02 — Capability · BC-1550.50
Meter Asset Lifecycle
Manage each meter from receipt to retirement as a regulated measuring instrument, keeping it accurate, tested and certified, and replacing meter families before they fail or fall out of compliance.
- Meter Asset Management
- Meter Shop
- Meter Testing
In scope
- Meter and communications module inventory
- Accuracy testing and certification
- In-service sample testing programs
- Replacement planning for meter families
Out of scope
- Asset register and lifecycle for network and plant assets (see BC-680.10)
- Purchasing meters and managing their suppliers (see BC-620)
Decomposes into · 4
- BC-1550.50.10Meter Inventory TrackingTrack every meter and communications module through receipt, storage, installation, removal and retirement.
- BC-1550.50.20Meter Accuracy TestingTest new, removed and in-service meters against accuracy standards and keep the result for each device.
- BC-1550.50.30In-Service Sample TestingTest statistical samples of each meter family in service and act when a family drifts outside its accuracy limits.
- BC-1550.50.40Meter Family Replacement PlanningPlan the replacement of meter families at end of life, failure or certification expiry, and feed the work to the exchange program.