Electric Utility Meter Data

Providing mission critical data to deliver business outcomes.

Electric utility meter data. Previously radio based metering automation network designs required mounting data collectors on pole tops or streetlights to increase the coverage of the local 900 mhz rf network. When the meter generates billing data any data read remotely from the meter can also be read locally at the meter. The data network provides a low cost bi directional communications link between kilowaze meters and utility servers. The local area network data collectors are meters.

Net metering capacity number of meters and energy sold back by state sector and utility. Advanced metering number and megawatthours served by state by sector. Now many utilities use electronic smart meters which provide wireless access to the meter s power usage data to measure electricity consumption in real time. For example uk energy suppliers have to provide their larger customers with half hourly metering as explained in the page on half hourly data.

The foundation of the data network is a lpwan low power wide area network using lora long range radio technology. Some smart meters can even measure the electricity use of individual devices and allow the utility or customer to control electricity use remotely. In many countries and states utilities are required to supply and manage interval meters for all electricity customers over a certain size. October 18 2019 data from.