend to take for granted. That complacency was dramatically disrupted last year when children in Flint, Michigan, started testing positive for lead poisoning and the source was ...

Apr. 11, 2016

By Ensia

Affordable accuracy for water distribution monitoring

Non-revenue water (NRW) and other information gaps that have significant impact on operating costs are causing many water distribution utilities to seek affordable ways to gain greater insight into flow data. In this Q&A, Barry Spiegel, Director of Sales and Strategic Accounts for McCrometer, describes how full-profile insertion (FPI) electromagnetic flow meters (mag meters) can provide ...

Dec. 24, 2020

By McCrometer, Inc. - a subsidiary of Danaher Corporation

Report: Energy industry sustainability efforts could save water

Utilities, the oil and gas industry, and governments all use a lot of water. A recent report from Barclays Bank and the Columbia Water Center says that innovation by these organizations could help them become more efficient and sustainable, reducing their use of fresh water to better protect the valuable resource. According to the analysts, a focus on water management best practices could ...

May 5, 2017

By Fluence Corporation

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