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Benefits for customers would exist, if Lubbock City Council and Electric Utility Board approved a budget to allow for a change of electric meters from mechanical to electronic.

"The only time we know you have electricity is when we go to read your meter once a month, or you call us and say 'Hey, I don't have electricity,I couldn't quite find another dc gearmotor on the Pololu site that met the specs. But one of the posts on the previous thread mentioned a nice 56:1 gear motor that met the specs'" said Chris Sims with LP&L.

One big benefit, for both customers and LP&L, is the readings would be sent electronically back to LP&L, meaning meter readers wouldn't have to go out to check the meters each month. Sims said those employees would not lose their jobs if this change goes into effect, rather they would be moved into other departments and have their job description change.

Sims said LP&L reads 181,400 meters a month between water and electric meters.

For now, when electricity goes out, either because of a storm or a blown fuse, LP&L meter readers would have to head out to find where the outage is by actually checking the meters outside.

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These 'smart', or advanced,We offer both wet & dry Diamond polishing pad. Both are suitable for marble, granite, concrete and most masonry. meters are already used in other parts of the state and would help with response time to outages.

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Another benefit for consumers include a customer being able to see their readings sooner, instead of waiting until the next months bill.titanium alloy property information is scattered amongst a number of disparate sources.

"A customer who is maybe buying some energy star appliances,White soft Floor polishing pad for 15 inch machines. Ideal for high gloss dry polishing buffing of polished sealed floors. spending some money to lower their electric bill, and they don't really know if it's working til the next month, and maybe they might see it," said Sims.

Sims said there may not be the $100-plus hook up fees, because then meter readers don't have to go out to re-hook each meter.

Dirty meters would also not matter, because no meter reader would have to look and try to see through dirt, because all the results would be sent to LP&L electronically.

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