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Technical planning workspace

Work from evidence, one system at a time.

For project teams that already have site values or controlled documents. The Lab covers EV charging, battery storage, smart water metering and AMI pilots. Choose one workspace, record what is known, and expose what still needs verification.

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Four technical workspacesOne system at a time
  • Integrated DC fast charger with a pedestal unit, used to identify the EV charging planning workspace
    Integrated DC fast charger with a pedestal unit, Bescore product render · Supplier render
    01EV charging
  • Liquid-cooled battery energy storage cabinet, used to identify the Battery storage (BESS) planning workspace
    Liquid-cooled battery energy storage cabinet, Bescore product render · Supplier render
    02Battery storage (BESS)
  • Bulk ultrasonic water meter with flanged body and register head, used to identify the Smart water metering planning workspace
    Bulk ultrasonic water meter with flanged body and register head, Comcore product photograph · Product photograph
    03Smart water metering
  • TA15 single-phase smart meter, used to identify the AMI pilot planning workspace
    TA15 single-phase smart meter, Comcore product photograph · Product photograph
    04AMI pilot

Not planned here Conventional metering and core electrical supply go straight to a request.

Principal product images, background removed. Not Metro Power installations.
TECHNICAL MODEWork with site values and controlled evidence.
TECHNICAL MODE

One technical workspace at a time.

Choose the project you are working on. Your entries remain saved on this device while you move between tools.

Tool 03Smart water

Operating need, application and evidence.

Define the service problem and installation context before discussing meter technology or communications.

OPERATING NEED
APPLICATION
EVIDENCE MATURITY

Use Documented only when a current record exists; use Verified only after its source and revision have been checked.

Choose the strongest statement you can support today.

Read from 1 to 4 and choose the furthest statement you can honestly support. If you are unsure, keep the first answer.

  1. 1I don't have this yetNot availableNo usable evidence is currently available.
  2. 2I know what to request or who may have itIdentifiedThe requirement is known, but no controlled record is available.
  3. 3I have a current record or datasetDocumentedA current document or dataset is available for review.
  4. 4I checked the record, source and revisionVerifiedThe source and revision have been checked.
01Pipe sizes and service types

Recorded as Not available: No usable evidence is currently available.

Help me find and verify this
What this means
The pipe connections and customer or bulk-service arrangements that meters must physically suit.
Where to find it
Ask engineering or field operations for network drawings, service records or a representative field survey.
Call it verified when
The records have been checked against the target area and representative installed conditions.
02Current reading and billing process

Recorded as Not available: No usable evidence is currently available.

Help me find and verify this
What this means
How readings are collected, reviewed, corrected and transferred into customer billing today.
Where to find it
Map the steps with metering, billing and field operations using current forms, files and system screens.
Call it verified when
The process owners confirm the sequence, exceptions, systems and handoffs are current.
03Communications conditions

Recorded as Not available: No usable evidence is currently available.

Help me find and verify this
What this means
The coverage, terrain, structures, power and access conditions that may affect remote meter communication.
Where to find it
Ask network or field teams for coverage information and inspect representative locations in the target area.
Call it verified when
Desktop information has been checked against representative field evidence for the intended locations.
04System and reporting owner

Recorded as Not available: No usable evidence is currently available.

Help me find and verify this
What this means
The people responsible for meter data, billing integration, reports, alarms and ongoing support.
Where to find it
Confirm named roles with utility management, IT, billing and operations.
Call it verified when
Each responsibility has an accepted owner and the required handoffs are documented.
ADDITIONAL PROJECT ROUTES

Metering and electrical requirements still have a clear next step.

From input to action

A result that explains itself.

The Lab returns a usable preliminary conclusion, not a product recommendation, final design or approval.

When the result is ready, send it to Metro Power
  1. 01

    Enter what you know

    Every field explains what is needed and why it matters.

  2. 02

    Read the result

    The result links your inputs to the likely constraints and dependencies.

  3. 03

    See the assumptions

    Every output separates facts, assumptions and missing evidence.

  4. 04

    Take the next step

    Download a brief or carry the full result into a Metro Power review.