Comments are welcome while open. There's been another report of a SaskPower smart meter catching on fire. When new installations were put on hold SaskPower said customers could not opt out of the replacement program but that they could delay the installation of a smart meter at their home. We reserve the right to close comments at any time. The failed unit left scorch marks up the side of the exterior wall. Comments on this story are moderated according to our Submission Guidelines.
The utility had little information about the eighth smart meter fire except that it happened around 10 a.m. CST Monday in the College Park area of Saskatoon and that it was likely similar to the one that happened Saturday. Ready to sign up for your free smart meter? Since then, the utility has been investigating. It’s as simple as filling out the information below. "People need to know the failure rates are still within what the industry calls normal, but we are concerned about any failure.". “More than three-quarters of our largest customers have come to us asking for this technology,” said Shawn Schmidt, SaskPower Vice-President of Distribution and Customer Services. All businesses who are contacted to be part of this phase of the program can choose not to have a meter at this time if they wish.
The spokesman confirmed that 65% of the meters have been removed and the process will be completed by March 15, 2015 at the latest. Today’s announcement comes after Pilot 2 was successfully completed earlier this year after, bringing the total of smart meters installed on businesses across the province to more than 8,000. Please note that CBC does not endorse the opinions expressed in comments. In Canada, Saskatchewan electric utility SaskPower faces further embarrassment as it confirmed that a 10th smart meter installed as part of a province-wide rollout had failed this week due to overheating. V2G technology market worth $ 17.43 billion by 2027, Ed’s note: A guide to the innovative technology of tomorrow.
About half will go to SaskPower’s largest commercial and industrial customers who did not previously receive a meter. SaskPower’s Joel Cherry said the current meters have been tested and are performing above the industry standard. By submitting a comment, you accept that CBC has the right to reproduce and publish that comment in whole or in part, in any manner CBC chooses.
If you have a SaskPower smart meter, do you fear it will burst out in flames? For quick reference, you may want to find a recent SaskPower bill so that you can fill out all the required fields.
A SaskPower spokesperson said the damage caused by the residential meter in the White City area, east of Regina, was contained to the meter.
Ed’s note: Could customers help avoid blackouts. One of the investigators electrical engineer Jack Ritenburg had given assurances in October 2014 that the meters should hold up over the winter saying “we don’t think snow is going to be as difficult for things as just heavy, heavy rainfall. About half will go to SaskPower’s largest commercial and industrial customers who did not previously receive a meter.
SaskPower will be in contact with them in the coming weeks. It is a priority for CBC to create a website that is accessible to all Canadians including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges. A company called Grid One Solutions is supervising the deployment of the meters. Since then, the utility has been investigating. "They are not qualified electricians," Marsh said. 20,000 meters will be installed during the next phase of SaskPower’s commercial and industrial smart meter program, Commercial and industrial smart meters meet or exceed safety standards, SaskPower has installed more than 8,000 commercial and industrial smart meters since 2017, SaskPower’s response to the COVID-19 situation, 2019-20 Capacity Reservation Service Rate Review, Temporary Urban Residential Electrical Service, Electrical Codes, Inspection Act and Saskatchewan Interpretations, Electrical Bulletins, Recalls and Information, Gas Codes, Inspection Act and Regulations, Gas Bulletins, Recalls and Public Safety Notices, Outages Planned for Necessary Maintenance, Preparing Your Home for Unplanned Outages, Online Energy Efficiency Assessment for Business, Energy Efficiency Reference Guides for Businesses, Generating Power as a Community or Business, Interconnection Agreements and Requirements, Minimum Clearances from High-voltage Lines, Oil Field and Large Distribution Customers, Electric Service Facilities Investment Guidelines. The main difference is that the commercial meters are designed to work with higher loads of electricity. Ultimately, SaskPower has plans to install a total of 500,000 new meters by 2015. Tantalus says US municipal utilities engaging with AMI overlay solution, In depth: closing the smart meter circle – the importance of software, COVID-19 shrinks global water metering market by 20%, US utilities not doing enough to meet 2050 emissions targets, Four key trends influencing the smart electric meter market, Sweden’s Ellevio launches next generation smart meter large-scale rollout, Direct current microgrids to be tested in Europe’s power system, First recipients of Amazon’s $2 billion Climate Pledge Fund announced, Climate Action Engine launches to accurately measure industry emissions.
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