(Metering International, Issue 1, 2004, pp. 22–24).
Continuing turmoil in the utility industry has made it increasingly difficult for some utilities to make the business case for investment in an automated meter reading system (AMR) especially where non-residential customers are concerned. Economic justifications for large-scale AMR investment continue to diverge, but most remain driven by savings in labour costs associated with meter reading.
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