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5 Ways Social Media Can Benefit Your Utility
Can we all agree that utility workers have enough on their plates? The quintessential doing-more-with-less industry, public utility employees wear a variety of hats—many of which likely “don’t fit” if we’re being honest. So, it’s no surprise that many small to medium...
Utilizing Existing Communication for Water and Gas AMI Systems
If you’re considering a water or gas fixed network AMI system, you may want to consider an Itron solution that utilizes an existing communication network from a few of the larger electric utilities in the Midwest. The initial cost, deployment logistics, and thought of...
United Systems Once Again Achieves Itron Engage Expert Status
United Systems & Software (USS) is excited to announce that it achieved Expert level status in the Itron Engage Channel Partner Program for the second year in a row. The Engage Channel Partner Program connects Itron's community of highly skilled, diverse, and...
United Systems Partners With Aquana
United Systems is excited to announce our partnership with Aquana. United Systems & Software will serve as the manufacturer’s representative and reseller for the Aquana SV2 smart valves for the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky,Illinois,...
USS Donates Over 2,800 Bottles of Water to Marion, KY
Over the last month, employees at United Systems participated in United Systems’ Charitable Giving Fund's bi-annual food drive. As a part of ongoing charitable activities, United Systems holds food drives in the summer and fall each year to assist with combating...
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,...
United Systems as Your Single Source Provider
Is your utility using multiple vendors for utility billing, online bill pay, financial management, outsourced billing, network management, and meter reading software? The typical answer is “yes.” The majority of utilities spread their technology and software services...
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