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34.8 million smart meters in Britain

Smart Energy International

million smart electricity and gas meters were installed in British homes and small businesses, amounting to 61% of all meters, reports the UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero in their quarterly smart meter update. million were smart electricity meters and 14.5 Moreover, 30.8

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Eversource set to introduce smart meters in Connecticut

Smart Energy International

Eversource is ready to instal smart meters for its more than 1.2 million residential and small business customers in Connecticut, US. At the time of the filing, the company estimated that approximately 800,000 meters would be 20 years or older within five years. Have you read?

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SWEPCO to instal 234,000 smart meters in Louisiana

Smart Energy International

Southwestern Electric Power Co (SWEPCO) is launching a two-year smart meter rollout programme for its customers in north and central Louisiana. The deployment of the smart meters, which will replace the now outdated current meters as part of the company’s grid modernisation, will continue across the state through 2025.

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Smart meters for prepayment customers lagging in Britain

Smart Energy International

The smart meter rollout for traditional prepayment customers is progressing more slowly than for standard credit customers, Ofgem believes. The letter notes that while the percentage of premises with a smart meter in Great Britain is approximately 60%, this is not the case for prepayment premises. Have you read?

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Smart Metering Solutions testing domestic demand side response solutions

Smart Energy International

Smart Energy Solutions (SMS) has begun laboratory testing of Interoperable Demand Side Response (IDSR) solutions as part of the UK Government’s Flexibility Innovation Programme. Funded by the Government’s £1 billion ($1.3

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E-REDES passes 5.5 million smart meter milestone

Smart Energy International

million smart meter mark with meters with active remote services. million smart meters installed and 90% of the equipment is already under remote management, allowing automatic data collection, exempting consumers from sending readings and enabling the issuance of invoices by suppliers, without resorting to estimates or adjustments.

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Cars instead of cables: V2G’s potential to enhance a flexible energy system

Smart Energy International

Although the electrification of road transportation represents a significant challenge to our energy systems, adding pressure on power grids at the national and local levels, V2G provides immense potential as a source of flexibility to support the energy system of tomorrow, explains Francesco Nobili of Charles River Associate (CRA) Energy.