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Library - City of Loveland Colorado - Empowering Loveland with Advanced Meters City Wide Electric Meter Upgrades Begin in February 01 January 2024 ( news )
Library - City of Loveland , state Colorado ( By Press Release office)
Jan 01,2024
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Loveland is joining more than 75% of US cities in launching an advanced metering system ( known as “advanced metering infrastructure” or AMI ) citywide , which will drastically improve Loveland Water and Power ( LWP ) operations and customer experience . LWP customers will have their existing electric meters exchanged for advanced meters .
AMI will allow us to read electric meters remotely without having to access meters at your home physically . For years , our meter readers made monthly visits to every property in our city before sending utility bills showing the previous month’s utility usage . With AMI , LWP and its customers will both be able to access electricity usage information all the time .
We’ve tested AMI technology since 2009 and have installed AMI in specific areas of the city over the past decade . The citywide AMI launch will begin in February 2024 and full implementation will take up to two years to complete . A City - selected contractor , SiteWise , will complete a majority of meter exchanges .
Benefits of AMI
AMI will empower customers to view their electricity usage data online anytime . That data will help us , too: With AMI we’ll be able to provide better , faster service by identifying outages
quickly and efficiently , advising customers based on their exact utility usage and making smarter decisions about real - time energy allocation . Read more at
lovewp . org/ami
.
What to expect: Getting your new electric meter
1 . Check what AMI Deployment Zone your home is in
. On our AMI webpage ,
lovewp . org/ami
, you’ll find a map of AMI Deployment Zones showing when we’ll be exchanging meters in each zone .
2 . Get notified 1 - 2 weeks before your electric meter exchange
. We’ll notify you closer to your exact meter exchange date . If the contact information on your utility account needs updating ,
give us a call at 970 - 962 - 2111 .
3 . Receive your new electric meter
. SiteWise crews will knock on your door to let you know of their arrival and install your new electric meter . Installations usually take 10 minutes or less and may require a brief power outage . If you need to schedule a specific time for your installation , options for scheduling will be communicated 1 - 2 weeks before your meter change . SiteWise crews will leave a door hanger on your door after your meter change is completed with any information you need to know .
A new advanced meter , pictured in our warehouse .
If you have any questions about AMI , call us at 970 - 962 - 3000 or visit our AMI webpage
:
lovewp . org/ami
.
This article appeared in the January 2024 issue of City Update
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