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Wireless Multi-Utility Submetering Across Electric, Water, Gas, and Compressed Air

Wireless submetering removes conduit, panel modifications, and electrician labor from the install, cutting deployment cost and downtime versus equivalent wired CT retrofits, with faster commissioning and a smaller compliance footprint.

Coverage

What wireless submetering covers

Electric

Branch, panel, and feeder-level current and power monitoring without opening live panels.

Water & BTU

Pulse and Modbus integration with municipal meters, chilled water BTU loops, and domestic cold water.

Gas & Compressed Air

Pulse output on natural gas meters; clamp-on or insertion mass-flow for compressed air kW-equivalent tracking.

Remote Sites

Cellular-only deployments at distribution yards, lift stations, and unmanned facilities.

Protocols

Wireless protocols compared

Protocol	Best for	Range / Power
Panoramic Power 2.4 GHz Mesh	Electric branch & panel-level CT-free monitoring	Per-bridge coverage; battery-free self-powered sensors
LoRaWAN (868/915 MHz)	Water, gas, BTU pulse / Modbus nodes across large footprints	300–800 ft indoor; multi-km outdoor with rooftop gateways
Cellular (LTE-M / NB-IoT)	Remote sites, single-asset deployments, gateway backhaul	Carrier coverage; no on-site network required

Electric — Panoramic Power Wireless Sensors

• PAN-10 / PAN-12 / PAN-14 — self-powered branch sensors for 1Ph and 3Ph circuits
• PAN-42 — high-current feeder sensor for service entrances and large motors
• PAN-Bridge Gen 4+ — local gateway with cellular and Ethernet backhaul
• No batteries, no panel shutdowns, no licensed electrician required for sensor install

Water / Gas / BTU — NextCentury LoRaWAN Stack

• NextCentury water pulse / encoder modules and gas pulse nodes
• NextCentury LoRaWAN gateways (indoor pico, outdoor rooftop)
• Modbus / SDI-12 bridges for BTU meters, flow meters, and tank levels
• Encrypted AES-128 payloads, ChirpStack / Helium compatible

Remote Sites & Cellular Fallback

• Robustel R1520-LG — dual-SIM LTE Cat 4 industrial router for primary or fallback backhaul
• Robustel R1511 — compact LTE Cat 4 router for single-asset cellular sites
• Remote out-of-band management, VPN tunneling, and SIM failover supported

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the range of a wireless submetering mesh?

Indoor LoRaWAN typically covers 300–800 ft through walls and floors; Panoramic Power 2.4 GHz mesh covers a single MDP/floor per Bridge. Outdoor and rooftop gateways extend LoRaWAN to multi-kilometer line-of-sight, and remote sites use cellular fallback through Robustel R1520-LG and R1511 routers.

Do wireless submeters need batteries?

Panoramic Power's PAN-series electric sensors are self-powered — they harvest energy from the conductor they monitor, so there are no batteries and no panel shutdowns to install. NextCentury water, gas, and BTU LoRaWAN nodes use long-life lithium primaries rated 7–10+ years under normal reporting intervals.

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