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Advanced Metering Manila Electric, Manila, Republic of Philippines, July 2007


Manila Electric in the Republic of Philippines had a problem with meter tampering and theft of power. Their creative meter department staff solved the problem by mounting banks of 160 electric power meters thirty feet in the air. However, this created two new problems; 1, the meters required a boom truck and crew of two people to read each month and, 2,……
Tom Tamarkin in Manila Electric main office lobby, July 2007.
…..Customers who stole power became very unhappy when faced with the prospect that there would be no more free power. Therefore a new rule was instituted at the utility requiring all visitors to deposit their weapons at the lobby of the main Manila Electric (MERALCO) building.

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