About Chapman Metering

Chapman Metering was formed in 1960 by Lawrence A. Chapman. The company started as a watt-hour meter testing service at that time, and our first customer was the cooperative now known as Eastern Iowa Light and Power at Wilton Junction, IA.

In 1979 the company was moved from its Illinois base of operations to Jefferson, Iowa. The move to Avoca, Iowa was in 1990 to more centrally locate the base for the shop testing facility.

Chapman Metering has over 500 clients in 17 states and has serviced over 100,000 meters in 2002. We have been offering top quality metering services for over 40 years.

In 1998 the company was reformed as Chapman Metering, LLC. A limited liability company that is a partnership between Larry Chapman and Nishnabotna Valley REC. This partnership allowed us to add benefits for employees and growth capabilities that were just not possible without help. Our expansion has allowed us the luxury of remaining a service-oriented company and the ability to remain unbiased in our recommendations to our clients.

We sell no products. Our only commodity is service. We are actively installing AMR systems of all manufacturers and have people becoming well versed in the operation and maintenance of this equipment. We provide complete service inspection and wiring verification of metering packages as part of the testing process with our on sight testing services. We inform you of any unsafe conditions sighted, take and record voltage readings at each sight, and check for possible current diversion at each sight. We offer a maintenance program for all your metering and load management equipment and strive to work within your established plans to prevent confusion and duplication of efforts.