Consumers Energy Modernizes Gas Distribution System with Itron Solutions and Services
With Itron's technology, Consumers Energy is able to enhance system efficiency with more insights into system performance, increase billing accuracy through the elimination of estimated bills and improve power outage detection enabling power to be restored faster. The company is providing customers with more energy-saving tools by means of a web portal for tracking their electric usage. Online customer access to gas usage information is also in future plans.
Consumers Energy will install more than 630,000 smart gas communication modules where customers also receive electric service from the company. Gas meters will communicate energy usage information to customer electric meters, which will convey overall energy usage information to Consumers Energy, eliminating the need for estimated reads for either type of meter. The system enhances efficiency and billing accuracy.
Consumers Energy has already installed more than 800,000 communicating
digital meters as part of the Smart Energy program, with 1.1 million
"Itron looks forward to expanding our work with Consumers Energy and
bringing the benefits of smarter technologies to the utility's electric
customers who also receive natural gas service. With Itron's smart gas
solution, Consumers Energy will be able to collect, deliver and manage
more granular and timely gas data, giving the utility and its customers
more insights than ever before," said
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