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ESB Networks reaches 1.5 million smart meter milestone

Smart Energy International

million smart meters nationwide as part of the National Smart Metering Programme. With this the company is on track to complete the full, over 2 million, smart meter rollout in early 2025. “We We are delighted with the progress to date on the National Smart Metering Programme and achieving the milestone of 1.5

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EU increases 2030 solar goals by 87% but grid planning trails

Smart Energy International

Solar energy targets in Europe have increased by an average of 87%, however, grid and flexibility planning trail far behind renewable goals, putting the energy transition at risk. That is the finding of the latest analysis by Solar Power Europe, the association representing the entire European value chain.

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2024 Energy predictions: Rapid transformation, personalised AI propositions and a smart meter boom

Smart Energy International

2023 was a big year in energy – wholesale prices fell from their record highs, renewable energy generation has continued to grow at pace, and AI has been the word on everyone’s lips. We saw this happen in the UK market and are now witnessing it in other parts of Europe and Australia. This is where AI also plays a key role.

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Unlocking smart meter data for research

Smart Energy International

James O’Toole explains how the UK’s Smart Energy Research Lab is enabling researcher access to smart meter data. With over 21 million smart gas and electric meters now in Great Britain’s homes, there is a growing wealth of half-hourly and daily domestic energy use data available to those who can access it.

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With the new Energy Act, the UK smart meter rollout is at a technological crunch point

Smart Energy International

Although the UK Government’s latest legislation solidifies their commitment to the smart meter rollout in the country, there are yet a number of issues with consumer perception and the performance of the technology that need to be ironed out, explains Michael Jary of Sense. billion ($7.1 7 million will lose functionality.

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3 Trends That Shaped the Grid Edge in 2019

GreenTechMedia

It isn’t easy to transform a century’s worth of electricity infrastructure from the ground up, particularly in the face of climate change-induced firestorms. California’s community choice aggregators, a growing force in the state, have also taken distributed solar-storage projects to protect their most vulnerable customers.

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Europe’s Energy Storage Market Is Fading, Right When It’s Needed Most

GreenTechMedia

European energy storage deployment is set to shrink compared to other global markets, even as the need for flexibility on the grid increases, according to new research from Wood Mackenzie. By the end of 2019, the total tally (plus the U.K.) GW installed during 2019, indicating the ramp-up required to meet that goal. In the U.S.,