Meter data management solutions provide a single data repository can gather data from multiple metering systems and then supply that data to multiple applications such as billing, forecasting, customer service, system operation and maintenance. Mapping multiple metering systems to multiple business applications through a single repository organizes your meter data to help you run your business more efficiently. Good meter data management solutions adapt to your situation, accommodating your unique combination of meters, meter reading technologies, billing systems, and analytic needs. They also help you find ways to reduce costs, increase revenues, and deliver more value to your customers.

This paper will discuss strategies for implementing a centralized meter data management system, how such a system interacts with multiple metering technologies and data applications, and the benefits that meter data management can supply to employees, customers, and shareholders.

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