Why Smart Meter with GHMS?
Benefits to Developers, Contractors and Utilities
- Increase customer satisfaction
- Elimination of manual meter reading
- Added value to buildings
- Product and System Dependability
- 24 years of experience
- Patented-PLC signal transmits through distribution transformers (480V to 120V; 600V to 120V)
- Redundant data storage
- Meter system that will support all rate structures including Time-Of-Use
Benefits for Owners and Residents
- Increase Resident Satisfaction
- Incentive for energy conservation
- Fair energy allocation
- Residents gain control over their usage and electric costs
- Residents directly benefit from their own energy conservation efforts
- No manual meter readers on property which eliminates safety or privacy concerns
- No estimates due to meter inaccessibility
- Elimination of cross subsidization. Residents pay only what they use
System Flexibility
- Monitor commercial and residential tenants with one system
- Accommodate all electrical services (voltages and amperages)
- Collect electric, water, gas, BTU and other data
Real-Estate Savings
- Reduce meter rooms to meter closets and maximize square-footage for re-sale
- Compact meters retrofit into existing buildings
Save Installation Time & Cost
- Save time by using PLC and eliminating cable runs
- One meter monitors multiple loads
- Easy retrofit of socket meters
- Reduce labor, minimizing budget variability
Conserve Energy
- Studies show a reduction in energy consumption of up to 20% or more when residents have responsibility for their own usage
- The monthly electric bill acts as an on-going reminder to conserve
- Resident conservation facilitates demand management
Enable Better Management of Energy Costs
- Shift energy-related risk (both usage and pricing) to residents
- Evaluate energy efficiency initiatives with “before and after” audits
- Resident rates directly reflect utility rates; increases are directly passed through
Lower Maintenance Costs
- No battery replacement or scheduled maintenance calls
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