Smart Energy News

Metering.com 13 JUNE 2016 Management consulting firm, Distributed Energy Financial Group (DEFG), has found that interest in energy prepayment is rising amongst wealthy US consumers. This is evidenced by a survey recently conducted by the energy management consulting firm to measure the level of interest of affluent Americans in a prepayment service. According to its … Read more

Metering.com 9 JUNE 2016 Knoxville, Tennessee US utility Knoxville Utilities Board (KUB) is set to deploy an Automated Metering Infrastructure (AMI) project to improve its customer service in East Tennessee. The electric, gas, water, and wastewater service provider said this week it plans to use the US$54 million project to install 400,000 smart meters from … Read more

Metering.com 19 MAY 2016 The US city of Berea in Ohio partnered with metering solutions company Badger Meter and metering firm NECO for the rollout of a smart water meters project. Under the programme, the city will install some 4,000 Badger water meters with assistance from NECO to reduce non-revenue water through accurate water billing … Read more

Metering.com 31 MAY 2016 What can European utilities learn about connected home platforms from their telco cousins? Thomas Rockmann, Vice President Connected Home, Deutsche Telekom explains. The future for energy management is bright, according to received industry wisdom, due to the guaranteed growth in smart meters and associated smart technology, writes Rockmann. Analysts predict great … Read more

metering.com 30 MAY 2016 A new report by Navigant Research states that the residential Internet of Things (IoT) market is expected to grow from US$26.5bn in 2016 to US$117.3bn in 2026. The residential Internet of Things market includes connected devices that help automate their homes and boost energy efficiency, enhance comfort and security. Navigant Research … Read more

Metering.com 26 MAY 2016 US power utility ComEd launched its new energy efficiency programme to help customers to improve their energy management, reduce usage and costs. ComEd is utilising Green Button Download My App to help customers with smart meters to download, authorise and share their energy consumption data with registered third party energy efficiency … Read more

Metering.com 26 MAY 2016 Global energy management technology firm Honeywell launched a new solution to help utilities better manage their grid data. In a press statement, the US headquartered technology firm said it partnered with its subsidy, metering solutions company Elster for the development of the multi-purpose solution Connexo MultiSense. Honeywell claims its new version … Read more

metering.com 23 MAY 2016 Wireless M2M tech firm Telit partnered with smart grid communication solutions provider M2M Engineering to provide utilities with an enhanced wireless communications tech In a combined statement, the US headquartered M2M Engineering said it will use Telit’s end-to-end solution comprising of IoT modules and communications platforms to come up with a … Read more

Metering.com 20 MAY 2016 The US utility company partnered with energy technology company Innowatts to help its customers in Pennsylvania to reduce power consumption and bills. The partnership allowed the Washington DC based utility to launch Innowatts’ energy management app as a service to help its consumers in Pennsylvania’s PPL Electric Utilities territory to manage … Read more

metering.com 19 MAY 2016 The role of communication and customer engagement has been one of the key themes discussed with utility executives at the 2016 African Utility Week. Communication with customers before, during and after deployment of digital technologies cannot be stressed enough, a key point which has been raised several times in conversations and … Read more