Texas Co-op Migrates from Power Line Carrier System to Sensus Next-Generation AMI
Comanche Electric Cooperative covers seven counties and services 5,000 miles of power line. This vast Texas landscape serves as a playground for outdoor enthusiasts, but it’s no walk in the park for the cooperative to provide dependable services to customers. “Generating and distributing power can be a tricky business in the rural and rugged Texas […]
Read MoreBenton PUD Builds a Foundation for the Future with Sensus
Located in the heart of Washington State’s Tri-Cities—also known as “Washington Wine Country”—Benton Public Utility District (PUD) serves more than 50,000 customers across Kennewick, Finley, Benton City, Prosser and outlying areas. While residents of this “year-round paradise” are known for a sense of fun and adventure, they want their electric utility to be serious about […]
Read MoreCity of Troy Improves Customer Relationships and Billing Accuracy with Sensus AMI Solution
Located just south of Montgomery, Alabama, the City of Troy is a unique mix of southern small-town charm and big-city amenities. There’s a vibrant downtown square where the city’s 20,000 residents can be found dining at local restaurants or shopping at boutique stores. Around the corner, students on the campus of Troy University might be […]
Read MoreCobb EMC Installs Smart Street Lighting Solution
Out with the old and in with the new. The move to change out old, high-pressure sodium lights for new LEDs prompted Cobb Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) to think smart. Always looking for the latest technology to improve customer service in Northwest metro Atlanta, the electric provider made the business case that it was also […]
Read MoreDickson Electric Reduces Power Outage Response Time with Sensus
Power outages are a fact of life for utilities. The quest to restore power as quickly as possible is often top of mind, and this is certainly true for Dickson Electric System. Headquartered in Dickson, Tennessee, the utility serves more than 36,000 residential and commercial customers across more than 700 square miles and parts of […]
Read MoreWashington Municipal Utilities Enhances Water and Electric Infrastructure with Sensus
Located in Daviess County, Indiana, Washington is a small city that is poised for growth. An expansion of the heavily traveled I-69 highway has added new connections to the region between Evansville and Indianapolis, improving access to jobs, education and healthcare. With the promise of commercial and residential growth, the city knew that its existing, […]
Read MoreWake Electric Uses Sensus Data Driven Solutions to Meet Goals
Located in Wake Forest, North Carolina, Wake Electric Membership Corporation (Wake Electric) is a rural electric cooperative serving 38,000 customers. With the deployment of the Sensus FlexNet® communication network in 2012, the utility established a reliable and scalable infrastructure that enabled it to improve billing accuracy and system management while reducing customer service calls. However, […]
Read MoreTennessee’s Dickson Electric Uses Sensus FlexNet® System to Increase Reliability and Efficiency
Located southwest of Nashville, Tennessee, Dickson Electric System services more than 30,000 residential and commercial customers across Montgomery, Cheatham, Hickman, Dickson and Houston counties. The service territory is comprised of mostly rural terrain and stretches approximately 90 square miles, utilizing roughly 2,600 miles of distribution line. For the past 100 years, Dickson has relied on […]
Read MoreThe Sensus FlexNet System Aids Alabama Power Company’s Recovery Efforts from Historic Storm
Background Alabama Power Company had been preparing for severe weather to hit the state long before the morning of April 27, 2011. By daybreak, repair crews were already working to restore power to about 270,000 customers affected by a line of storms that had passed through overnight. With predictions of a dangerous, tornado-laden storm heading […]
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