Why is is that PSNC does not supply its residential customers with natural gas meters that are easy to read? The dials are very confusing.
The link above is to a Canadian energy company that does provide easy to read meters. See the first photo.
When I called PSNC, and later spoke with a Todd MINGUS, in the metering department I was told that they had no plans to replace the existing meters (which I believe are called "electric mechanical") with models that are easy to read (odometer display).
Mr. MINGUS said that none of the companies that supply them with meters produce what is pictured in the linked site above.
Yes, there are issues related to power source, their "RF device", etc., but I did not learn of any apparently valid reason why this change is not being made to easier to read meters.
The same energy that is required to turn the clock dials on the existing meters (pictured second on the Canadian site) could turn the numbers in an odometer fashion as it apparently does on the first one pictured on this site.
The easier it is to read these meters, the more likely we all are to manage our energy usage better, and I hope we can find a way to get from here to there.
PSNC is deploying automated meter reading. If this can transmit to a truck on the street, why can it not transmit to a simple panel inside the house?
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