Utility revenue protection activities are not like they used to be. Advancements in meter technology, reading, and data collection have had a major impact on revenue protection department operations, and for some utilities, present opportunities for a paradigm shift.

Having too much information is a commonly heard complaint today. Yet, in the energy and utility industry, millions of smart meters are being deployed with the promise of providing data at unprecedented levels.  Many agree that the ability to digest a multitude of smart grid data will be the key to success for the industry. How [...]

A small Texas pilot project may change how smaller utilities communicate with smart meters. The results show that cellular (or “public wireless”) will give RF Mesh a run for its money, at least with municipals and smaller utilities just now starting to make decisions about Smart Grid technology. (RF Mesh systems have been the choice [...]