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Tasmania reaches 70% smart meter milestone

Smart Energy International

Tasmania’s energy minister Nick Duigan has reported that 70% of residential and business customers now have a smart meter. This is in line with the state government target of 100% rollout to homes and businesses by the end of 2026 and well in advance of the national target of 2030. Have you read?

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Colorado utility selects Landis+Gyr for advanced metering infrastructure

Smart Energy International

In the US state of Colorado, municipal utility Longmont Power and Communications has partnered with Landis+Gyr to modernise its electric meters with an advanced metering infrastructure. The system will also facilitate the use of renewable energy to provide baseload power. Have you read? Register today.

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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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Europe replaces 50% of electricity meters with smart models

Renewable Energy World

More than half of electricity meters in Europe are now smart, a new report released by Berg Insight has found. The study states that the penetration of smart electricity meters has passed the 50% mark owing to increased investments in grid modernization and digitalization by utilities in the region.

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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.

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Why smart grids are essential to meeting the UK’s housing needs

Smart Energy International

While the Future Homes Standard (FHS) is a welcome roadmap for the future of decarbonised homes, explains Dan Nicholls of SNRG Group, it will not be realised without accompanying policy measures, which encourage the uptake of enablers like smart grids. Have you read: 34.8