Transitioning Grid Management with Smart Energy Meters and Reliable Communication Technology
Benefits of Smart Metering Solutions
END-CONSUMERS WILL:
- Have simple access to information on their electric energy consumption, and be able to manage it better, via a dedicated web portal and smartphone application with the possibility of viewing their power consumption with a 15 minute pace.
- Receive bills based on their real consumption, rather than estimated consumption as carried out in the past.
- Have the cost of the services currently in offer reduced thanks to the advantages of the new technology.
Electricity suppliers will:
- Be able to determine the duration of their billing periods, based on actual consumption.
- Be able to diversify their price offers and adapt them more precisely to their customers' needs.
- Be able to eliminate the theft of electricity.
Electricity producers will:
- Have better visibility on periods when they have produced electricity,
- Be able to use simplified electrical equipment, given that smart energy meters allows the measuring of both their production and their consumption.
Distribution Network Operators will:
- Follow up electricity supply quality in real time,
- Reduce intervention time during outages,
- Carry out remote operations (connections, power adjustments, etc.),
- Develop services to allow sustainable use of electricity for all customers.
