pressure compensation multiplier (PCOMP)

A static multiplier value applied to the result of (pulse count * count rate) and is delivered in units of 1/10000 of an engineering unit. There are a few different uses of PCOMP in various endpoints. Sometimes PCOMP is a static pressure compensation value applied to families of meters and/or meter locations within a service territory. PCOMP is applied to compensate for a generalized pressure of the commodity within the distribution line. Sometimes PCOMP is an error correction multiplier used to compensate for a known difference between pulse count and actual consumed volume.

This should not be confused with Fixed Factor billing where pressure is recorded or defined for certain customers and is applied to the index consumption reading in the customer information system (CIS). The rate is factored into the multiplier that the end customer would see on an invoice.