The communication modules use radio transmitting devices attached to CenterPoint Energy’s customers’ existing natural gas meters allowing readings from each meter to be collected once a month by a mobile meter reading device mounted to a CenterPoint Energy vehicle.
This virtually eliminates the need for a meter reader to enter a customer’s yard to manually read the meter.
The project will include a total of 1.2 million communication modules and will be completed by 2013.
Deploying Itron’s ChoiceConnect 100G Datalogging ERT gas modules will offer CenterPoint Energy greater meter reading efficiencies and enhanced customer satisfaction.
