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Modernizing Meters and Town Processes: AMI and AI in Shrewsbury Featuring Becca Keane and Darren Borge

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In Episode 35 of the Town Manager Download, Kevin and Taylor are joined by Becca Keane, Director of Integrated Resources and Customer Experience, and Darren Borge, SELCO’s Technical Operations Manager, to talk about how SELCO is becoming the “modern utility” through smart metering. Kevin and Taylor also discuss how we are modernizing our Town processes through AI!

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