FirstEnergy reports about 75% smart-meter conversion in Richland County
Josh Cross of FirstEnergy told the Richland County commissioners on Oct. 13 that the company's smart-meter rollout is roughly 75% complete locally, with about 50% of meter-reading routes certified and an estimated 35,000–40,000 meters to be replaced countywide.
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Josh Cross, a FirstEnergy representative, told the Richland County Board of Commissioners on Oct. 13 that the company's smart-meter installation in the county is largely complete and will change how meters are read and outages are managed. "Our smart meter program has still been going on throughout, the county," Cross said. "We're about 75% fleet." He added that about "50% of our meter reading routes have been certified," and that the rollout should help during storm outage events.
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