Electric Utility Meter Data

Previously radio based metering automation network designs required mounting data collectors on pole tops or streetlights to increase the coverage of the local 900 mhz rf network.

Electric utility meter data.

Providing mission critical data to deliver business outcomes. Now many utilities use electronic smart meters which provide wireless access to the meter s power usage data to measure electricity consumption in real time. A meter data management system mdms for smart utilities and cities around the globe with an enterprise wide highly scalable mdms architecture. Annual back to 2005 net metering customers and capacity by technology type by end use sector.

October 18 2019 data from. Some smart meters can even measure the electricity use of individual devices and allow the utility or customer to control electricity use remotely. For example uk energy suppliers have to provide their larger customers with half hourly metering as explained in the page on half hourly data. In many countries and states utilities are required to supply and manage interval meters for all electricity customers over a certain size.

When the meter generates billing data any data read remotely from the meter can also be read locally at the meter. The foundation of the data network is a lpwan low power wide area network using lora long range radio technology. Managing data from more than 45 million meters across 92 energy and water companies on six continents. The local area network data collectors are meters.