Mar 30, 2023

Haven installing new electric meters

Posted Mar 30, 2023 10:30 AM

HAVEN, Kan. — The City of Haven will be installing new, automated electric meters over the next few months to increase the efficiency and reliability of the electric system.

The scheduled deployment is expected to begin the first week in April. Improving the efficiency of both operations and electricity delivery can help the city keep down costs for customers.

What is the biggest change? With the new automated meters, the City of Haven, will be able to read meters remotely from the city offices. Remote meter reading will save time, labor and money, in addition to increasing safety measures for city staff.

In addition to reducing operational costs, the new meters, which can receive and send information to computers at the city offices, will help improve the reliability of the system. This allows city staff to detect problems more quickly and to locate outages more precisely.

In some cases, city workers will be able to fix the problem before customers know their power has been out.

The new meters will help the city monitor the electric system in almost real-time. This will allow the process of delivering power to be much more efficient.

A customer interface has been designed for customer use on an Apple or Android device. This will allow the customer to monitor their own energy usage from their phone or device.

The meters, which provide hourly/daily information about power use will help customers understand how and when they are using electricity.

Armed with this information, the Haven city staff will be in a better position to help customers address billing inquiries.

Customers can find out more information about the meters by calling Haven City Hall at (620) 465-3618.

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