Standalone municipal water utilities often struggle to implement reliable communication networks for AMI. Without access to utility poles and electric service at the meter, many water utilities face a major network investment that isn’t supported by water utility business cases.
AMI offers more than the typical monthly meter read. The ability to monitor interval usage data throughout the month improves customer service and satisfaction with leak detection and the ability to troubleshoot high bill complaints.
One way water utilities can streamline AMI network infrastructure costs is to partner with neighboring electric utilities. Landis+Gyr has developed a Shared Network model specifically designed to allow electric utilities to share their network space with water utilities operating in the same service territory. This model allows water utilities to access the needed infrastructure for deploying an AMI network, without having to make an unsupportable network investment, and enables the electric utility to further profit from their own AMI investment by leasing access to other utilities in their service area.
Find out how Landis+Gyr’s Shared Network Partnership model is working for two utilities in Wisconsin, and learn how it's benefiting both the utilities and their customers. Download Leveraging AMI Infrastructure for Cost-Efficient Water Utility Modernization to see the successful blueprint in use by the City of Neenah (WI) Water Utility and We Energies.