Stuart Sumner, Computing, Wednesday 28 July 2010 at 09:49:00
Data management and real-time analytics will play a central role in the
success of smart meters
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and energy regulator This rollout aims to provide efficiency and interoperability by simplifying A key part of the proposal is that consumers will be able to view their own The plan also allows suppliers to read and manage meters remotely, removing The prospectus states that "the rollout of smart meters will play an The DECC and Ofgem predict that the proposed early rollout will bring Data privacy is high on the agenda, with consumers expected to be able to The meters will be capable of taking consumption readings every 30 minutes. Rick Hanks, smart meters lead at Accenture, said: ?Data management and The rollout will see the introduction of new equipment into customer ? Gas and electricity meters with smart functionality ? An in-home display (IHD) for domestic customers ? A wide area network (WAN) communications module to connect to the central ? A home area network (HAN) to link meters in customer premises, the This data can be communicated through the WAN to a proposed central data and This set-up is designed to provide a two-way communications channel between DCC trialling and testing should be completed by August 2013, at which point
Ofgem today jointly released a
prospectus
outlining the government?s plans to roll out smart meters to every household in
the UK.
and improving industry processes, including changing suppliers, as well as
enabling smart grid development.
information on a display on the meter, which could even provide a live view of
the energy costs of the household.
the need for a home visit, thus reducing costs.
important role in Britain?s transition to a low-carbon economy and help us meet
some of the long-term challenges we face in ensuring an affordable, secure and
sustainable energy supply."
benefits of �17.8bn over the next 20 years. They expect these benefits to
derive from reductions in energy consumption and cost savings in industry
processes.
choose who is able to view their energy consumption records. A Privacy and
Security Advisory Group has also been set up.
The proposal is that this data will be held in the meter for a year.
real-time analytics will play a central role in the success of smart meters. The
immediacy of the insight provided by analytics will enable utilities to digest
what the consumer needs and then align their services accordingly."
premises, including:
communications provider
communications module and the IHD ? and potentially other consumer devices, such
as microgeneration and load control devices
communications entity (DCC), which may then provide the data to authorised third
parties.
smart meters and a central communications hub to which smart meter data users
(suppliers, network companies and other authorised third parties) will have
access.
it will become obligatory for domestic customers. This means that the rollout is
likely to complete significantly earlier than 2020,
as
per the original plan, although the prospectus did not state a definitive
completion date.
Full story at http://www.computing.co.uk/computing/news/2267169/government-accelerates-smart
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