02 — Capability · BC-1550.10
Meter Installation & Exchange
Fit, replace and remove meters at service points safely and on schedule, and keep the record of which meter measures which premise right from the moment the work is done.
- Meter Field Operations
- Meter Exchange Program
- Metering Point Works
In scope
- New meter sets for new connections
- Planned and reactive meter exchanges
- Mass smart meter deployment programs
- Meter-to-service-point association
Out of scope
- Scheduling and dispatch of network field crews in general (see BC-1520)
- Generic field service dispatch (see BC-450.40.20)
Decomposes into · 4
- BC-1550.10.10New Meter SetInstall a meter at a newly connected service point and record its serial number, location and starting read so billing can begin.
- BC-1550.10.20Meter Exchange ExecutionReplace failed, obsolete or out-of-test meters with the removal and installation reads captured, so no consumption is lost between the two.
- BC-1550.10.30Smart Meter Deployment ProgramPlan and run mass replacement of legacy meters with smart meters area by area, tracking no-access visits, refusals and completion.
- BC-1550.10.40Meter-to-Premise AssociationKeep the link between each meter, its register configuration and the service point it measures correct after every field visit.