Comments on: The natural gas grid…the really smart grid http://www.truebluenaturalgas.org/natural-gas-gridthe-smart-grid/ Join the energy conversation Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:00:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Scott Messinger http://www.truebluenaturalgas.org/natural-gas-gridthe-smart-grid/comment-page-1/#comment-2585 Scott Messinger Mon, 06 Dec 2010 16:47:02 +0000 http://www.truebluenaturalgas.org/?p=1128#comment-2585 Detailed gas measurements are useful for: - move-in and move-out readings. When the customer notifies the company that they are moving in or out, the company can take the most recent reading without sending a employee out to read the meter. - L&U (Lost and unaccounted-for gas). Utilities purchase gas from supliers on a calendar month basis. But meters are usually read 30-day cycles that don't match the calendar month. Having daily readings help match the customer usage to the purchased gas and come up with a measurement of gas that is lost or unaccounted-for. - billing verification. When a customer calls with questions about their gas usage, it is better to have more information than less. Detailed gas measurements are useful for:
- move-in and move-out readings. When the customer notifies the company that they are moving in or out, the company can take the most recent reading without sending a employee out to read the meter.
- L&U (Lost and unaccounted-for gas). Utilities purchase gas from supliers on a calendar month basis. But meters are usually read 30-day cycles that don’t match the calendar month. Having daily readings help match the customer usage to the purchased gas and come up with a measurement of gas that is lost or unaccounted-for.
- billing verification. When a customer calls with questions about their gas usage, it is better to have more information than less.

]]> By: Scott Messinger http://www.truebluenaturalgas.org/natural-gas-gridthe-smart-grid/comment-page-1/#comment-2584 Scott Messinger Mon, 06 Dec 2010 16:38:37 +0000 http://www.truebluenaturalgas.org/?p=1128#comment-2584 Perhaps a second-by-second measurement is not needed, but detailed measurement (perhaps hourly) is useful for : - reading the meter when the customer moves in or out of the location. - lost-and-unaccounted-for gas calculations - you can have an end of the month reading, to match with the monthly inputs into the gas system, even if the customer billin periods are spread throughout the month. - Bill verification if the customer calls about their gas usage. Perhaps a second-by-second measurement is not needed, but detailed measurement (perhaps hourly) is useful for :

- reading the meter when the customer moves in or out of the location.
- lost-and-unaccounted-for gas calculations – you can have an end of the month reading, to match with the monthly inputs into the gas system, even if the customer billin periods are spread throughout the month.
- Bill verification if the customer calls about their gas usage.

]]> By: peter lloyd http://www.truebluenaturalgas.org/natural-gas-gridthe-smart-grid/comment-page-1/#comment-2033 peter lloyd Thu, 19 Aug 2010 22:42:58 +0000 http://www.truebluenaturalgas.org/?p=1128#comment-2033 Why is it necessary to know the second by second gas flow going to a house? Electric needs to know because of off peak power and power limit billing. Why is it necessary to know the second by second gas flow going to a house? Electric needs to know because of off peak power and power limit billing.

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