TWACS Technology
Specification Sheets
Technology Advantages
Effects on Utility Operations
Two-way data collection network
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Integrate utility applications to the TWACS® AMI system and get timely access to the data needed to effectively manage power outages, perform restorations, improve customer service, and more.
Provides positive outage notification and restoration confirmation to save time and money and improve customer satisfaction.
Provides fast access to AMI data through an easy-to-use graphical interface.
Provides a simple way to connect and reconnect power customers, which eliminate service calls and saves the utility time and money.
Utilisales-MS creates advanced prepay programs based around a utility's existing TWACS® AMI network by allowing the billing system to interact directly with the TWACS In-Home Display.
Integrates data from water and gas meters into a power line carrier fixed network, allowing utilities to collect total consumption data for billing and resource management.
The TWACS® UMT-C for commercial and industrial customers provides the utility with remote, two-way access to usage and voltage data.
The TWACS® UMT-R for solid state, residential meters provides remote, two-way access to usage and voltage data and ensures recent meter data is available to the utility.
Reduces peak-power costs without impacting customer service when energy demand is high.
The Aclara Load Control Transponder (LCT) remotely controls deferrable customer loads such as central air conditioning units, electric water heaters, heat pumps, pool pumps, and baseboard heaters.
Two-way solution helps dispatchers make better distribution decisions and reduces costly on-site maintenance.
Improving the speed and bandwidth of a TWACS(r) smart-grid system allows utilities to enable home area networking, improve demand response and distribution automation, and provide time-of-use information, all while lowering distribution costs.
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