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Aclara
A Partnership between
the United States Conference of Mayors and Aclara, USCM Platinum Member
Aclara® is the
only automated metering supplier offering a solar-powered fixed network,
leading-edge leak detection, state-of-the-art software for managing
meter data, and a private, standards-based Smart Grid for water. Aclara's
technology solutions are proven, reliable, and scalable, and will accommodate
meter data collection across water metering implementations. Our system
operates successfully in more than 100 cities in over 30 states including
Washington D.C., Boston, San Francisco, New York City, Corpus Christi,
Des Moines, Green Bay, Canton, Atlantic City, Kansas City, and Schaumburg.
Aclara offers a four-pronged
approach to serving the needs of the modern municipal water system.
- The Aclara STAR®
Network fulfills the promise of radio frequency communications as the
first fixed-network AMI to use secure, licensed radio frequencies to
remotely communicate water-meter data at regular intervals directly
to utilities. Its redundant system architecture makes certain that utilities
never miss a reading – ensuring security and revenue protection.
- The Aclara STAR®
ZoneScan leak detection system, developed in conjunction with industry
leader Gutermann International, allows municipal water systems to precisely
pinpoint leaks before they become major problems that cost millions
to repair.
- Aclara customer-care
software allows consumers to analyze their bills and provides the information
they need to make intelligent decisions about water use. Our utility
meter-data-management solutions provide the tools utilities need to
understand water-meter data and improve processes and billing.
- Our Acendant NetworkTM
solution provides a Smart Grid for water that allows utilities maximum
control over water-meter data. Not only does AcendantTM offer a scalable,
standards-based Wi-Fi solution for AMR systems of any size, but it handles
the network requirements of other utility applications, including SCADA
and mobile systems.
We have over 10 years of experience
helping cities build strong business cases for implementing and financing
water metering projects and conservation programs. We've successfully
partnered with one of the country's leading water utilities, American
Water, to develop both first and second-generation leak-detection technologies.
Our design and manufacturing facilities are located in Solon, OH.
Aclara solutions will
enhance utility operations in any city or municipality, providing:
- Proactive customer
service
- Value-added billing
to increase cash flow
- Meter data and asset
management
- Theft protection
to increase revenues
- Leak detection to
reduce water loss
- Customer web presentment
When it comes to selecting
fundamental metering and data management technologies that will determine
how your utility will collect, understand, and use metering information,
you need to ask one simple question: Do they work?
- Are they proven
in the field and at work today?
- Are they reliable—with
documentation that proves it?
- Are they scalable
to the size of your utility and ready to accommodate future growth?
- Do they expand your
data collection and interval-reading capabilities across all water metering
requirements?
- Are they flexible
enough to meet your utility's specific requirements, from end-to-end
solutions to individual, customizable products?
If the answer is yes to all
of these questions, you have found a company that can serve as the communications
foundation of your utility operations.
That company is Aclara.
For more information please contact Kathryn Kretschmer-Weyland with
the United States Conference of Mayors at 301-460-5251 or email her
at kweyland@usmayors.org, Jeff Bean at 202-446-8140 or email jbean@usmayors.org, or Jeannie Fanning at 240-393-9672
or email jfanning@usmayors.org.
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