With today's automatic meter reading technology, hourly consumption of water can be read via modem.

PLC is one of the technologies used for automatic meter reading.

Outside of New York, where automatic meter reading technology is being used, consumption is down 50 percent.

Hot Rod is an automatic meter reading system that allows for drive-by meter data collection.

Telenor Cinclus is a Norwegian supplier of automatic meter reading.

Smart meters go a step further than simple AMR (automatic meter reading).

For example, a communication system bought initially for automatic meter reading can sometimes also be used for load control or for demand response applications.

Major applications include AMR (automatic meter reading), groundwater monitoring, leak detection in distribution pipelines and equipment surveillance.

At the request of the Alabama Power Company, Mr. Paraskevakos developed a load management system along with automatic meter reading technology.

Encoder receiver transmitter (ERT) is a packet radio protocol developed by Itron for automatic meter reading.

Neptune Technology Group, Inc. is an American water meter manufacturer and automatic meter reading company, based in Tallassee, Alabama.

ANSI C12.21 is an extension of C12.18 written for modem instead of optical communications, so it is better suited to automatic meter reading.

AMI differs from traditional automatic meter reading (AMR) in that it enables two-way communications with the meter.

Telenor Cinclus develops and sells products related to Automatic Meter Reading and other technologies related to machine to machine communication.

More advanced Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) systems can provide outage detection capability and thus serve as virtual calls indicating customers who are without power.

With Automatic Meter Reading, manufacturers have developed pulse or encoder registers to produce electronic output for radio transmitters, reading storage devices, and data logging devices.

Smart Grid: The Smart Grid involves more than simply installation of Automatic Meter Reading (AMR).

Utilimetrics - Non-profit industry trade association (Formerly known as the Automatic Meter Reading Association AMRA)

(Some not-so-dumb meters use AMR, automatic meter reading, which stores data until a utility employee comes by and retrieves it, usually through a wireless squirt to a handheld device.

Plexus specialized in the areas of Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) and Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) applications.

Although ReFLEX now has limited viability in the commercial market, it is finding new uses in Automatic Meter Reading, public safety, and low cost/bandwidth M2M applications.

Most cities are increasingly installing Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) systems to prevent fraud, to lower ever-increasing labor and liability costs and to improve customer service and satisfaction.

Automatic meter reading can be done with GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) modems, one is attached to each meter and the other is placed at the central utility office.

The company's product portfolio includes wiring devices (switches & sockets), multi sockets, accessories, miniature circuit breaker boxes, smart meters & automatic meter reading solutions, low voltage switchgears and building automation systems.

Other solutions based on AggreGate include remote monitoring, fleet management, vending machines management, sensor network control, automatic meter reading, people/vehicle counting, digital signage, mobile device management, event management and home automation.