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USS Partners with Benton Elementary STEM Program
What is STEM? It’s likely that you’ve already heard and are familiar with the STEM acronym. STEM is used as a broad term that groups together Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics and is common in education and economic discussions. STEM addresses the...
Temetra, Aging Infrastructure, & Meter Replacement
Water is arguably one of our most precious resources. Water touches every aspect of our lives, from our homes to businesses. Water is necessary for life and the economy. You’d be hard-pressed to walk into a business that doesn’t require some form of running water:...
Employee Spotlight: Jonathan Vinson
As a Software Developer at United Systems, Marshall County native Jonathan Vinson spends his workdays turning what many of us see as a bunch of random letters, symbols, and numbers into appealing functional software for utilities. Jonathan works primarily on our...
United Systems: Solar-Powered!
As a solution provider for utilities, we are innately aware of the need for sustainability and environmental consciousness. So when setting about designing our new headquarters in Southwest One Industrial Park in Benton, KY, we knew that we wanted to take steps to...
Transform AMR
Itron is transforming the natural gas industry with the Intelis Gas Meter and with it in the field, you can transform your reading operations. This 250 CFH meter is designed around safety and brings new AMR benefits to residential metering. The built-in safety shutoff...
Itron Intelis Gas Meter
At United Systems & Itron, everything we do is dedicated to ensuring the safe, reliable, resourceful delivery and use of natural gas to end customers. Itron pioneered gas meter automation and continues to be the premier provider of smart gas networks, delivering...
Why Itron AMR?
Over the last year, the need for automation and remote work capabilities has become abundantly apparent. Many utilities have been forced to implement new policies and procedures for all facets of operation, including meter reading. These changes, consumer trends and...
Florida Water Treatment Plant Hacked
Over the last several years, we’ve seen utilities increasingly become a target for cybercrime. On Friday, February 5th, an unidentified assailant remotely accessed a computer that is a part of the SCADA system at the City of Oldsmar’s water treatment plant. In an...
Preventing Fraudulent Utility Accounts
Before coming to work at United Systems, I had never once heard of fraudulent utility accounts. I quickly learned that this was a very serious and costly issue that many utilities face. Let me explain… we’re going to call our customer Judy. Judy doesn’t pay her bill,...
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