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Rotary Learns About Carroll County Electric

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McKENZIE (July 9) — McKenzie Rotary Club members heard a program on Carroll County Electric Department and its deployment of new electronic meters. Danny Brawner, general manager, and Ryan Drewry, business manager were the featured speakers. Terry Howell was the program sponsor.
The two spoke about the history of the department, the number of personnel employed with the department, and the new meters, which will be read automatically without the need for the door-to-door meter reader.
CCED was founded in 1938, has seven substations, and 48 employees. The system recently mapped all of its assets throughout the county with designated GPS coordinates.
The most recent addition is the Honeywell ELster electric meters, which communicate through a mesh system to the substations, where the data is then transmitted via fiber option to the main office in Huntingdon. Advanced Meter Services has installed approximately 200 daily since early in 2019. The system has 15,400 meters to install. Once the system is fully implemented, customers can review their usage via a computer app and/or pay in advance, similar to fueling one’s car.

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