General questions

General questions about our electric meters

Solar Net Metering Explained
If you are generating power as well as consuming power, our Omnimeters can be used as "Net" meters. All of our Omnimeters models return these va...
Wed, 2 Oct, 2024 at 10:42 AM
What is Time Of Use (TOU) Metering?
Time Of Use (TOU) metering provides a way for utilities to vary the cost/kWh based on the time of day. This allows them to charge more when the demand is hi...
Tue, 30 Apr, 2024 at 1:10 PM
Do Your Meters Have Onboard Storage, Data Logging?
The meters themselves do not do much data logging. If you want to log usage data then we will recommend running our Dash software on your computer, as the s...
Tue, 29 Aug, 2023 at 8:10 AM
Do You Have to Calibrate Your Meters?
Our electric meters are calibrated at our ISO class certified factory and, by design, do not need to be recalibrated&am...
Tue, 10 Aug, 2021 at 5:23 PM
Do You Offer Round Socket Meters?
We do not stock a meter model that "plugs in" to a receptacle/socket/outlet/plug, etc. We have consciously designed our meters to be passive i...
Tue, 10 Aug, 2021 at 5:23 PM
Do You Offer Meter Billing Plans?
We do not offer managed billing plans. With our EKM Push3 meter data system you have free and unrestricted access to your meter data. Our intention is to pr...
Tue, 10 Aug, 2021 at 5:29 PM
What is Power Factor?
Power Factor (or cos θ) is a measurement of the quality of the power. Some industrial utility customers are penalized if they negatively influence the Pow...
Tue, 29 Sep, 2015 at 12:39 PM
Do You Offer DC Metering Solutions?
No, our electric meters are designed for AC only, not DC. The only way our meters could work would be if the power was inverted to AC at some point and the...
Tue, 10 Aug, 2021 at 5:30 PM