California Record
Fremont, California
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Advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) purchase

Summary

The council approved buying electric meters to finish the smart-meter rollout, which lets the utility read meters remotely and track outages in real time. Officials addressed privacy concerns, saying the meters collect only consumption data.

At a glance

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Last discussed Jul 28, 2026.

Impact analysis

💰Financial impact

The meter purchase is estimated at about $713,690, part of a system rollout that improves outage tracking and billing efficiency.

✅Who benefits

Utility customers get faster outage detection and more efficient service; the utility saves truck rolls.

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