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Kilowaze Smart Electric Utility Meter Breaks New Ground on Cost and Data Delivery

Thursday, 17 January 2019 11:17 AM

MDCS announces low-cost ANSI AMI solution with its Kilowaze meter and long range (LoRa) reporting network

NEW MILFORD, CT / ACCESSWIRE / January 17, 2019 / MDCS, an International Systems Integrator, will introduce the ANSI form 2S meter and ISM LoRa network solution at the 2019 DistribuTECH show in February. The KILOWAZE is a Class 200 electric utility meter that can deliver more metrology, more accurately at a much lower cost.

  • ANSI certified 0.5% and tested to 0.2% (See below chart)
  • ISM band network (LoRa) is provided at no cost to the utility
  • Delivers data on 14 measured four quadrant variables
  • Reporting intervals from 1 minute to 1 monthly
  • Lowest Cost of any AMI meter today
  • Remote Disconnect and Power Outage Reporting

The KILOWAZE meter was developed with advanced digital technology to replace the 80 million meters in the US residential meter market that are not able to afford the current products. The MDCS solution cost will be close to half of the competition.

Meter Data Collection Services Inc., Thursday, January 17, 2019, Press release picture

Two embedded communication protocols are available to deliver measured data from the KILOWAZE meter: A long range ISM band (902-928 MHz) data network and 802.11n WiFi. The data network provides a low cost bi-directional communication link between KILOWAZE meters and utility servers. The foundation of the network is a LPWAN using LoRa® long range radio technology, a leading LPWAN technology worldwide. The KILOWAZE meter data is sent via gateways having a range of 10 miles and can handle 12 mm interval readings per gateway, per day. The network service provided by MDCS includes the entire infrastructure to transmit data from the meter to the utility at NO CAPITAL COST TO UTILITIES.

Utilities have several options to retrieve data direct from the meter: Via email client, download from our Network server or download from the utility server. All are secure and meet 128 bit AES security protocols. MDCS is capable of delivering any size order of meters and installing the data network for these meters, within 120 days.

Meter Data Collection Services Inc., Thursday, January 17, 2019, Press release picture

''For too long, many utility companies in the US have been unable to move forward with new technology because of the cost to change infrastructure and upgrade products. MDCS has a cost-effective way to achieve complete AMI performance throughout the service area with ZERO capital cost for infrastructure,'' says George Davies, Co-Founder of MDCS. ''The KILOWAZE meter is the result of several years of creative hardware design and software ingenuity. The combination of the KILOWAZE meter and our proprietary Data network, present a new standard in the marketplace,'' says Ron D'Ambrosio, CEO of MDCS.

About MDCS (Meter Data Collection Services): An international systems integrator with extensive experience in delivering advanced technology products at cost-effective prices. The management team has years of experience and historical relationships with key customers and suppliers. The KILOWAZE ANSI electricity meter and Data network are designed using the latest electronic and software technology. The company is squarely focused on small and medium utilities that need low cost of ownership and ease of use to make the transition to the next level of AMI/AMR technology.

CONTACT:

Ron D'Ambrosio
[email protected]
203-994-0344

SOURCE: Meter Data Collection Services Inc.

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