Interval Metering and Pulse Service – Ohio Smart Meters

FirstEnergy's Ohio utilities – Ohio Edison, Toledo Edison and The Illuminating company – are implementing new smart meter technology on homes and businesses throughout our service areas. This effort is part of a three-year investment approved by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to modernize the electric distribution system in Ohio with advanced automation equipment, real-time voltage controls and the installation of 700,000 smart meters. 

Smart meters come with an internal Zigbee radio chip that, when enabled, can transmit near real-time consumption data wirelessly. The data can be read with the aid of a Home Area Network (HAN) Zigbee to Pulse Output device.

The HAN Zigbee to Pulse Output device currently qualified by FirstEnergy is the “Solid State Instruments MPG wireless meter Pulse Generator” (MPG). This device receives data transmitted via the Zigbee radio chip wirelessly from the smart meter and converts the data into pulses.

Customers of FirstEnergy’s Ohio utilities that wish to receive pulse outputs via a Home Area Network (HAN) Device can access installation instructions, see the frequently asked questions about the device and request connection below.

If you do not currently have a smart meter and wish to receive interval data, please fill out ONLY Section I of this form, sign page 2 and submit to FirstEnergySmartMeterProgram@Honeywell.com to determine eligibility. If you would like to purchase an MPG device, and have not yet received a smart meter, but are interested in interval and pulse data, please fill out ONLY Section I of this form, sign page 2 and submit to FirstEnergySmartMeterProgram@Honeywell.com to determine eligibility. 

Please note, once you have a smart meter and purchase an MPG device, section II must be completed and re-submitted back to FirstEnergySmartMeterProgram@Honeywell.com. If you currently have a smart meter, simply fill out the entire form and submit to FirstEnergySmartMeterProgram@Honeywell.com.

 

Installation Instructions (MPG-3)

 

Frequently Asked Questions - Interval Metering and Pulse Service

 

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Last Modified: September 3, 2025