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  • But city officials said it would also save the city $3.6 million a year by eliminating meter-reading contracts.

    Water Usage Via Web 2010

  • Itron, which supplies data products such as automatic meter-reading systems to utilities, forecast weak first-quarter performance and cut its earnings expectations for the year after reporting fourth-quarter results that fell short of Wall Street expectations.

    Fifth Third, NCI Tumble; Hornbeck Offshore Soars 2009

  • For large industrial customers, the utility introduced automated meter-reading, turning to wireless technology in a bid to curb the opportunity for customers to bribe meter readers.

    India Has Its Own Kind of Power Struggle 2009

  • BRITISH ENERGY is about to do its biggest meter-reading yet.

    British Energy 2008

  • We have dentist appointments, a meter-reading appointment so we can reduce our regular gas and electricity payments, and all our cats have had their annual checkups and shots.

    Brief summary of mine ailbhe 2007

  • He was only two months old when Blaze and George did their meter-reading bit in September.

    Blaze Bachman, Richard 2007

  • But bankers caution that the sector has expanded to include less-classic businesses -- such as highway services, waste-disposal companies and meter-reading groups -- and that these deals may stumble unless they include strong protections for creditors.

    Infrastructure 2007

  • A likely beneficiary of meter-related provisions in the Energy Policy Act: Itron, one of the largest manufacturers of radio frequency-based automated meter-reading devices for the gas, electric and water markets.

    Global Warming Goes To Wall Street 2006

  • While the market for traditional utility meters has only kept pace with the increase in gross domestic product, demand for meter-reading technology has grown 25% to 35% a year over the past ten years.

    Global Warming Goes To Wall Street 2006

  • The statement said Eskom would take over the operation, maintenance and upgrading of the network, related customer administration such as meter-reading and billing, and extend the network to new areas.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1993

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