PreCORP deploys tech upgrades

Deployment of new auto metering infrastructure is in full swing for customers of Powder River Energy, reported Troy Bifulco to the county commissioners last week. The new technology will change how the cooperative reads meters and allow PreCORP to connect and disconnect to meters remotely.

Phase one of the project will see upgrades completed in Weston and Crook County, with an approximate completion date of May. Work will begin in Weston County and then move to Crook, Bifulco said.

During this process, he stated, everyone will get new meters. A few have already been upgraded following hail damage, as it didn’t make sense to install older technology only to come back and replace it fairly quickly.

“Everybody will get a new meter – every house will be visited,” said Bifulco.