There aren’t many more mundane elements to an electrical system than the meter. It sits. It spins. It ticks off kilowatt hours. That’s about it. But that will soon change, industry forecasters say, as the microchip revolution makes its way to a new generation of “smart” electricity meters, which are destined to turn utility distribution systems into giant SCADA networks. Electric-utility contract electricians could see a lot of these meters in the next decade, but they may need some extra training to win this added business.
Originally published in Electrical Contractor magazine, May 2007.
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