SMART METERING
WHAT IS A SMART METER?
A smart meter is usually an electronic device that records consumption of electric energy in intervals of an hour or less and communicates that information at least daily back to the utility for monitoring and billing. Smart meters enable two-way communication between the meter and the central system.
CloudIndustries.eu provides you several Smart Metering Solutions as per your needs and requirements. Smart meters are an important tool for helping people understand and quantify energy use. They differ from a traditional meter, by providing accurate energy use data in real-time.
Our aim is to make energy consumption more visible and help people to understand how much they are actually using.
WHY DO THEY MATTER?
Pretty much everything we do. But when it comes to energy, we haven’t really seen the same technology transformations take place. Many of us have our meters hidden away in a cupboard under the stairs. Smart meters will change this, as they come with a smart energy monitor that shows you what you use, as you use it, and gives you new control over your energy consumption, along with the opportunity to save money.
And you can say goodbye to estimated bills and meter readings – smart meters automatically send readings back to your supplier. So when you receive your bill, you’ll know you’re only paying for the gas and electricity you’ve used.
WILL I NEED TO DO ANYTHING?
Once your smart meter is up and running, your meter readings will be automatically sent to us. Then all you need to do is plug in your smart energy monitor, ideally somewhere where it’s easy to see, such as your kitchen counter. That’s it.
HOW IS THE SMART ENERGY MONITOR DIFFERENT TO A NORMAL ENERGY MONITOR?
Energy monitors show how much electricity you’re using, but you will still get estimated meter readings or need to submit readings to your supplier. Smart energy monitors are linked to your smart meters and show you, in pounds and pence, how much electricity and for the first time, how much gas you’re using and there’s no longer any need to submit meter readings or receive estimated bills.
WILL MY ELECTRICITY BILL INCREASE AS A RESULT OF THE SMART METER INSTALLATION?
No. Metering service charges have always been part of your electricity bill and the costs of the smart meter program have been built into the meter charges since January 2010. The cost of metering has been approved in accordance with state government policy and by the Australian Energy Regulator. Queries on your electricity bill should be referred to your electricity retailer.
HOW MUCH WILL IT SAVE ME?
The potential for savings is not to be sniffed at. The cloud industries research has found that nine out of ten smart meter customers are taking simple daily steps to manage their home energy use as a result of receiving more information through their smart meters. Nearly two-thirds of smart meter customers who identified savings estimated they saved up to £75 per year, just by understanding more about their energy use. If you know exactly how much it costs to boil a kettle full of water, for example, you’re much more likely to remember only to put in as much water as you need.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
The smart meter installed at your property is designed to give better information to you and to us. The meter measures and records how much electricity is being used at your property and sends that data to us each day through a communications network. That means we don’t have to send anyone out to read the meter and we don’t have to estimate how much electricity has been used. It also means you can see how much electricity you are using at any time, via an in-home display.
BENEFITS OF SMART METERING: * Eliminates manual meter reading * Monitors the electric system more quickly * Makes it possible to use power resources more efficiently * Provides real-time data useful for balancing electric loads and reducing power outages (blackouts) * Enables dynamic pricing (raising or lowering the cost of electricity based on demand) * Offers more detailed feedback on energy use * Enables them to adjust their habits to lower electric bills * Reduces blackouts and system-wide electric failures
Smart meters can ultimately benefit the environment by... * Prevents the need for new power plants that would produce pollution * Curbs greenhouse gas emissions from existing power plants * Reduces pollution from vehicles driven by meter readers
GET TO KNOW YOUR MONITOR:
The touch-screen display automatically shows you the time, date, how much gas and electricity you’re using and how much that is currently costing you per hour. Keep it somewhere you can see it and you’ll soon learn which devices are the energy guzzlers. It also displays how much you’ve spent on gas and electricity that day, and how much of your daily budget you’ve used, if you have set one.
SMART METERING FEATURES: 1. See all sites in one map: * Active icons identifying the status of each particular site (If there is error the icon changes colour). * By clicking icon you will see label with building address and active errors number. 2. Access to each site by one click and see consumption of all rooms/apartments/departments: * By clicking icon on map you can enter apartment building overview where you will see all flats and floors. * In each summary user can see overall consumption of electricity, cold and hot water and average usage of electricity by person. 3. Go deeper to see each site particular room/apartment/department * By clicking on each flat you will get deeper view of individual household consumption. * The dashboard will show real time consumption, monthly/annual reports and data from other sensors. * CloudIndustries.eu system allows integrating all smart sensors and meters data into the dashboards. 4. Have different user groups, where admin user is allow to see all apartments and flat owner.
Our system gives opportunity to create different user groups, for example houshold members receive their login and they see only his flat data. Admin users see all apartment buildings and flats. They will receive data for analysis and comparison which buildings are more energy efficient etc. 5. Advanced dashboards with control opportunity:
If the flat has a controller, it is possible to add remote control function into the dashboard. User can schedule their heating periods, choose between different consumption modes. (ECO – when heating is at minimum in this time period when no one is at home or Comfort – which ensures comortable temperatures) 6. Analyse data and take saving decisions:
Users receive all possible measurement in graphs. Unique server’s architecture let the graphs to show in up to 200 ms for any period of time. 7. Automatically generated reports and bills:
Automatically generated reports will be sent to the clients, as well as, there can be recommendations how to save more energy.
The system does comparisons between neighbours or neighbour buildings. This interact with the household member and they are more involved into the energy saving. 8. Add visualizations of building systems:
Unique tools let to create some visualization of the processes and equipment installed in flats or buildings (like ventilation, heating systems etc.).
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