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The Retirement Wave Is Coming: How Will Your Utility Manage?
By Ali Barsamian
Digital transformation, but also diversity and inclusion, will be essential for recruiting the next generation of utility workers.
Our lives depend on access to running water and reliable gas and electricity. It is hard to imagine a day without a steady flow and, luckily, in America, it is rare that we have to consider the possibility. For that security, we must be thankful for the hardworking utility professionals who spend their days ensuring that we have continued access to safe and reliable drinking water. Particularly as we continue to be faced with the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, utility professionals continue to deliver on their essential work. These professionals play a vital role in protecting public health. And, for this reason, maintaining a consistent and reliable workforce is absolutely crucial. Thus, a substantial wave of impending retirements in an industry facing recruiting chall
Building A Bridge To Advanced Metering Infrastructure With Customer Engagement
By Ali Barsamian
While advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) offers numerous financial and operational benefits for utilities, the case for deployment hinges on enhanced customer communication facilitated by real-time data.
Water utilities are increasingly evaluating new metering technologies to reduce non-revenue water, drive down operational costs of data collection, and gain greater visibility into meter asset health. In fact, the 2018 AWWA State of the
Water Industry Report found that 41 percent of water utilities have completed or have at least started their advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) implementations. From the utility’s perspective, these are all sound business reasons for making the substantial investment often required for AMI.