TO:
Honorable Mayor Powell and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Tony Olmos, Director of Public Works
Joe Parco, City Engineer
SUBJECT:Title
Advanced Gas Meter Installations Update and Presentation (Public Works Director Olmos).
RECEIVE REPORT
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council receive this report regarding advanced gas meter installations.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There will be no cost borne by the City. The Southern California Gas Company (SoCal Gas) will be performing the installations.
BACKGROUND:
In 2010, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) authorized $1.05 billion to upgrade approximately 6 million existing natural gas meters by 2017 with a communication device. The Advanced Gas Meter Installations Project will install new devices on existing gas meters and a limited number of antennas on street light poles that read and transmit hourly gas usage information securely and wirelessly on a daily basis. This will provide more frequent and detailed information to help customers better manage energy use and costs.
DISCUSSION:
On April 1, 2014 SoCal Gas staff gave a presentation to City Council describing the Advanced Gas Meter Installations Project. SoCal Gas relayed that gas usage will still be recorded in the traditional manner. However, consumers will now have the ability to access their account information in a variety of different ways such as online, call-in, on mobile devices and traditional paper.
Due to the size and geography of the city, there will me be a minimum of 5 Network Points required to provide the necessary coverage for the citywide SoCal Gas system.
SoCal Gas has performed a reconnaissance survey over the entire City to determine the most suitable locations for installation of their data collection units (DCU). The proposed locations of the 5 DCU's is shown in attachment 1. SoCal Gas will be providing a presentation on the Advanced Meter Installation and community outreach that will occur.
CONCLUSION:
Staff recommends that the City Council receive this update from staff regarding the SoCal Gas advanced meter installations.
Attachment:
1. Gas Company Advanced Meter Presentation