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OnStream’s gas and electricity meters become even “smarter” thanks to a wireless solution from Telenor Connexion
OnStream’s innovative and wirelessly connected smart meters enable consumers to have more control over their energy consumption and supports the benefits of smart grids. OnStream, a National Grid company, provides gas and electricity metering solutions across the UK. The company’s new mobile communications-based meters enable low levels of power consumption and include the ability to communicate with smart appliances leading to the formation of the smart grid. Telenor Connexion, the world leader in premium M2M solutions for [...]
Cellular smart electricity meter market to reach 9.5 million shipments in 2016
Advanced electricity meters with integrated cellular communication modules are forecast to increase from 2.6 million shipments in 2010 to 9.5 million shipments annually in 2016, according to a new study from IMS Research. The largest volumes of shipments are forecast to be in the U.S. and U.K. In the U.S. a larger percentage of the opportunity for new smart meter installations will likely come from smaller utilities that have spread-out populations in diverse geographies. As telecoms providers lower the total cost of ownership for a [...]
Worldwide installed base of smart electricity meters will reach 602.7 million units in 2016
New research from the analyst firm Berg Insight says that the worldwide installed base of smart electricity meters will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 26.6 percent between 2010 and 2016 to reach 602.7 million at the end of the period. During the next five years, penetration rates for smart metering technology are projected to increase from around 15–25 percent today to around 50 percent in Europe and North America and over 75 percent in Asia-Pacific. By 2020, penetration rates are expected to approach 100 percent in most [...]
Smart meter penetration in North America will reach 50 percent by 2016
According to new a research report from the analyst firm Berg Insight, the installed base of smart electricity meters in North America will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 22.5 percent between 2010 and 2016 to reach 87.4 million at the end of the period. Over the next five years, smart meter penetration among residential electricity customers in the US and Canada is projected to increase from around 20 percent in mid-2011 to more than 50 percent by the end of 2016. Berg Insight anticipates the region will have close to 100 percent [...]
Digi Enhances Siemens Smart Grid Metering Solution by Giving Customers Real-Time Utility Usage Information
Digi shows Siemens Meter Data live on Smartphone Application at Metering Europe 2011. Digi International (NASDAQ: DGII) today announced that Siemens AG is using Digi X-Grid™ Solutions to enhance its smart metering product with a web-based energy consumption and management platform for consumers. The Digi X-Grid is an “Extended Grid” that enables real-time, IP-based monitoring and control of home energy devices beyond the electric meter. Smart Siemens Automated Metering and [...]
Telit Presents Brand New, Energy Efficient, Wireless M-Bus Module For 169 MHz
Commitment to smart meter reading: Telit Wireless Solutions, an internationally leading specialist in machine-to-machine (m2m) technology, is launching a new module featuring Wireless M-Bus transfer technology in October 2011. The new ME50-169 module features 169 MHz and hence is ideally suited for smart gas, water, heating or electricity meters. These smart meters automatically transmit consumption data to the utility companies which increases the accuracy and transparency of bills, offers better customer service and helps improve energy [...]
Smart metering given go ahead in France
The French government has given the go ahead to a nationwide rollout of electricity smart metering in France, which will see a total of 35 million meters installed at a cost of €4.3 billion starting in 2013. The announcement was made by the minister for Industry, Energy and Digital Economy, Eric Besson. The meters are the so-called “Linky” meters, of which 300,000 have been under test by EDF’s distribution subsidiary, ERDF, for a year from March 2010 to March 2011 in the regions of Lyon and Tours. According to Minister [...]
GÖRLITZ Selects Sierra Wireless to Provide Cellular Connection for Metering Router
AirPrime™ embedded wireless module and embedded application framework provide simple path to wireless machine-to-machine communication for remote collection of metering information Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR) (TSX: SW) today announced that GÖRLITZ AG, a leading manufacturer of advanced meter reading (AMR) and energy information management systems, has selected Sierra Wireless to provide the wireless connectivity solution for its Ethernet / GPRS router. The router connects to energy meters, [...]
Smart Grid Roundup: Home Networks, Smart Meters, and Telecoms Join the Fray
Energate thermostats, British Gas picks Elster for dual meters, and what’s a negamile? by Katherine Tweed, Greentech Media. Home energy management is touted by some as one of the revolutions enabled by smart grid. But who’s going to pay for all of this stuff? Well, Oklahoma Gas & Electric is going to pay for at least 40,000 smart thermostats from Energate to achieve 70 megawatts in peak load reduction from residential and small commercial customers. Utilities are starting to pay for these expensive devices up to a certain point [...]
Sprint Teams with Neptune on Advanced Water Meters
Smart meters, M2M, wireless network support remote data collection and improve accuracy Sprint (NYSE: S) and Neptune Technology Group Inc. (“Neptune”) are working together to modernize the nation's utility infrastructure. By combining the Sprint wireless network and machine-to-machine (M2M) expertise with Neptune’s automated metering solutions with one of the best life cycle values in the industry, these companies are helping utilities collect consumption and diagnostic data. The [...]
