ALMOST two in three electricity smart meters installed in some parts of Victoria are not fully working as the deadline for the contentious rollout looms. About 350,000 devices fitted in SP AusNet's region are yet to go "live" with remote ...
Tags: Smart Meter, Instruments, Meters
A business strategy cannot succeed unless the data supporting the strategy is fit for purpose. That's the view of Jon Stangroom, information governance manager at utility company British Gas. Further reading SAS brings a brighter ...
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The government has stepped up the process of equipping every home in the UK with smart energy meters by selecting the vendors to provide the kit, the data service and wide area communications, in addition to a smart meter governing ...
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GE, Silver Spring Networks, and ComEd have embarked on a new smart grid initiative that is expected to bring millions of dollars of investment to Chicago. GE will manufacture smart meters at a plant on the city’s south side. ...
Tags: Smart Meter Deployment
Recently UK Energy Secretary Ed Davey announced the rollout of smart meters was to be delayed by a year. Pushing back the start is a smart move by the government as the delay looks to ensure that the functionality of the meters will be fit ...
Bill Bennett, British Columbia's minister of energy and mines, said BC Hydro will offer new options for customers who have put their smart meters on hold. "Smart meters are now part of our standard operating equipment, just like utility ...
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Expensive washers and dryers don't necessarily clean or dry better than those that cost $700 to $900. But they do have the latest features and in Consumer Reports tests of washers and dryers we looked at all of them. Here's our take on 10. ...
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According to the country's energy minister,Delphine Batho,by the end of 2014 France will initiate a€4.3 billion plan to roll out 35 million smart meters. The initial smart meter proposal was delayed due to financial issues,doubts ...
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A virtual forum called IEEE Online Conference on Green Communications (OnlineGreenComm 2013) will hold its third annual event from October 29 - 31. It will consist of sessions devoted to the development of next wave green communications and ...
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A survey of 2,000 households conducted by Energy Saving Trust, the organisation that gives impartial energy-saving advice to communities, revealed ‘huge public support’ of the Smart meter technology. Smart meters give ...
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According to the investment program of the 12th Five –Year Plan for Grid Intelligence Construction of State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC), segments of communication information, electricity consumption and substation hold the ...
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Estimated billing will soon be a thing of the past. SaskPower and SaskEnergy are moving ahead with the Advanced Metering Infrastructure project. The project involves exchanging the current electricity meter to a smart meter and upgrading ...
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McAfee says it will?sign an informal agreement with a major European utility company to establish a set of privacy and security standards before the wider rollout of smart meters. The strandards will aim to help protect consumer data ...
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Consumers are attracted to the ‘smart home’ applications that smart meters open up, according to a report by O2. A YouGov poll commissioned by O2, revealed 60 per cent of consumers felt the idea of a ‘home of the ...
Tags: Instruments&Meters, Customers, Smart Home
Ofgem has approved an industry code-of-practice designed to protect consumers during the smart meter roll-out. “With the roll-out of smart meters getting fully under way next year, it is essential that householders and businesses ...
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