Automating Mass Water Meter Deployment for Orangeville Hydro
About the Project
The Town of Orangeville is changing all of their water meters to Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) and since Orangeville Hydro acts as the billing agent for the Town, Orangeville Hydro needed to automate all portions of the meter change process in addition to the integration of advanced meter reading into billing. ERTH worked with Orangeville Hydro, Diameter Consultants and Neptune to create a portal to manage meter changes coming in from the field, the creation of new meters in the billing system, and the synchronization of installed meters to the Neptune 360 meter reading system. The goal of the project was to eliminate any duplicate entry and leverage technology to make the process more efficient. ERTH developed the solution in EOS (ERTH Online Services) and leveraged many of the additional features that comes with EOS, such as user security, reporting and account lookup. Orangeville Hydro is anticipating that it will take 12 months to complete all the necessary meter changes.
“ERTH’s meter change portal has been instrumental in bridging the gap as we upgrade and modernize our metering technology. We have complete visibility into every single meter change and have the ability to fix and adjust any of the meter data that fails validation. Their innovative solutions and expert guidance have ensured a seamless and efficient transition, keeping our operations running smoothly without any interruptions through this process. Where there were gaps in our processes they were able to react quickly with solutions to help keep the project on schedule which is critical with so many moving parts”
– Rob Koekkoek, President at Orangeville Hydro
