With the help of Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) funding, the Town is moving ahead with replacing the majority of High River’s water meters.
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Hatter ready for legal action over smart meters
City utility customers will learn more about the rollout of automated metering to the entire city over the next few months, say officials with the department.
But at least one Medicine Hat resident who is concerned about privacy and health issues says he won’t allow it and may consider court action to stop the installation in his house.
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Automated Metering Program To Roll Out City Wide
Council gave approval to the move Monday night, meaning around 32,000 gas, water and electric accounts will be shifted to the new system over the next few years
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Airdrie natural gas meters to get technology face lift from ATCO Gas
ATCO Gas is upgrading local natural gas meters with a new automated meter reading (AMR) system. The new devices will use small, battery-powered radio transmitters that attach to existing meters and will allow readings to be to be captured with a vehicle-mounted computer system.
Graeme Feltham, ATCO Gas vice president technical services and chief engineer, said there are two primary reasons for the upgrade.
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No opting out of smart meters: aldermen suggest
There should be no way to opt out of having an automated utility meter, even temporarily, if the City of Medicine Hat goes ahead with a city-wide system, two aldermen told a city committee on Thursday.
City staff presented the regular Energy Committee meeting with a plan to persuade reluctant ratepayers and impose fees associated with the costs of operating both “smart meters” and traditional gauges for two years while the city installs the system.
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