Nebraska Public Power District to begin replacing meters next week
The Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) will begin the process of replacing 43,000 existing electric meters at homes and businesses in 33 communities it serves.
The meter replacement project will begin next week in Ashton, Nebraska, and continue on throughout 2018.
NPPD’s customer service organization will contact customers to let them know when the meter replacement will be done at their location. Officials say that the resident or business owner does not need to be there when the replacement occurs. However, there will be a short interruption of electric service when it happens.
The new meters feature Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), a two-way digital metering technology used around the world. The new meters display the reading in digital LED format and have an electronic circuit board that transmits the data back to NPPD on the total amount of kilowatt hours used by a residence or business.
“The installation of the AMI systems will help maintain competitive electric rates by reducing operating expenses,” NPPD Retail General Manager Tim Arlt said. “With these units we can also pinpoint the exact location of outages quicker, meaning a faster response time to restore power.”
Further, NPPD personnel will be able to automatically read electric meters from service centers, provide a higher level of customer service, and improve electric service reliability and power quality for customers. It is also safer for NPPD’s employees when troubleshooting or doing routine maintenance.
