Case Study
Eaton’s advanced metering solution supports a smarter grid in Ruston, Louisiana
Eaton’s advanced metering solution supports a smarter grid in Ruston, Louisiana Location: Ruston, Louisiana Challenge: Implement two-way advanced me- tering infrastructure for electric and water systems to improve overall municipal utility service, minimize losses and optimize labor efforts Solution: Eaton’s Cooper PowerTM series Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) and YukonTM enterprise software platform enables enhanced consumption monitoring, customer service and outage management Results: Accurate, real-time electric and water consumption information along with extensive tools to reduce utility losses, minimize labor and increase overall system reliability “We realized the AMI system would allow us to achieve much more accurate meter reading with a fraction o