No longer do residential members have to read and record there meter readings; the Turtle does it for you. SEC began its Automated Meter Reading program is 2001. In a process that required a sizable investment and took approximately 36 months to accomplish, all residential meters were retro-fitted with a Turtle.

The Turtle provides a low level frequency signal that travels back to the substation where the data is stored and then sent via phone line to SEC’s offices. The date is then uploaded into SEC’s billing system where it generates a bill. The data provided by the turtle is also used to record hourly and daily usage, interruptions such as blinks and outages, and is very useful in identifying electricity theft.

For more information:
Brian Phillips, Meter Technician
(580) 924-2170 or (866) 924-1315