Is Your Meter Compatible?

The PowerCost Monitor™ is compatible with the majority – up to 90% - of power meters in North America.  Meters vary regionally and by local utility so check below for your meter here to see if yours is compatible.

Meter Compatibility
The PowerCost Monitor™ works by ‘seeing’ the moving disk or digital meter – which is visible on most meters. The sensor is compatible with most AMR, AMI, “Smart Meters”. The PowerCost Monitor™ is compatible with most circular meters, standard in North America, and also is compatible with analog (electromechanical discs) and digital meters. Essentially if the sensor can “see” the disc or the optical port then high potential for compatibility.

The PowerCost Monitor™ is compatible with the following meters: Disk meters with Black mark clearly visible CENTRON by Itron/Schlumberger I-210 by GE iCon by Sensus R1S, REX by Elster Echelon EM-502xx -Series "NES - Solid State Watt Hour Meter"

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Incompatible Meters
The PowerCost Monitor™ is not compatible with the following meters because there is no visible pulse for the monitor to read:

FOCUS by Landis & Gyr (Triangular port at the 3:00 position) Schlumberger MT100/200 Hybrids A1T+ A1R+ and A3TL by Elster or ABB(Alpha) GE Kv2 Series GE TM-900 Hybrid (Disk behind Digital Plate) Altimus by Siemens and Landis & Gyr ASX/RSX by Landis & Gyr Disk meters with plates covering the disk and black mark Net Metering (Disk spinning in both Directions or digitals meters displaying bi-directional amounts)

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Distance & Location
The PowerCost Monitor™ is designed for residential application in single unit homes and for ranges of 100 feet or less (depending on number of walls - each wall and/or floor of a house may decrease the ideal range by approximately 10-15 feet). For most houses this does not pose an issue, and moving the receiver/display to the side of the house where the meter is ensures good communication. Apartment Complexes, town/row houses, condominiums and, MDU’s (Multi Dwelling Units) often have meter locations that exceed the 100 foot range specification. Note also that only one sensor can be deployed in an approximate 10 foot radius (you cannot deploy 2+ sensors in same closet or meter bank due to RF interference, but neighboring houses are acceptable).