Customize Your Experience with RMEMA Meter School
With five unique tracks and a flexible agenda, you can tailor your week to match your skill level, goals, and interests. Whether you’re just getting started or ready for advanced, hands-on training, RMEMA gives you the tools, knowledge, and connections to make it your own.
Our tracks are built by industry professionals who work with this equipment every day, so the training is rooted in real-world experience, not outdated theory. With multiple paths to choose from and content that’s updated annually, you can customize your learning to match your current skills, career goals, and the challenges you face on the job. It’s training designed for where you are now and where you want to go next.
BASIC TRACK
Who It’s For:
Meter readers, apprentices, field/customer service reps, linemen, and anyone with little to no metering experience (less than one year).
What We Cover:
Get a full introduction to the metering industry, building the confidence and knowledge needed to work with essential equipment and concepts. You’ll leave with a solid understanding of how the industry works and the tools you’ll use daily.
Topics:
Basic meter definitions, principles of electricity, evolution of metering, instrument transformers, meter reading technologies, power diversion, safety, service problems, socket connection, mathematics verification, and current flow through self-contained meters.
INTERMEDIATE TRACK
Who It’s For:
After completion of the Basic Track or those with approximately two years of metering experience whose work includes installation responsibilities.
What We Cover:
Move beyond single-phase to master polyphase circuitry and CT/VTs, while deepening your knowledge of installation requirements and field practices. This track strengthens your technical foundation for more complex metering work.
Topics:
Demand metering, electrical codes, evolution of field testing, field certification, instrument transformers, installation and load verification, integrated communications, load profile metering, meter forms, and revenue metering sites.
ADVANCED TRACK
Who It’s For:
Completion of the Basic and Intermediate Tracks, experienced metering professionals, or those in management roles.
What We Cover:
In-depth focus on advanced installation applications, metering theory, harmonics, and electronics. This track also serves as preparation for the Meter School Exam and Hands-On Track.
Topics:
Advanced metering math and solutions, advanced meter reading, electricity reference standards, field problem solving, KE values, net metering accuracy, power quality, and metering technologies software.
HANDS-ON TRACK
Who It’s For:
Personnel experienced in metering and metering concepts — or who have completed the Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced Tracks.
What We Cover:
Wire, test, and troubleshoot real 1-phase and 3-phase meters in self-contained and instrument transformer installations in real-world scenarios. Work with harmonic analyzers, digital recorders, and metering data systems in a fully interactive environment. Limited class sizes ensure personal instruction.
Topics:
All forms metering, AMI methods, cogeneration and private generation panel discussion, harmonics, load and wiring verification, pulse values, CSU solar panel tour, troubleshooting, and meter data management applications.
GETTING STARTED IN METERING SUPPORT
Who It’s For:
Office, clerical, and customer service staff who work with or answer questions about metering.
What We Cover:
A one-day course that builds foundational knowledge of metering’s role in the electric industry and prepares you to answer common customer questions.
Topics:
Metering then and now, industry terminology, rates, safety, related equipment, and the most commonly asked customer questions.