Smart Metering makes the benefits of the Smart Grid tangible

Smart metering, capable of bidirectional data communication, connects the consumers to the Smart Grid, thus underpinning the new relationship between consumer and producer. The benefits are mutual: Consumers can monitor and optimize their energy consumption based upon the real-time price of energy and individual needs. Utilities have at their fingertips the information they need to keep the power supply much more in line with actual demand, which enables precise customer analytics and segmentation, and makes possible the creation of new business models. Data provision and detailed reporting, for example, can be a service that meets the demand of both power suppliers and consumers.

 

Siemens, the world’s only integrated technology company spanning the entire energy conversion chain, works across all businesses and technology interfaces with a comprehensive line of products, solutions, and services, supplying complete solution packages for smart metering and distribution network automation.