AMR Technology

Hey buddy my name is Rahul and I want to know some details about Automatic meter reading for that will you please gather information about it?

[Shaleen]

On your concern buddy I will get the information about Automatic meter reading so that you can go through it easily.

Automatic meter reading, or AMR, is the technology of automatically collecting consumption, diagnostic, and status data from water meter or energy metering devices (gas, electric) and transferring that data to a central database for billing, troubleshooting, and analyzing. This technology mainly saves utility providers the expense of periodic trips to each physical location to read a meter.

Here are the benefits of the technology

Accurate meter reading, no more estimates

Improved billing

Accurate profile classes and measurement classes, true costs applied

Improved security and tamper detection for equipment

Energy management through profile data graphs

Less financial burden correcting mistakes

Less accrued expenditure

Transparency of “cost to read” metering

Improved procurement power though more accurate data - “de-risking” price

In cases of shortages, utility will be able to manage/allocate supply.

Disadvantages

Utility can control amount allocated to users.

Utility can remotely shut off users.

Loss of privacy - details of use reveal information about user activities

Greater potential for monitoring by other/unauthorized third parties

Reduced reliability (more complicated meters, more potential for interference by third parties)

Increased security risks from network or remote access