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What is Automatic Meter Reading (AMR)? It is the remote collection of consumption data from your utility meters and it makes use of telephony, radio frequencies, power lines, and satellite communication technologies to move around its information. AMR enables water, gas, and electric utility-service companies to increase operational efficiency, improve customer service, reduce data-collection costs, and quickly gather critical information that provides needed insights to company decision-makers.
Utilities may use PLM-1 chip to upload meter data to a pole-mounted concentrator, linked to the utility's host system. Variable rate information may be downloaded in the opposite direction, enabling Demand Side Management and resulting in savings to customers. AMR systems that use other communication links can use the PLM-1 chip to transfer messages into customer's homes, either from a concentrator or directly from the utility's meter. Utilities can monitor and control Internet-enabled systems over the Internet.
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See : Automatic Meter Reading Association
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