British Gas has begun rolling out smart meters to its UK customers. The energy provider plans to install the devices in 10 million homes. Users will be able to monitor the cost of their electricity and gas consumption in real time, and eventually see how much power individual appliances are using. via BBC News – Continue reading →
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A new, high-tech utility meter is inflaming passions around the Bay Area. Now PG&E Corp. is trying to tamp down growing regional opposition to its $2.2 billion meter upgrade—but is failing to mollify many local critics. PG&E, through its Pacific Gas & Electric Co. unit, plans to install 9.3 million digital electric and gas meters—otherwise Continue reading →
Smart meters have become well-known for their role in electric utilities’ smart grid deployments, but a lesser known trend is the increasing importance of advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) for gas utilities, according to an industry analyst report from Pike Research. via Smart Gas Meters to Reach 36 Million Installations Worldwide by 2016, Says Pike Research| Continue reading →
The nation’s nascent smart grid has begun its deployment, and the state with the most traction is California. So what are the issues facing those utility companies at the forefront of the movement? I spoke with San Diego Gas & Electric president and COO Michael Niggli to find out. Niggli, who also serves as COO Continue reading →
Landis+Gyr, the world’s largest smart meter solutions provider, today announced it has been selected by CPS Energy, the largest electric and natural gas municipal utility in the U.S., to deploy Landis+Gyr’s Gridstream™ smart grid solution for its more than one million electric and natural gas customers in San Antonio, Texas. The deal bolsters Landis+Gyr’s position Continue reading →
OnStream, National Grid’s non-regulated competitive gas and electricity metering business, has launched new electricity and gas smart meters, which it claims, will help the UK meet its renewable energy and carbon emissions targets. The new meters developed by OnStream and a trial in conjunction with two energy suppliers (npower and Scottish and Southern Energy) kicks Continue reading →
Sempra Energy’s natural-gas utility won approval from California regulators to install 6 million “smart” meters that will allow remote monitoring of gas usage at an estimated cost of $1.05 billion. The California Public Utilities Commission voted 3-2 to approve San Diego-based Sempra’s Southern California Gas Co. proposal today at its regular meeting in San Francisco. Continue reading →
A Nevada-based utility firm is going to deploy smart grid technology from Raleigh-based Sensus. NV Energy says it plans to utilize up to 1.3 million electric meters and another 155,000 gas meters across its more than 50,000 square miles of coverage area that includes some 2.4 million customers. Deployment is expected to begin this year. Continue reading →
