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The term smart meter often refers to an electricity meter, but it also may mean a device measuring natural gas, water or district heating consumption. [1] [2] More generally, a smart meter is an electronic device that records information such as consumption of electric energy, voltage levels, current, and power factor.
After a series of storms and tornadoes hit Houston in late May, more than 900,000 people lost power for several days. Yet, one resident, Craig Wolcott, received messages from Smart Meter Texas ...
Meter data management (MDM) refers to software that performs long-term data storage and management for the vast quantities of data delivered by smart metering systems. This data consists primarily of usage data and events that are imported from the head-end servers managing the data collection in advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) or automatic meter reading (AMR) systems.
RF-based meter reading usually eliminates the need for the meter reader to enter the property or home, or to locate and open an underground meter pit. The utility saves money by increased speed of reading, has less liability from entering private property, and has fewer missed readings from being unable to access the meter.
Home Assistant took second place in 2017 [63] and 2018 [64] for the Thomas Krenn Award (formerly Open Source Grant), later winning first place in 2019. [65] Home Assistant also won a DINACon award in 2018 for their "Open Internet Award" category, [66] [67] as well as being a nominee for the same awards in 2013. [68]
By August 2009, almost 100,000 homes had signed up for the service, by August 2010 that number had risen to 200,000 homes. [2] [3] In mid-2013 the government of the state of Victoria, Australia enabled Zigbee-based In-Home Displays to be connected to Victorian Smart Meter.
Growth of net metering in the United States. Net metering is a policy by many states in the United States designed to help the adoption of renewable energy.Net metering was pioneered in the United States as a way to allow solar and wind to provide electricity whenever available and allow use of that electricity whenever it was needed, beginning with utilities in Idaho in 1980, and in Arizona ...
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