TESCO Meter Services

TESCO Meter ServicesJohn GreenewaldNorth American Sales ManagerTESCO- The Eastern Specialty Company

TESCO – The Eastern Specialty Company

Brief History:• Formed in 1904 in Philadelphia, Pa by two PECO engineers• Quickly became an industry innovator and leader throughout the early 20th

Century• Developed the first artificial loads, resistive loads, burden testers and test

switches• Throughout the mid 20th Century became an industry leader in the meter

shop testing market with our watt-hour accuracy boards and demand boards including the TESCO 990 which was an industry staple throughout these years. TESCO was eventually purchased by Advent Design Corporation

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TESCO Meter Services• During the early 1990's Advent Design pioneered the development of

innovative statistical testing programs for both electric and gas utilities. Advent Design has worked with numerous public utility commissions to help write new meter testing regulations. This broad range of engineering expertise and background is now being brought to bear on the TESCO product line of meter test instruments and tools.

• Today TESCO has completely revitalized the product line and we are once again widely regarded has having the most cost effective and rugged meter test equipment on the market and are widely known for our ability to provide customized equipment and software solutions to meet the demands of today’s ever changing electric utility market.

• TESCO has both a fully equipped meter shop and meter lab to support your AMI deployments and preparations and can provide support at either our facility or yours with on site, trained personnel.


TESCO Meter ServicesOverview of Meter Services offered by TESCO:

• Meter Accuracy Testing

• Meter Functionality and Qualification Testing

• Meter Retirement to suit utility commission requirements

• RMA Processing

• AMI Meter Firmware and Password Updates

• AMI Deployment Test Plans and Problem Solving


TESCO Meter ServicesThe TESCO Advantage:

• Geographic Location- Just off of I-95, TESCO is conveniently located to the Delmarva, Atlantic City Electric and PEPCO meter shops.

• Short Lead Times- TESCO understands the need for quick turn around and has both the manpower and systems in place to meet customer demands.

• Economical- TESCO offers competitive “per meter” pricing at rates which allow for a budgetted and timely completion of project or commission work.

• Direct Interface to your Meter Records and CIS Systems- TESCO will work directly with your IT and meter shop personnel to interface with your existing Meter Records or CIS system. Data can be provided in either real time or batch mode eliminating the need for any re-entry of data or duplication of effort.


TESCO Meter ServicesOur Meter Shop, Meter Lab, On-site or Our Site:

• TESCO is currently performing in house meter services for PECO, First Energy and Delmarva Power.

• These services currently being performed include but are not limited to RMA processing, retirement meter testing and processing, AMI meter functionality testing, AMI meter firmware upgrades and AMI meter password updates.

• TESCO has also been providing ongoing and onsite support for a series of AMI deployments for the past seven years and counting. This work typically starts as working on meter certification, then evolves into functional and acceptance testing protocols, then issues and RMA processing and tracking

• TESCO has warehouse space to accommodate hundreds of thousands of meters and has space available for immediate expansion if required to suit your needs.

• Our loading dock and meter processing area are large enough to accommodate several trucks loads of meters per day if necessary.


TESCO Meter ServicesThe TESCO Facility Includes:TESCO Meter Shop:• Watt-hour meter accuracy testing• Meter firmware upgrades and password updates• Functional testing of both meters and communication devices• RMA processing• Meter Retirement TestingTESCO Meter Lab• Meter certification testing • Meter qualification testing• CalibrationProduction Area• Assembling and wiring meter farms• Assembling and wiring meter test boards• Assembling and wiring meter qualification boardsSmall Equipment Area• Production of standard catalog items including- field test equipment,

desktop meter stations, transformer rated pre-wired boxes and test switches.


TESCO Meter ServicesOur Facility:

• 4 Position Watt-Hour Meter Accuracy Boards:



• Single Position RFL Boards:



• 8 Position Meter Qualification and Functional Testing Boards:



• Meter Retirement Processing:


TESCO Meter ServicesTESCO AMI Equipment:

• In addition to our line of Multi Position Watt-Hour Test Boards, TESCO has become the recognized industry leader in the design and manufacture of both AMI Meter Qualification Boards and Meter Farms for post deployment testing.

• TESCO never takes a “one size fits all” approach and these AMI tools are designed and built to suit your exact specifications regardless of size or complexity.


For more information, please contact:• Tom Lawton, President- TESCO

215-688-0298 or [email protected]

• John Greenewald, TESCO Sales Manager609-864-3358 or [email protected]


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