E-6Monitor Advanced Metering Infrastructure implementation

In 2022, Longmont had begun to replace its electric meters with Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI). Sometimes called “smart meters,” these allow a number of advantages, including:

• Traditional meters are read once per month. Advanced meters read themselves multiple times per day, allowing a much clearer picture of energy use and more opportunities for energy efficiency.
• Advanced meters can give faster warnings of outages and irregularities, allowing us to respond to issues quickly.
• Advanced meters can allow electric service to be connected or disconnected in seconds (for example, when a family moves in or out of a home), saving the hundreds of trips that our crews usually have to perform ... and saving the greenhouse gas emissions from all that driving, too!
• Advanced meters can allow the creation of lower "off-peak" electric rates, charging less during times of day when there's lower electrical demand.