The Aclara STAR® Network for Water Utilities

A single network with many solutions

Water utilities need to know the who, when, where, and how much of water usage in order to properly bill customers and conserve resources. Beyond that, factors such as location, temperature, topology, population, and access to water all affect how you plan and develop the water system.

Aclara’s flexible and scalable STAR® Network AMI system provides solution options in order to collect and manage usage data for many situations.

A choice for large and small utilities, Aclara offers one- and two-way communication solutions that allow you to get the most from your water data.

What do you want to do with your water data?

• Improve billing accuracy – Provide exact billing and eliminate the costs associated with the meter read
• Help customers identify leaks – Allows customers to monitor their hourly water usage to identify anomalies, which can link back to a leak within the home
• Increase Revenue – Manage meter data to promote a strong financial performance by predicting leaks, tracking trends, monitoring water distribution, and detecting tampering and equipment damage
• Educate customers – Provide hourly consumption data to keep customers informed of their water usage and conservation efforts
• Reduce Non-Revenue Water Loss – Analyze consumption patterns and quantify possible system leaks before the meter
• Set Structured Rate Plans – Implement smart rate structures to match the consumers overall and peak water usage
• Improve Customer Service – Integrate meter data into billing systems to eliminate human error and provide faster response to customers

Create Your AMI Solution

The strength of the Aclara’s scalable network is that a utility does not have to choose one solution over another. Choose one-way communication MTUs to handle twice-a-day readings from residential customers. Then choose two-way communication MTUs for the larger commercial customers to capture hourly meter reads and take advantage of advanced distribution control and system time-synchronization. The STAR Network MTUs can easily be configured to work together and create a custom solution. Aclara has the solutions. You choose the one you need.

The above illustration shows how the Aclara solutions adjust to your requirements, from twice-a day readings for residential customers to hourly readings and system reconciliation for larger commercial customers.