Energy data management staying ahead in a changing market


Smart-metering technology – and the huge improvement it offers utilities and consumers alike in energy management information – is a powerful tool for any utility that is able to fully unlock its potential.


La tecnología de medición inteligente es una poderosa herramienta para cualquier empresa suministradora de energía que puede liberar todo su potencial.


Intelligente Zählertechnologie (Smart Metering) ist ein leistungsstarkes Tool für jeden Energieversorger, der sein Potenzial voll ausschöpft.


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arket liberalisation across Europe is increasing the amount of choice available to energy consumers, who now have the right to more detailed


and timely information about their energy usage, and who can now choose from an increasingly large range of alternative energy suppliers. Te raised awareness among consumers of the services they receive and the tariffs they are charged, combined with the need to win and retain new customers in an ever more competitive supplier market, is forcing utilities to focus on customer retention and satisfaction more than ever before. European governments, striving to improve customer choice and increase the efficiency


of energy usage, have recognised the power of smart metering to deliver a more economic means of managing energy. Tey understand that Advanced Meter Management (AMM) is the technology that will make it possible for utilities to deliver frequent and accurate energy consumption information to customers, which in turn has the potential to increase energy awareness and change usage behaviour across entire national populations. Te recent EU energy package is an important


step towards the realization of smart metering in Europe. Both the gas and electricity Directives stipulate that the European Member States ensure the implementation of ‘intelligent metering systems that shall assist the active


Fig. 1. The requirement for interoperability and openness is increasingly important for utilities.


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