According to Alliant Energy, advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) uses remote two-way wireless communication to retrieve detailed customer energy usage information.
Alliant Energy, as the parent of Wisconsin Power and Light (WPL), has contracted with VSI Meter Services to perform the majority of the installations.
Those crews will be working in western Dane County and surrounding areas throughout the next several months. Electric meters will be replaced, which may cause a brief interruption in electric service. Customers will be notified by mail prior to their scheduled installation. Meters will continue to be manually read until the new AMI system has been tested and is fully operational in these areas.
Barbara Siehr, vice president of customer service at Alliant Energy, said: “AMI technology will provide create a platform for future opportunities. Customer benefits include reduced need to access customer property, reduced number of estimated bills and better outage information with quicker power restoration.”
Alliant Energy is a power company providing energy to customers and shareowners.
