WOEC has first-generation–Gen 1–“smart meters”, the system known as Automated Meter Reading (AMR). These meters are like a 1-way street, with meter reading information sent only 1 way back to the office on a daily basis. Our current AMR system is outdated at 20 years of age.
The next Generation—Gen 2—is called Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), and it can be compared to a 2-way street. WOEC will upgrade to this system in the future. Currently, they do have 1-way information systems that send information back to WOEC via Power Line Carrier technology that operates at 60 cycles per second, the same as the electricity coming into your house. There is no Radio Frequency transmission from your meter.
You can log into your Smarthub account and monitor your own usage. The co-op has no control over your electrical usage.
What It Means to Be A Co-op Member, Ruralite, January 2017, Page 4