Each year Alaskans are encouraged to keep their gas meters clear of ice, snow, and other items in case the supply to your home needs to be shut off quickly.
ENSTAR’s Lindsay Hobson says that suggestion is doubly important this year as the utility’s employees are replacing small components called ERTs attached to residential gas meters.
Hobson: “ERT stands for an encoder receiver transmitter and it’s a small device that’s attached to everyone’s meter that transmits the meter read each month. The benefit of the ERT is that is allows our service techs to receive the meter read without having to physically inspect each meter by going into your yard.”
The ERTs must be replaced because the components are reaching the end of their battery life.
Hobson: “I believe that the current ERTS have a battery life of about 10-15 years and the new ERTS will have an extended battery life up to 20 years.”
ENSTAR customers are welcome to verify employee identities by asking to see a company ID or by contacting the utility’s customer service.
Those replacements should be finished by the end of December.
