Three principles guide every installation — and they show up directly in the numbers below.
With Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), tenants are billed on their actual consumption — encouraging and rewarding responsible utility usage.
When rent includes utilities, usage that rises drives rent up for everyone. With SpeedRead's AMI, tenants pay for their own usage — not their neighbor's.
Without AMI, rising utility costs can force rent increases that put a property at a disadvantage against the competition.
| SpeedRead Technologies | Other Submetering Systems |
|---|---|
| Operates from submerged meter pits | Above-ground installations only |
| Repeaters rarely needed | Repeaters usually needed |
| FCC licensed frequencies | Unlicensed frequencies, low signal strength and high interference |
| Easy weatherization | Weatherization not available |
| Transmits over long distances (1–2 mile range) | Short distances only (100–200 ft.) |
| Connects to all types of pulsed and encoded meters | Connects to dry contact pulsed meters only |
| 10-year & 5-year battery options | 5-year battery life |
Carmel, Indiana · 314 garden-style apartments & townhouses, built 1978
15% decrease in water consumption in Year 1 — despite a 6% rise in occupancy. The $43,000 investment was recovered in just one year.
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