Avangrid, a sustainable energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, and its subsidiaries New York State Electric & Gas (NYSEG) and Rochester Gas and Electric (RG&E) have announced installation of more than 700,000 smart meters for electric and natural gas customers statewide.
The upgrades are focused on seven NYSEG and RG&E divisions including Ithaca, Rochester, Brewster, Sodus, Binghamton, Canandaigua, Lancaster, and Hornell, as well as for new builds and meter replacements in other parts of the state.
“Not only do smart meters mean a bill based on actual use rather than estimated reads every month, with this recent rash of thunderstorms, we’re seeing improvements to outage response in the areas where they’ve been installed,” said Pedro Azagra, Avangrid CEO.
NYSEG and RG&E plan to install more than 1.3 million electric smart meters as well as add 600,000 natural gas modules for customers in 17 NYSEG and RG&E divisions statewide. Smart meter upgrades will continue throughout the companies’ service areas over the next two years, while customers will be communicated about the scheduled installation in advance.
