We invite you to join us at TESCO’s world headquarters in Bristol, PA for TESCOOL 2025, an event that uniquely combines a multi-tiered Meter School with TESCO’s Users Group.
120 Years of Metering Experience in 3 Days
Comprehensive Learning Experience
Collaborate with TESCO engineers to improve designs, foster discussions, and explore innovative solutions in equipment development.
Direct Engagement with TESCO Engineers
Discover Single Phase, Polyphase, and Advanced Metering through detailed training and practical sessions with expert guidance.
Hands-On Training
Gain valuable experience using advanced equipment and software, blending theoretical learning with practical applications seamlessly.
Networking and Entertainment
Learn, network, and celebrate at TESCO’s Learning Center, enriched by engaging activities and evening festivities.
Learning Tracks
Track 1: Introduction to Metering and Metering Industry
The introductory track is designed for entry-level participants, offering a solid foundation in metering principles and power concepts. These classes complement on-the-job metering skills and cover a wide range of topics, including power system overviews, AC and DC theory, meter testing safety, and all aspects of single-phase meters. This track prepares participants for advanced courses focused on polyphase meters.
Track 2: Introduction to Meter Testing in the Shop and Field Transformer Rated Metering
This track provides participants with essential knowledge for understanding polyphase metering. It covers the selection, installation, and maintenance of polyphase meters, as well as the use and upkeep of current and voltage transformers. Participants will gain practical skills and insights necessary for effective meter testing both in the shop and in the field.
Track 3: Advanced Metering
This track offers current and prospective TESCO equipment and software users the opportunity for direct training with the TESCO Engineering and Software team. Participants will receive comprehensive training on various TESCO equipment, including Meter Shop Test Equipment, Meter Site Field Test Equipment, Training Boards, and Safety Equipment. This hands-on training ensures users gain in-depth knowledge and practical skills to effectively utilize TESCO’s advanced metering solutions.
Track 4: Management Topics, Current Events, and Industry Trend Discussions
This track offers insights into the latest technologies, industry trends, and operational challenges in the metering sector. It includes updates on new technology implementation projects and features several roundtables for in-depth discussions. Ideal for professionals and managers, this track helps participants stay informed about the metering industry’s direction and current issues.
Track 5: TESCO Nighthawk User' Group
This track will allow existing or prospective Meter Manager Software users to have in depth discussions and hands-on training with our Meter Manager Software team to enable users to get the full benefit of our Meter Manager Software. This track will also include extensive discussion and hands-on with our latest Meter Manager 3.0.
Track 6: EVSE / Metrology and Calibration
This track combines theoretical and practical content to bridge the gap between concept and application. Participants will explore essential topics in metrology and calibration through comprehensive classroom sessions. Additionally, this track includes an exclusive tour of TESCO’s calibration lab, offering hands-on experience and a deeper understanding of modern metrology practices.
Schedule
Sunday
July 20, 2025
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM – Registration and Cocktails featuring a Mummer’s String Band.
Location: Grundy Museum
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM – Dinner Reception with Welcome and Overview of the Event.
Location: Grundy Museum
Monday
July 21, 2025
7:30 AM – 8:45 AM – Registration, Breakfast and Opening Remarks
Location: Meeting Room (All Tracks)
8:45 AM -10:15 AM – TESCO Factory Tour (All Tracks)
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM – Break
Track 1: Introduction to Metering and the Metering Industry
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM – History of Electric Metering and Intro to the Power Measurements Handbook (combined with Track 2).
Presenter: Tom Lawton, TESCO.
Location: Room F
12:00 PM -1:00 PM – Lunch (All Tracks)
Location: Meeting Room
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM – Basic Electrical Theory.
Presenter: Eric Sassi, TESCO
Location: Room F
2:30 PM – 3:15 PM – Break, Exhibits, & Networking
3:15 PM – 4:30 PM – ANSI Meter Forms and Intro to Watthour Meter Testing
Presenter: Mike Parker, NV Energy
Location: Room F
Track 2: Introduction to Meter Testing in the Shop and Field Transformer Rated Metering
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM – History of Electric Metering and Intro to the Power Measurements Handbook (combined with Track 2).
Presenter: Tom Lawton, TESCO.
Location: Room F
12:00 PM -1:00 PM – Lunch (All Tracks) — Meeting Room
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM – 3 Phase Meter Theory and Application
Presenter: Josh Reed, Oncor
Location: Room A
2:30 PM – 3:15 PM – Break, Exhibits, & Networking
3:15 PM – 4:30 PM – Hands-On: Testing Meters in the Meter Shop Using the 3050 Test Board with TDM Software
Presenter: Dan Hollow, TESCO
Location: Room E
Track 3: Advanced Metering
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM – Distribution Service and Service Types (Chapter 3 & 4 in the Power Measurements Handbook)
Presenter: Carl Chermak, Aclara (R)
Location: Room B
12:00 PM -1:00 PM – Lunch (All Tracks) — Meeting Room
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM – Instrument Transformers and Understanding Burden, Ratio and Admittance Testing
Presenter: Rob Reese, TESCO
Location: Room B
2:30 PM – 3:15 PM – Break, Exhibits, & Networking
3:15 PM – 4:30 PM – Utility Case Study – Verifying your Instrument Rated Services
Presenters: Heath Chesser / Jonathan Clark, APCO
Location: Room B
Track 4: Management Topics, Current Events, and Industry Trend Discussions
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM – Roundtable: Tracking Failure Curves of Early AMI Deployments and Considerations for AMI 2.0
Led by: Glenn Pritchard, PECO
Location: Room D
12:00 PM -1:00 PM – Lunch (All Tracks) — Meeting Room
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM – Cellular Metering Solutions and Integration with MV-90 and Fiber
Presenter: Jon Scott, TESCO
Location: Room D
2:30 PM – 3:15 PM – Break, Exhibits, & Networking
3:15 PM – 4:30 PM – Discussion Session – Metering Customers at Transmission Voltage Levels (e.g. data centers) and Periodic Testing Practises for Transmission Class Metering
Presenter: Megan Gilroy, PECO
Location: Room D
Track 5: TESCO Nighthawk User’ Group
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM – Nighthawk Adaptiv Technology Overview
Presenters: Jon Scott/Chris Pierce, TESCO
Location: Room C
12:00 PM -1:00 PM – Lunch (All Tracks) — Meeting Room
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM – Nighthawk Issues that We’ve Recently Resolved and Issues that We’re Actively Working on
Presenters: John Williams / Dan Falcone / Chris Pierce, TESCO
Location: Room C
2:30 PM – 3:15 PM – Break, Exhibits, & Networking
3:15 PM – 4:30 PM – Nighthawk Trouble Shooting Best Practices
Presenters: Jon Scott, Billy Hennig / Chris Pierce / David Robbins, TESCO
Location: Room C
Track 6: EVSE / Metrology and Calibration
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM – EVSE HB-44
Presenter: Perry Lawton, TESCO
Location: Boardroom
12:00 PM -1:00 PM – Lunch (All Tracks) — Meeting Room
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM – Hands-On EVSE Testing
Presenters: Perry Lawton / Carlo-Val Gocela, TESCO
Location: Boardroom
2:30 PM – 3:15 PM – Break, Exhibits, & Networking
3:15 PM – 4:30 PM – EVSE- Current State in 2025 and Preparing for the Impact on Your Utility
Presenter: Tom Lawton, TESCO
Location: Boardroom
4:30 PM – Adjourn & Networking/Social Time
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM – Meet at TopGolf for Dinner and Fun!
Location: 2140 Byberry Rd, Philadelphia, PA 19116
257.787.4599
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Tuesday
July 22, 2025
8:00 AM – 8:45 AM – Breakfast
Location: Meeting Room (All Tracks)
Track 1: Introduction to Metering and the Metering Industry
8:45 AM – 10:15 AM – Meter Socket Safety Checks and Hot Socket Conditions
Presenter: John Greenewald, TESCO
Location: Room F
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM – Break
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM – Introduction to 2 Phase Metering and Instrument Transformers
Presenter: Dan Falcone, TESCO
Location: Room F
12:00 PM -1:00 PM – Lunch (All Tracks)
Location: Meeting Room
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM – Hands-On: Testing Single Phase Meters in the Meter Shop including Remote Disconnects
Presenter: Dan Hollow, TESCO
Location: Room F
2:30 PM – 3:15 PM – Break, Exhibits, & Networking
3:15 PM – 4:30 PM – Hands-On: TESCO Training Board Basic Service Troubleshooting (Combined Session with Track 2)
Presenters: Fran White / Harold Kennedy, TESCO
Location: Room E / F
Track 2: Introduction to Meter Testing in the Shop and Field Transformer Rated Metering
8:45 AM – 10:15 AM – Practical Use of Vectors in Electrical Metering and Field Testing at Instrument Rated services
Presenter: Carl, Chermak, Aclara (R)
Location: Room A
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM – Break
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM – Metering Safety and Application of Secondary Metering Transformers <600V
Presenter: Mike Sprang, TSTM
Location: Room A
12:00 PM -1:00 PM – Lunch (All Tracks)
Location: Meeting Room
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM – Hazardous Meter Sites and Potential Billing Errors (Combined Session with Track 3)
Presenter: Marcus Marks, APCO
Location: Room B
2:30 PM – 3:15 PM – Break, Exhibits, & Networking
3:15 PM – 4:30 PM – Hands-On: TESCO Training Board Basic Service Troubleshooting (Combined Session with Track 1)
Presenters: Fran White / Harold Kennedy, TESCO
Location: Room E / F
Track 3: Advanced Metering
8:45 AM – 10:15 AM – Testing 1% Transformers
Presenter: Ben Bollinger, TESCO
Location: Room B
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM – Break
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM – Hands-On: Training Board – Advanced Troubleshooting
Presenter: John Williams / Fran White / Harold Kennedy, TESCO
Location: Room B
12:00 PM -1:00 PM – Lunch (All Tracks)
Location: Meeting Room
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM – Hazardous Meter Sites and Potential Billing Errors (Combined Session with Track 2)
Presenter: Marcus Marks, APCO
Location: Room B
2:30 PM – 3:15 PM – Break, Exhibits, & Networking
3:15 PM – 4:30 PM – Hands-On: Wiring a 3 Phase Service
Presenter: John Williams, TESCO
Location: Room B
Track 4: Management Topics, Current Events, and Industry Trend Discussions
8:45 AM – 10:15 AM – Emergency Response Practices to Meter Alarms (e.g. Temperature Alarms)
Presenter: Perry Lawton, TESCO
Location: Room D
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM – Break
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM – Advanced Uses of Metering Data Beyond Billing
Presenter: Jeff Chiucchi, PECO
Location: Room D
12:00 PM -1:00 PM – Lunch (All Tracks)
Location: Meeting Room
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM – Transitioning to AMI, and Ongoing Meter Refresh Practices
Presenter: Glenn Prichard / Jeff Chiucchi / Megan Gilroy, PECO
Location: Room D
2:30 PM – 3:15 PM – Break, Exhibits, & Networking
3:15 PM – 4:30 PM – Training and Development Practices for Meter Technicians and Engineers
Presenter: Glenn Prichard / Jeff Chiucchi / Megan Gilroy, PECO
Location: Room D
Track 5: TESCO Nighthawk User’ Group
8:45 AM – 10:15 AM – Nighthawk User’s Closed Session to Discuss Any Issues or Concerns They’ve Experienced
Presenters: Customer Lead
Location: Room C
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM – Break
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM – Roundtable- Feedback to TESCO/Nighthawk Team and TESCO Nighthawk Roadmap Discussion
Presenters: Tom Lawton / Jon Scott / Dan Falcone, TESCO
Location: Room C
12:00 PM -1:00 PM – Lunch (All Tracks)
Location: Meeting Room
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM – Roadmap for Nighthawk Integration with Meter Manager
Presenter: Andrew Kaminsky + Guest, TESCO
Location: Room C
2:30 PM – 3:15 PM – Break, Exhibits, & Networking
3:15 PM – 4:30 PM – Benefits of a New Asset Management System and TESCO Products and Services Overview
Presenters: John Greenewald + Guest, TESCO
Location: Room C
Track 6: EVSE / Metrology and Calibration
8:45 AM – 10:15 AM – Tour of TESCO’s Calibration Lab
Presenters: Ed Otte / Carson Scaccetti, TESCO
Location: Calibration Lab
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM – Break
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM – Accuracy, Precision, and Uncertainty
Presenter: Carson Scaccetti, TESCO
Location: Boardroom
12:00 PM -1:00 PM – Lunch (All Tracks)
Location: Meeting Room
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM – Metrology 101 – The Science of Measurement (terms, definitions and fundamental principles)
Presenters: Ed Otte / Carson Scaccetti, TESCO
Location: Boardroom
2:30 PM – 3:15 PM – Break, Exhibits, & Networking
3:15 PM – 4:30 PM – Contract Review and Understanding Your Calibration Certificate
Presenter: Carson Scaccetti, TESCO
Location: Boardroom
4:30 PM – Adjourn & Networking/Social Time
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM – Cocktails and the Murder Mystery Dinner!
Location: TESCO’s 7th Floor Speakeasy.
Wednesday
July 23, 2025
8:00 AM – 8:45 AM – Breakfast
Location: Meeting Room (All Tracks)
Track 1: Introduction to Metering and the Metering Industry
8:45 AM – 10:15 AM – Time of Use and Demand Metering – Why are They Important?
Presenter: Carl Chermak, Aclara (R)
Location: Room F
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM – Break
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM – Transformer Rated Metering 101 and Safety at an Instrumented Rated Meter Site
Presenter: Brennan Wood, APCO
Location: Room F
12:00 PM -1:00 PM – Lunch (All Tracks)
Location: Meeting Room
Adjourn
Track 2: Introduction to Meter Testing in the Shop and Field Transformer Rated Metering
8:45 AM – 10:15 AM – Sizing Instrument Transformers for Accurate Performance and the Benefit of High Accuracy, Extended Range CT’s
Presenters: Tim Hope / Marcus Marks, APCO
Location: Room A
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM – Break
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM – Understanding Ratio, Burden, and Admittance Testing
Presenter: Rob Reese, TESCO
Location: Room A
12:00 PM -1:00 PM – Lunch (All Tracks)
Location: Meeting Room
Adjourn
Track 3: Advanced Metering
8:45 AM – 10:15 AM – New Product Intro and Feedback (Combined Session with Track 4)
Presenter: Tom Lawton, TESCO
Location: Room B
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM – Break
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM – Using Meter Qualification Boards
Presenter: Jeff Chiucchi, PECO
Location: Room B
12:00 PM -1:00 PM – Lunch (All Tracks)
Location: Meeting Room
Adjourn
Track 4: Management Topics, Current Events, and Industry Trend Discussions
8:45 AM – 10:15 AM – New Product Intro and Feedback (Combined Session with Track 3)
Presenter: Tom Lawton, TESCO
Location: Room B
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM – Break
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM – EVSE – Current State in 2025 and Preparing for the Impact on Your Utility
Presenter: Perry Lawton, TESCO
Location: Room D
12:00 PM -1:00 PM – Lunch (All Tracks)
Location: Meeting Room
Adjourn
Track 5: TESCO Nighthawk User’ Group
8:45 AM – 10:15 AM – Understanding the Cyber Threat to Utilities (Combined Session with Track 6)
Group Discussion lead by Alex Kobrenko, TESCO
Location: Room C
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM – Break
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM – Cybersecurity Standards and Planning to Secure your Data (Combined Session with Track 6)
Group Discussion lead by Alex Kobrenko, TESCO
Location: Room C
12:00 PM -1:00 PM – Lunch (All Tracks)
Location: Meeting Room
Adjourn
Track 6: EVSE / Metrology and Calibration
8:45 AM – 10:15 AM – Understanding the Cyber Threat to Utilities (Combined Session with Track 5)
Group Discussion lead by Alex Kobrenko, TESCO
Location: Room C
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM – Break
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM – Cybersecurity Standards and Planning to Secure your Data (Combined Session with Track 5)
Group Discussion lead by Alex Kobrenko, TESCO
Location: Room C
12:00 PM -1:00 PM – Lunch (All Tracks)
Location: Meeting Room
Adjourn
Please note that the event schedule is subject to change. We recommend checking this page regularly for the latest updates.
Hotel Accommodation
A room block has been reserved at the Sheraton Bucks County Langhorne with a discounted rate of $159 per night plus taxes and fees. The hotel is conveniently located less than 20 minutes from TESCO, 45 minutes from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), and just over an hour from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR). To reserve at this special rate, please click below.
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