Does PSREC have “Smart Meters”?

No. Smart meters are defined by the industry as Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) devices that not only measure how much electricity is used, but also at what times during the day. Smart meters are also designed to transmit pricing and energy information from the utility company to the consumer (two-way communication).

Plumas-Sierra Rural Electric Cooperative's (PSREC) meters are Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) meters. AMR meters only collect electrical energy consumption and transfer that data from the electric meter to the utility (one-way communication) once a month when PSREC’s meter readers drive by.