The company has inked a deal with the City of Raymondville to implement a city-wide water mater upgrade
Schneider Electric has partnered with the City of Raymondville, Texas to implement a city-wide water meter upgrade. The company said that the project will improve city services and increase meter accuracy.
The city of Raymondville provides water for a population base of approximately 11,000 people within its service area. Currently, all 2,791 meters within the system are manually read by meter readers once every month.
“The city of Raymondville pursued the project as part of a long-term economic growth and sustainability plan,” said Eleazar Garcia, city manager, city of Raymondville. “We are constantly looking for ways to improve infrastructure and operational efficiency to provide the best value for our residents while preparing for future growth.”
To achieve this, the city of Raymondville has embarked on an energy savings performance contract (ESPC) encompassing advanced metering infrastructure (AMI). The project is expected to increase the city’s water revenue by 9%, with no new taxes or additional fees to residents. Throughout the life of the project, these improvements are expected to generate over $4 million in revenue for the city.
Schneider Electric also highlighted that additional benefits of this project include: water loss mitigation, improved performance and efficiency, improved billing accuracy, reduced costs in meter reading and field visits, better outage and leakage information and response and guaranteed performance and savings.
The new smart meter system will also allow residents to control their water usage in their homes and businesses through a web-based customer portal.
Implementation of the new water meters will commence in September and reach full implementation by December 2017. Residents will receive notifications regarding the date and time for meter replacement work in their neighborhood.
Schneider Electric said it has already implemented more than 660 ESPC projects across the U.S, saving its clients nearly $1.7 billion.
