The metering industry has called for the proposed European Union (EU) energy efficiency directive (EED) to set mandatory requirements for smart meters to provide minimum functionalities and energy consumption and cost information.

The EED, now the subject of haggling by the European Parliament and the European Council of EU governments, would otherwise fail to achieve its main aim of helping the EU to reduce its primary energy consumption by 20% by 2020, claimed the European Smart Metering Industry Group (Esmig).

via Energy efficiency directive ‘will fail’ without mandatory smart meter minimum spec.

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