The electric meter is equipped with a built-in internal disconnect enabled by a 100-amp A3 EnergyAxis-network interface card (EA-NIC).
The meter enables utilities to remotely shut off power from a single location, there by delivers advanced metering infrastructure benefits including enhanced cost savingsand increased operational efficiency.
The A3 EA-NIC electric meter meets all American National Standards Institute standards and can be deployed at residential and smaller commercial and industrial locations.
The three-phase A3 meter enables delivery of new customer services, such as pre-payment programs.
The meter uses Elster’s patented digital measurement techniques to provide high accuracy, repeatability and low ownership costs.
Elster’s metering solution which is the same size with or without the remote disconnect switch, is fully programmable and features wide operating ranges for voltage, current and temperature.
