Professional Meters

What Professional Meters does

Professional Meters, Inc. (PMI) is a privately held U.S. installation services company founded in 1999 and headquartered in Morris, Illinois, with regional offices in Chicago (IL), Kaiser (MO), Fort Myers (FL), and Fremont (CA). The company provides turnkey mass installation of Automated Meter Reading (AMR) and Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) meters for water, electric, and gas utilities and municipalities nationwide, executing projects that range from a few thousand to several hundred thousand meters and cumulatively totaling over 2 million meters installed since inception. PMI operates as a manufacturer- and supplier-neutral installer, deploying meters from any major AMI/AMR vendor, and supports installation programs with adjacent services including paperless handheld data capture, a corporate call center for appointment scheduling and customer notification, and integration into utility billing systems and home area networks.

PMI's core proprietary technology is PMI-ITS, a web-based installation tracking system developed and maintained since 1999 that serves as the central repository for project data — including real-time installation statistics, problem logs, inventory tracking, GPS-tagged photos, and customer-accessible progress dashboards. Field crews use barcode-equipped handheld devices running a proprietary PMI mobile app to capture installation data in near real-time, which is then validated and transferred to utility billing platforms. The company's GTM is enterprise field sales, with contracts won via direct engagement with utility decision-makers, RFP responses, and public procurement processes rather than through traditional marketing channels. Revenue is project-based and bid individually based on scope, meter count, and complexity, with named marquee customers including the City of Chicago, an unnamed Western investor-owned utility (315,000+ electric meters), a large Midwest municipality (300,000+ water meters), and more recent mid-sized municipal wins in Maumee, OH and Grandville, MI.

Name

Professional Meters

Legal name

Professional Meters, Inc.

Website

https://prometers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Professional Meters, Inc. (PMI) is a privately held U.S. installation services firm that provides turnkey AMR/AMI meter change-out programs for water, electric, and gas utilities and municipalities nationwide, supported by its proprietary PMI-ITS installation tracking platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Utility Meter Installation Services

NAICS

Totalizing Fluid Meter and Counting Device Manufacturing (334514), Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (811210)

SIC

Totalizing Fluid Meters & Counting Devices (3824), Measuring & Controlling Devices, Nec (3829)

akta.pro primary industry

Metering Hardware & Field Services (AMI/AMR meters, endpoints, installation, maintenance) (EUANAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

AMI Smart Meters (Electric) & Meter Hardware (EUADAFAA), Meter Reading Services (Manual, AMR/AMI Operations & Validation) (EUAJAKAC)

Keywords

• Meter installation services
• AMR AMI systems
• Utility infrastructure
• Smart meter deployment
• Meter change-out programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Morris

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Meter Installation Services: PMI generates revenue through professional installation services for AMR/AMI metering systems. They perform mass installation of meters and meter reading equipment for utilities and municipalities. Revenue is project-based, with contracts ranging from a few thousand meters to hundreds of thousands of meters.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Professional Meters Inc. (PMI) provides turnkey professional installation services for Automated Meter Reading (AMR) and Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) meter systems, performing mass deployment of water, electric, and gas meters and meter reading equipment for utilities and municipalities. The company is manufacturer- and supplier-neutral, installs meters from any vendor, and manages every aspect of meter change-out programs from coordination and scheduling through installation, data collection, and integration with utility billing systems.

Product overview

Professional Meters Inc. (PMI) is a meter installation company that provides turnkey AMR/AMI system installation services nationwide. The company operates as a manufacturer-neutral installer offering solutions across Automated Meter Reading (AMR), Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), Home Area Network (HAN), Smart Grid, and Utility Billing Systems (UBS). PMI's core proprietary product is the PMI-ITS (Proprietary Installation Tracking System), a web-based platform for managing meter change-out programs that collects and tracks installation data. Supporting services include paperless data collection via handheld devices and a mobile app, a dedicated call center for customer scheduling and service, and integration with smart grid technologies. The company has installed over 2 million AMR/AMI equipped meters across the US.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AMR/AMI Meter Installation Services Turnkey mass installation services for Automated Meter Reading (AMR) and Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) systems across water, electric, and gas utilities, including mobile, fixed, and mesh network configurations. Project scope ranges from a few thousand to hundreds of thousands of meters.
• PMI-ITS (Proprietary Installation Tracking System) A web-based proprietary tracking and management platform that serves as a central repository for installation data, providing real-time project tracking statistics, installation data, problem logs, inventory tracking, and progress reports via a secure customer-accessible web portal.

Quantifiable outcome

• Annual savings exceeding $60,000 for utilities through eliminated maintenance costs, reduced staff time for meter reading, and recovered revenue from improved meter accuracy

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Master MeterscoreTechnology or Integration · 18 March 2026Master Meters is the smart meter manufacturer supplying the 6,200 replacement meters for the City of Maumee, Ohio project. PMI handles the installation while Ferguson manages the overall project. Master Meters provides the AMI/smart meter technology being deployed.
• FergusoncoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFerguson manages the Maumee, Ohio water meter replacement project as the project manager. PMI handles the physical meter installations while Ferguson oversees project coordination and management.
• Utilities, Manufacturers, Distributors, and ESCOscoreOthersPMI has worked with leading utilities, manufacturers, distributors, and ESCOs nationwide. As a manufacturer and supplier neutral installer, they can provide metering solutions from all major vendors in the market. Specific named partners vary by project.
• Mueller SystemsminorOthersMueller Systems meters were installed previously but have caused equipment malfunctions and service disruptions since 2013. Their meters are being replaced as part of the Maumee, Ohio project.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Core & Main: Core & Main is a leading U.S. distributor of water, sewer, and stormwater products that increasingly offers meter change-out and AMI deployment services to municipalities — a growing adjacency that competes with PMI on municipal water projects.
• Ferguson Enterprises: Ferguson is a major plumbing/waterworks distributor that increasingly provides AMI project management and installation services (including the Maumee, OH project alongside PMI) — a channel partner that is also evolving into a competing installer.

Broad incumbents

• Itron: Itron is a leading global provider of AMI/AMR smart metering hardware, network, and software solutions for water, gas, and electric utilities, and increasingly offers managed services including installation — a broad incumbent that overlaps PMI's customer base and increasingly its service scope.
• Landis+Gyr: Landis+Gyr is a global leader in advanced metering infrastructure and smart grid solutions for utilities, offering end-to-end hardware, software, and increasingly deployment/professional services that compete with PMI on large utility change-out programs.

Direct peers

• Mueller Systems: Mueller Systems manufactures AMI/smart water metering infrastructure and historically bundled installation services for municipal utilities — a vertically integrated competitor that PMI works alongside and against on municipal water meter programs.
• National Meter & Regulation: National Meter & Regulation provides gas meter installation, AMI/AMR deployment, and meter services for gas utilities across the U.S. — a direct peer in the gas metering services space.
• Corix: Corix provides water, gas, and electric utility infrastructure services including AMI/AMR meter deployment and managed services for municipalities — directly comparable as a turnkey installation services provider.
• Master Meter: Master Meter manufactures smart water meters and AMI systems for municipal utilities and is currently PMI's named technology partner on the City of Maumee project — a partner that also competes for direct-to-utility installation opportunities.
• VSI Meter Services: VSI Meter Services is a national provider of AMR/AMI meter installation and change-out services for water, gas, and electric utilities, operating as a manufacturer-neutral specialist installer — directly comparable to PMI's core offering and customer base.

Regional players

• Aqua Tech Services: Aqua Tech Services provides water and wastewater infrastructure services including AMI meter change-outs primarily in the U.S. Midwest — a regional peer with comparable offerings and customer profile to PMI's Midwest municipal projects.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/professionalmeters
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/professional-meters-inc.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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