Webster plans to deploy 18,500 EnergyAxis smart meters between July and December 2010. With EnergyAxis, Webster will be able to remotely read residential and commercial smart meters.
Webster will deploy EnergyAxis 7.0, which includes expanded local area network (LAN) capabilities for RF-based mesh AMI networks. Elster claims that these LAN capabilities can offer rural areas increased network speed, expanded data handling capabilities, improved network reliability and security.
Tom Houston, general manager of Webster, said: “Our partnership with Elster brings us into an important next phase in our customer service and electric distribution capabilities.
“We selected Elster because of EnergyAxis’ field-proven technology and the company’s extensive experience in the electric industry. This deployment of Elster’s EnergyAxis AMI solution will substantially upgrade our billing infrastructure and customer service.”
Webster is a locally-owned and governed not-for-profit cooperative based in Marshfield, Missouri. It serves over 15,000 member-owners in its seven county service territory.
