Sensing system and electricity meter assembly

A sensing system comprising:

• a plurality of electricity meters, each electricity meter including a memory unit, one or more processors, a communication unit configured to communicate over a network, an electrical sensor unit configured to measure at least one parameter of an electrical distribution system, and a gas sensor, wherein the gas sensor is in communication with the processor and is configured to provide gas sensor data to the processor;
• and
• a remote monitor in communication with the plurality of meters over the network, wherein at least one electricity meter of the plurality of electricity meters is configured to communicate the gas sensor data over the network to the remote monitor,
• wherein the remote monitor is configured to be accessed by a user device.

A method of determining environmental conditions from a utility meter comprising:

• providing a utility meter along a utility distribution system, the utility meter having a utility sensor unit configured to measure at least one parameter associated with the utility distribution system and a gas sensor unit in communication with an external environment;
• obtaining, via the gas sensor unit, gas sensor data associated with the air quality of the external environment;
• and
• transmitting the gas sensor data to a remote monitor via a network.