| CPC F17D 3/01 (2013.01) [G01L 19/08 (2013.01); G01L 19/086 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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1. A system for reporting utility data comprising:
one or more sensor devices configured to generate sensor data associated with one or more parameters associated with a utility system; and
a telemetry device including at least one transceiver and in communication with the one or more sensor devices and configured to transmit sensor data received from the one or more sensor device at a first interval, wherein the sensor data is received and recorded at the telemetry device between transmissions;
wherein the telemetry device is further configured to request real time or near real time sensor data from the sensor device in response to receiving an alarm signal from at least one of the one or more sensor devices; and
wherein the telemetry device transmits the real time or near real time sensor data at a second interval and simultaneously transmits the recorded sensor data at the first interval, wherein the second interval is shorter than the first interval.
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