Dive Summary:

• The Lubbock City Council is calling for more information regarding Lubbock Power & Light’s plan to upgrade its computerized electric meters.
• The proposal, which will cost upwards of $20 million, is to replace 100,000 meters a year, but the local utility board chairman and mayor want to look at the plan more closely and even consider the possibility of adding smart water meters.
• Nearly 88 percent of meters in Texas’ competitive markets already use advanced metering technology, but a municipality like Lubbock isn’t part of a competitive market.

From the article:

A Lubbock Power & Light plan to use computerized electric meters to monitor the individual power usage of its 100,000 Lubbock customers needs more vetting and should be expanded to water meters, city leaders said Tuesday.

Continuing discussion from September, LP&L staff members Tuesday showed members of the city’s utility board and City Council on Tuesday a $20-plus million proposal to install the meters equipped for two-way communication, a way to increase efficiency and reliability for customers. ...