Handbook for Electricity Metering
11th Edition
Team Update
Reggie Murchison & Randy Graham
Fall 2013 TDM Conference
Charleston, SC
Introduction
 Reggie Murchison – Author Advocate
 Randy Graham – Project Lead
 Manager, EEI Project Consulting
 EEI 15 years
 Handbook
 First edition date 1912
 Average 13,000 printed each edition
 Top 3 publication at EEI
 Last update 2002 – update roughly every 10 years
 11th edition – March 2014
11th Edition Chapters and Team Leads
Preface
Chapter #1
Introduction To The Meter Department
Reggie Murchison
Chapter #2 Common Terms Used in Metering
Reggie Murchison
Chapter #3 Mathematics for Metering
Reggie Murchison
Chapter #4 Electrical Circuits
Reggie Murchison
Chapter #5
Solid‐State Electronics
Ken Dimpfl
Chapter #6
Instruments
vacant
Chapter #7
The Watthour Meter
Tom Held
Chapter #8
Demand Meters
Gordon Belcher
Chapter #9
Kilovar & Kilovoltampere Metering
Dan Gunderson
Chapter #10 Special Metering
David Ellis
Chapter #11 Instrument Transformers
Jim West
11th Edition Chapters and Team Leads – cont.
Chapter #12 Meter Wiring Diagrams
Tim Morgan
Chapter #13 The Customers’ Premises, Service & Install
vacant
Chapter #14 Electricity Meter Testing & Maintenance
Tom Held
Chapter #15 Demand Meter Testing & Maintenance
Gordon Belcher
Chapter #16 The Standards Laboratory
Jim DeMars
Chapter #17 Meter Reading
Ellery Queen
Chapter #18 Communications (new)
Terry Bates
Chapter #19 Smart Grid (new)
Tony Osmanski
Chapter #20 Service Disconnect (new)
Tony Osmanski
Chapter #21 Standards (Issues) (new)
Brad Johnson
Responsibilities
 Chapter(s)
 Writing
 Updating graphics
 Reviewing with peers
 Handing off to EEI
 Monthly Status Calls
 Ask for Assistance
 Review support
 Graphic Support
Action Plan

Last Monthly Status call before first draft
– October 15, 2013

Authors’ first drafts to EEI high level review
‐ November 15, 2013

EEI edits/comments to Authors
– December 6, 2013

Authors’ second drafts to EEI provided editor for review of consistency and verse
– January 6, 2014

EEI Editor edits/comments to Authors
– January 27, 2014

Final file to layout / print
– February 7, 2014

Print / distribute
– March 2014
What is needed
 Authors for 2 chapters:
 Chapter 6 – Instrument
 Chapter 13 – The Customers’ Premises, Service & Installations
Marketing
 Marketing 11th Edition
 Email blast
 Committee/meeting handouts
 What lists?
 Alerting course instructors of its availability
 Member libraries
Production Options
 Printed – provide more usability
 Same format – perfect bound hard copy
 New formats – larger, lay flat binding
 Print quantity?
 Print on demand – fewer copies at a time
 Electronic – provide mobile access
 Pdf
 eBook
Questions? The team can be reached at:
Project Manager
Chapter #1
Chapter #2
Chapter #3
Chapter #4
Chapter #5
Chapter #6
Chapter #7
Chapter #8
Chapter #9
Chapter #10
Chapter #11
Chapter #12
Chapter #13
Chapter #14
Chapter #15
Chapter #16
Chapter #17
Chapter #18
Chapter #19
Chapter #20
Chapter #21
Introduction To The Meter Dept
Common Terms
Mathematics for Metering
Electrical Circuits
Solid-State Electronics
Instruments
The Watthour Meter
Demand Meters
KVAR / KVA Metering
Special Metering
Instrument Transformers
Meter Wiring Diagrams
Cust. Prem. Ser. & Installation
Elec. Meter Testing & Maintenance
Demand Meter Test/Maint.
The Standards Lab
Meter Reading
Communications
Smart Grid
Service Disconnect
Standards (Issues)
Randy
Reggie
Reggie
Reggie
Reggie
Ken
vacant
Tom
Gordon
Dan
David
Jim
Tim
vacant
Tom
Gordon
Jim
Ellery
Terry
Tony
Tony
Brad
Graham
Murchison
Murchison
Murchison
Murchison
Dimpfl
Held
Belcher
Gunderson
Ellis
West
Morgan
Held
Belcher
DeMars
Queen
Bates
Osmanski
Osmanski
Johnson
rgraham@eei.org
rmurchis@southernco.com
rmurchis@southernco.com
rmurchis@southernco.com
rmurchis@southernco.com
kkdimpfl@aep.com
rgraham@eei.org
thomas.held@we-energies.com
belchgg@nu.com
dwgunderson@mnpower.com
David.Ellis@pseg.com
jbwest@ameren.com
tsmorgan@duke-energy.com
rgraham@eei.org
thomas.held@we-energies.com
belchgg@nu.com
jim.demars@fpl.com
eequeen@windstream.net
terry.bates@oncor.com
amosmanski@pplweb.com
amosmanski@pplweb.com
Brad.Johnson@oncor.com