Metering.com - 2011

Metering International Edition 4, 2011

Fri, 24 Aug 2012 11:40:53 +0200

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FEATURES

AMI & Smart Metering

Glendale’s AMI rollout for electricity and water
By Glenn Steiger

Two birds, one stone: Leveraging the synergies between smart meter and next generation broadband rollout
By Jens Erler and John Holland

Smart gas metering on the move in Europe
By Charles van Dyck

GrDF’s smart gas meter projects
By Isabelle Drochon

The challenges of smart metering in island environments
By Christian Blais

Think smart – prepare for the future
By Mark England

Metering International Edition 3, 2011

Fri, 24 Aug 2012 11:31:24 +0200

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FEATURES

AMI & Smart Metering

EMEA’s smart metering 2012 horizon — five oversights to avoid
By Roberta Bigliani and Gaia Gallotti

Smart meter standardization – challenges in Europe
By Daniel Hec, David Johnson, and Catherine Vigneron

Innovation for a changing utility market.
Interview with Alexey Lazarev, founder and CEO, ADD Grup

Smart meters enable new business models in electricity retail
By Paul A. Hendriks and Bart Laurense

UMI – The USB for smart metering
By Alistair Morfey

Metering International Edition 2, 2011

Fri, 24 Aug 2012 11:18:03 +0200

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FEATURES

AMI & Smart Metering

Smart water systems
By Alex Money, Tim Foster and Rob Hope

Smart metering in Great Britain
By Charles Hendry

Cloud computing – a ‘smart’ choice for European utilities
By Richard Alden

Metering International Edition 1, 2011

Fri, 24 Aug 2012 10:54:52 +0200

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FEATURES

AMI & Smart Metering

Of laggards and movers: The smart metering landscape in Europe
By Stephan Renner

Poland wants to be a regional C&EE leader in implementation of modern technologies in the energy sector
By Jaroslaw Wojtulewicz

Lessons learned from securing the Dutch advanced metering infrastructure
By Johan Rambi

AT&T supports Metering International Excellence Awards for North America

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:24:50 +0200

New York, NY, U.S.A. --- (METERING.COM) --- December 20, 2011 - American multinational telecommunications giant AT&T is supporting the Metering International Excellence Awards for North America for 2012 – marking the third year in succession the company has put its name behind these awards.

The Metering International Excellence Awards for 2012 will recognize and encourage excellence in North America’s utility sector and they will be presented at Metering, Billing/MDM America in San Diego on March 13, 2012.

GRID+ smart grid development support program launched in Europe

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:16:02 +0200

Brussels, Belgium --- (METERING.COM) --- December 20, 2011 - The GRID+ program was launched recently in Europe to provide high level support to the Electricity Grid Initiative (EEGI) over the first three year phase to 2014.

The €3.94 million project brings together a team of top level players, including research centers, SMEs and universities, which will work in close coordination on the EEGI with the transmission and distribution operator associations ENTSO-e (European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity) and EDSO for SG (European Distribution Systems Operators for Smart Grids).

Integrating high level of wind into U.S grid is possible, studies confirm

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:12:24 +0200

Golden, CO and Washington, DC, U.S.A. --- (METERING.COM) --- December 20, 2011 - It is technically possible to integrate up to 35 percent renewable electricity to the U.S. grid if infrastructure and operational improvements can be made, and the experiences of operators are pointing the way to doing this, two recent reports show.

Two studies from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) investigated the potential in the eastern and western transmission systems. The first, the “Eastern Wind Integration and Transmission Study” (EWITS), explored the impact of shifting up to 20 percent–30 percent of the power in the Eastern Interconnect of the U.S. to wind energy by 2024. No fundamental technical barriers were found to the integration of 20 percent wind energy into the electrical system, although transmission planning, system operation policy, and market develop¬ment would need to continue to evolve for this penetration level to be achieved.

Itron and Panasonic partner on gas smart metering in Europe

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:08:28 +0200

Liberty Lake, WA, U.S.A. --- (METERING.COM) --- December 20, 2011 - Itron and Panasonic have announced a partnership agreement to design and deliver innovative gas smart metering solutions to utilities in Europe.

Through the partnership, Itron will leverage Panasonic's ultrasonic sensor technology to enhance its new residential static meters. It will provide utilities planning for large scale smart meter deployments in Europe with a solution that offers a highly accurate and reliable communicating metering solution.

Sentec and EDMI partner to develop next generation smart gas meters

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:52:12 +0200

Cambridge, U.K. --- (METERING.COM) --- December 20, 2011 - Sentec and smart meter solution provider EDMI have entered into a partnership to jointly develop a smart gas meter, based on Sentec’s gas meter technology, Lattice.

The collaboration will develop smart gas meters for markets in Europe, Australasia and Asia, where a number of territories are already planning for large scale gas meter deployments. The mass phase of the U.K. smart gas meter roll out is scheduled to begin in 2014.

Smart grid in Asia

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:33:28 +0200

Interview with Arunabha Basu, Head – Technology & Systems, North Delhi Power Limited, India

What role does the smart grid play in India’s future energy landscape?

Smart grid technologies offer a unique opportunity to the ailing Indian electricity distribution companies to leapfrog and adopt the right path of business processes and technologies in a phased manner.

Common functionalities proposed for smart metering in Europe

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:01:12 +0200

Brussels, Belgium --- (METERING.COM) --- December 19, 2011 - A minimum common set of functionalities for smart metering has been put forward by the European Commission with the aim of enabling member states to identify common means of achieving cost efficiencies (and inefficiencies) in their rollout plans.

The functionality set, developed jointly by the European Commission’s directorates of Energy and Information Society and Media, comprises 10 functionalities. These were determined based on comments from member states in response to an initial list of 13 functionalities based on the ERGEG Guidelines of Good Practice on Regulatory Aspects of Smart Metering for Electricity and Gas.

Smart meter consumer protections and pricing under review in Australia

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:50:33 +0200

Canberra, Australia --- (METERING.COM) --- December 19, 2011 - Australia’s Standing Council on Energy and Resources (SCER) has launched a consultation on national consumer protection arrangements to facilitate consistency across the jurisdictions where smart meters are rolled out.

The consultation, National Smart Meter Consumer Protections and Pricing, which is part of an ongoing series, considers three key issues:

New smart energy regulatory code proposed in Britain

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:46:23 +0200

London, U.K. --- (METERING.COM) --- December 19, 2011 - A new Smart Energy Code setting out the arrangements for the introduction and ongoing operation of smart metering and consolidating the existing industry codes dealing with retail issues in gas and electricity has been proposed by Britain’s regulator, Ofgem, to facilitate market development and reduce administrative burdens.

COPASA expands water meter order with Elster

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:32:30 +0200

São Paulo, Brazil and Luton, England --- (METERING.COM) --- December 16, 2011 - Brazil’s second largest water utility Companhia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais (COPASA) has selected Elster to supply more than 111,000 S120 single jet water meters over the next 12 months.

This follows COPASA's selection of Elster in June 2011 to supply 63,000 glass and plastic register cover S120 single jet water meters to support its metering programs.

Paradox Engineering and NEC to collaborate on smart grid projects in EMEA region

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:10:43 +0200

Novazzano, Switzerland and London, U.K. --- (METERING.COM) --- December 16, 2011 - A Memorandum of Understanding has been concluded between Paradox Engineering and NEC Italia Spa to explore joint development of world class smart energy solutions for utilities, multi-utilities and municipalities in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

The two companies will share their knowledge in order to optimize their engineering efforts and identify opportunities for proof-of-concept and pilot projects, which will allow a smarter management of energy resources, and therefore increase sustainable performance of communities and cities.