Smart metering coverage in Finland has exceeded the national target of 80 percent within the given legal time frame: At the end of 2013 coverage was close to 100 percent. One third of the Finnish residential smart metering market is now managed with Landis+Gyr’s Gridstream® solution.
In China, the five year plan points out that developing smart eco-cities – maximizing the conservation of energy, water, land and materials, reducing pollution, optimizing the transportation, protecting the environment, and improving building comfort, health and safety – is a critical stage for accelerating industrialization, urbanization and rural development providing great opportunities. It is estimated that between 2010 and 2025, around 250 million citizens will move from rural areas into cities. By 2030, 1 billion people out of 1.4 billion in China will live in cities, from 3 to 13 (smart eco-) megalopolises built.
HPE Presentation on Internet of Things at IoT World 2016 - DubaiAlpha Data
IoT World 2016 is a conference bringing together industry experts to analyse the opportunities, challenges and help enterprise leap into a new set of challenging technologies. HPE was the Strategic Technology Partner and Alpha Data was the event Partner.
Evolution of Smart Buildings and their place in the Internet of Everything BSRIA
Jeremy Towler provides an explanation of what a Smart Building is and how it can be integrated within everyday life. He also looks at the smart grid, the information dimension and the need for skills development.
We’ve all been hearing about how robust the market for data center space is, but a presentation by an investment banker who has his finger on the pulse on the market day in and day out gave me a new appreciation for how great the opportunity really is.
Herb May is a partner and managing director with DH Capital, an investment bank founded 15 years ago in New York that is focused on the Internet infrastructure space. His company has been involved in close to 100 deals, representing almost $20 billion in value. Most of DH Capital’s work is as a mergers and acquisitions advisor, but raising capital is a growing percentage of its business. The point is, the company understands the financials behind data centers and colocation companies inside and out.
The world of lighting controls for non residential buildings is changing dramatically.
The advent of the Internet of Things (IoT), Convergence, Smart mobile and Analytics is enabling new solution players and delivery channels to deliver more and better energy saving and sustainable solutions globally.
The question who are these organisations and where can you find them?
In China, the five year plan points out that developing smart eco-cities – maximizing the conservation of energy, water, land and materials, reducing pollution, optimizing the transportation, protecting the environment, and improving building comfort, health and safety – is a critical stage for accelerating industrialization, urbanization and rural development providing great opportunities. It is estimated that between 2010 and 2025, around 250 million citizens will move from rural areas into cities. By 2030, 1 billion people out of 1.4 billion in China will live in cities, from 3 to 13 (smart eco-) megalopolises built.
HPE Presentation on Internet of Things at IoT World 2016 - DubaiAlpha Data
IoT World 2016 is a conference bringing together industry experts to analyse the opportunities, challenges and help enterprise leap into a new set of challenging technologies. HPE was the Strategic Technology Partner and Alpha Data was the event Partner.
Evolution of Smart Buildings and their place in the Internet of Everything BSRIA
Jeremy Towler provides an explanation of what a Smart Building is and how it can be integrated within everyday life. He also looks at the smart grid, the information dimension and the need for skills development.
We’ve all been hearing about how robust the market for data center space is, but a presentation by an investment banker who has his finger on the pulse on the market day in and day out gave me a new appreciation for how great the opportunity really is.
Herb May is a partner and managing director with DH Capital, an investment bank founded 15 years ago in New York that is focused on the Internet infrastructure space. His company has been involved in close to 100 deals, representing almost $20 billion in value. Most of DH Capital’s work is as a mergers and acquisitions advisor, but raising capital is a growing percentage of its business. The point is, the company understands the financials behind data centers and colocation companies inside and out.
The world of lighting controls for non residential buildings is changing dramatically.
The advent of the Internet of Things (IoT), Convergence, Smart mobile and Analytics is enabling new solution players and delivery channels to deliver more and better energy saving and sustainable solutions globally.
The question who are these organisations and where can you find them?
EcoStruxure, IIoT-enabled architecture, delivering value in key segments.Schneider Electric
As presented during the Alliance 2017 event, learn how to deliver integrated solutions based on EcoStruxure, our IIoT-enabled architecture for Wastewater, Food and Beverage and Mining, Minerals and Metals.
Smart Cities are interconnected, sustainable, low carbon cities striving to be more competitive, livable and attract more investment than traditional counterparts. The vision spans mobility, transport, buildings, infrastructure, energy and water management, security, even healthcare and governance. The market will grow to $1.5 Trillion in 2020.
This integrated technology market is driving extraordinary M&A opportunity, and on May 20, 2014 we sit down with several industry luminaries to discuss growth and exit strategies in this market.
If you are building a company capable of becoming an important thread in the smart city fabric, one that can flourish in the middle ground where sustainability and carbon friendly technologies create better living conditions, competitive and economic advantage, then you won’t want to miss this event.
These slides accompanied a webcast announcing a global expansion of Business Together as a Service. You can view a replay of the webcast here: http://oran.ge/ZOv0iQ
The Hive Think Tank: Translating IoT into Innovation at Every Level by Prith ...The Hive
In this presentation Prith Banerjee discusses how a sustainable future must become radically more efficient with the way we use energy. He shared how the Internet of Things (IoT) and the convergence of Operational Technology (OT) and Information Technology (IT) are enabling Schneider Electric's innovation at every level, redefining power and automation for a new world of energy which is more electric, decarbonized, decentralized and digitized. Prith shared how, in this new world of energy, Schneider ensures that Life Is On everywhere, for everyone and at every moment. He also shared a set of IoT predictions for the future, based on findings of the company’s recent IoT Survey of 2,500 top business executives.
From 2020 to 2025, the annual growth rate of the global smart city market is 14.8%, reaching US$820.7 billion.
This is the result of a market survey conducted recently by market analysts.
The most interesting aspect of the report did not appear in the data, and the data hardly explained anything. Instead, we should see this in the logic of the ecosystem in which they are located. An ecosystem involving not only public administration and local authorities, but also citizens, utility companies, and technology suppliers (hardware and software) gives us a rough idea of what we expect in the next five years.
Let us understand the results of the research in more detail.
From potatoes to beer, IoT is everywhere by Dr. Srđan KrčoBosnia Agile
Several examples of how IoT technologies has been used to improve agriculture production, create smart cities and optimize industrial processes will be presented. Architecture of the solutions and deployment experience will be accompanied with the business rationale, including an overview of the IoT ecosystem structure and roles of stakeholders.
Where will the next 80% improvement in data center performance come from?Schneider Electric
Rick Puskar, Head of Marketing for Schneider Electric's IT Division presents at the Gartner Symposium in Barcelona November 8th, 2017. In this presentation Rick discusses where the next 80% improvement in data center performance will come from with a focus on the speed, availability and reliability of data. Learn how a cloud-based data center infrastructure management as a service architecture like Schneider Electric's EcoStruxure IT can drive such aggressive goals around data center performance.
Landis+Gyr EMEA Pathway Magazine Issue 3: Demand Side ManagementLandis+Gyr
The significant costs and the political challenges of building new generation power plants can lead to supply constraints: accordingly, many utilities are taking a new look at Demand Side Management (DSM) as a tool to manage consumption and demand of smaller commercial and residential customers.
In the third issue of our customer magazine « pathway», we want to move past the industry jargon towards a clear and focused definition of DSM. To accomplish this, we spoke to a well-known independent consultant, Jessica Stromback, and Fiona Hall, a member of the European Parliament in Brussels who also serves on the Industry, Research and Energy Committee (ITRE) and draw on the expertise of the knowledgeable people within our company. With the first issue of our customer magazine in 2013, we would like to once again contribute to a constructive and fruitful discussion about managing energy better.
perspectives:02 - Landis+Gyr & Toshiba joining forces for smarter energy mana...Landis+Gyr
How to transform a system that was built on one-way flows of power from large,
centralized power plants to a multi-directional, dynamic electricity supply system?
That’s the million dollar question for many players in the energy industry at the moment.
EcoStruxure, IIoT-enabled architecture, delivering value in key segments.Schneider Electric
As presented during the Alliance 2017 event, learn how to deliver integrated solutions based on EcoStruxure, our IIoT-enabled architecture for Wastewater, Food and Beverage and Mining, Minerals and Metals.
Smart Cities are interconnected, sustainable, low carbon cities striving to be more competitive, livable and attract more investment than traditional counterparts. The vision spans mobility, transport, buildings, infrastructure, energy and water management, security, even healthcare and governance. The market will grow to $1.5 Trillion in 2020.
This integrated technology market is driving extraordinary M&A opportunity, and on May 20, 2014 we sit down with several industry luminaries to discuss growth and exit strategies in this market.
If you are building a company capable of becoming an important thread in the smart city fabric, one that can flourish in the middle ground where sustainability and carbon friendly technologies create better living conditions, competitive and economic advantage, then you won’t want to miss this event.
These slides accompanied a webcast announcing a global expansion of Business Together as a Service. You can view a replay of the webcast here: http://oran.ge/ZOv0iQ
The Hive Think Tank: Translating IoT into Innovation at Every Level by Prith ...The Hive
In this presentation Prith Banerjee discusses how a sustainable future must become radically more efficient with the way we use energy. He shared how the Internet of Things (IoT) and the convergence of Operational Technology (OT) and Information Technology (IT) are enabling Schneider Electric's innovation at every level, redefining power and automation for a new world of energy which is more electric, decarbonized, decentralized and digitized. Prith shared how, in this new world of energy, Schneider ensures that Life Is On everywhere, for everyone and at every moment. He also shared a set of IoT predictions for the future, based on findings of the company’s recent IoT Survey of 2,500 top business executives.
From 2020 to 2025, the annual growth rate of the global smart city market is 14.8%, reaching US$820.7 billion.
This is the result of a market survey conducted recently by market analysts.
The most interesting aspect of the report did not appear in the data, and the data hardly explained anything. Instead, we should see this in the logic of the ecosystem in which they are located. An ecosystem involving not only public administration and local authorities, but also citizens, utility companies, and technology suppliers (hardware and software) gives us a rough idea of what we expect in the next five years.
Let us understand the results of the research in more detail.
From potatoes to beer, IoT is everywhere by Dr. Srđan KrčoBosnia Agile
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Where will the next 80% improvement in data center performance come from?Schneider Electric
Rick Puskar, Head of Marketing for Schneider Electric's IT Division presents at the Gartner Symposium in Barcelona November 8th, 2017. In this presentation Rick discusses where the next 80% improvement in data center performance will come from with a focus on the speed, availability and reliability of data. Learn how a cloud-based data center infrastructure management as a service architecture like Schneider Electric's EcoStruxure IT can drive such aggressive goals around data center performance.
Landis+Gyr EMEA Pathway Magazine Issue 3: Demand Side ManagementLandis+Gyr
The significant costs and the political challenges of building new generation power plants can lead to supply constraints: accordingly, many utilities are taking a new look at Demand Side Management (DSM) as a tool to manage consumption and demand of smaller commercial and residential customers.
In the third issue of our customer magazine « pathway», we want to move past the industry jargon towards a clear and focused definition of DSM. To accomplish this, we spoke to a well-known independent consultant, Jessica Stromback, and Fiona Hall, a member of the European Parliament in Brussels who also serves on the Industry, Research and Energy Committee (ITRE) and draw on the expertise of the knowledgeable people within our company. With the first issue of our customer magazine in 2013, we would like to once again contribute to a constructive and fruitful discussion about managing energy better.
perspectives:02 - Landis+Gyr & Toshiba joining forces for smarter energy mana...Landis+Gyr
How to transform a system that was built on one-way flows of power from large,
centralized power plants to a multi-directional, dynamic electricity supply system?
That’s the million dollar question for many players in the energy industry at the moment.
Standards-based architecture as the safe choiceLandis+Gyr
Smart Meter Rollout - a risky project
Standards - to avoid manufacture lock-in
Interoperability - to minimise integration costs
Interoperability providers
Interoperability - based on a transparent process
Interoperability avoiding technology lock-in
Smart Meter rollout - managed risk
Creating a platform of trust Meter data transmission the secure wayLandis+Gyr
As the legislative and regulatory drivers around smart meter data privacy continue to take shape, the transmission of energy consumption data is coming under increased scrutiny. Landis+Gyr have invested significant effort to enhance their Gridstream® smart grid solution to include secure communications. This will help its customers comply with the requirements of the European Union directive on privacy and its recommendations for the rollout of smart metering systems.
In this first issue of “pathway”, Landis+Gyr EMEA takes a closer look at what revolutionary change in
the way we generate and distribute energy means for our customers in the energy industry and for the consumers they serve. We explore business models and customer benefits of the smart world
and evaluate the progress of different countries in the EMEA region.
Landis+Gyr EMEA Pathway Magazine Issue 2: Data ManagementLandis+Gyr
The future is here, the transition to the digital age is happening at breathtaking speed. As usual, it took a little bit longer than the early enthusiasts thought it would. In this issue of “pathway” we will look at the data management challenges companies in the energy industry are facing. Instead of spreading fear about drowning in a flood of data, we will discuss ways of putting the new abundance of information to good use.
Addressing utility challenges with MV/LV Monitoring and Control SolutionLandis+Gyr
Introducing grid digitalization solutions
Designed to retrofit and digitalize your existing power distribution infrastructure in a cost-effective way, the modular MV/LV Monitoring and Control Solution enables your utility to improve business operations, network efficiency and quality of service.
The solution is realized through retrofitting sensors onto the existing medium and low voltage power cables, transformers and switch gear, and through the integration of already installed electric devices located at the substation level.
Gridstream is Landis+Gyr’s end-to-end smart grid solution that combines metering, communications, network management, software, grid and consumer applications, and professional services in a single secure and integrated platform.
Gridstream delivers vast amounts of smart metering data quickly and efficiently, allowing to better understand and manage distribution networks. This enables a higher level of command and control for utilities addressing their immediate smart metering needs and unlocking the ultimate potential for comprehensive smart grid functionality tomorrow. Based on a modular, interoperable architecture, the solution is regularly updated to include new technological advancements.
Automated Network Management Solution enables your utility to increase the level of power grid automation for better quality of supply and asset optimization.
Based on field proven, commercially available technologies it has recently been validated by an independent smart grid research centre Tecnalia.
Lyon Confluence Smart Community System Demonstration ProjectLandis+Gyr
Toshiba and Landis+Gyr’s contribution to the Smart Community Business through the Lyon Confluence project, a remarkable urban development district in the city-centre of Lyon. The project will bring forth for the strategic development of new technologies related to smart grids and smart cities.The project will serve both as a Technical Demonstration and will contribute into establishing Lyon Confluence as a model for sustainable development.
Creating a platform of trust - Meter data transmission the secure wayLandis+Gyr
As the legislative and regulatory drivers around smart meter data privacy continue to take shape, the transmission of energy consumption data is coming under increased scrutiny. Landis+Gyr have invested significant effort to enhance their Gridstream® smart grid solution to include secure communications. This will help its customers comply with the requirements of the European Union directive on privacy and its recommendations for the rollout of smart metering systems.
Delivering distribution intelligence with MV/LV supervision and controlLandis+Gyr
Increasing power grid visualization, improving fault restoration and mitigating the impact of growing amounts of renewables on power quality are just some of the challenges utilities are looking to resolve when dealing with ageing infrastructure and costs associated with smart grids.
Landis+Gyr uses world-leading technology to deliver distribution intelligence that will help utilities reap the benefits of their smart grid investments.
About Landis+Gyr's MV/LV Monitoring & Control solutions
Landis+Gyr’s MV/LV Monitoring & Control solutions merge existing and new power infrastructure into the existing SCADA and new IT systems of the power distribution companies. Some key features and benefits include automation and software controls that can locate, isolate and restore faults to reduce Customer Minutes Lost, by lowering System Average Interruption Duration Index (SAIDI) and System Average Interruption Frequency Index (SAIFI).
Ensuring solution performance in large-scale smart installations”, Showcase t...Landis+Gyr
Energy industry – a transforming model
What is “Big Data” within the utility?
How is it being used today?
Strategies for success at scale
Role of Meter Data Management
Best practices – MDM implementation
Importance of standards
Benchmark - architectural scalability
MDM – a single source for rich grid data
State-of-the-art enabling technology…
Closing the gap between smart metering and distribution automation with trans...Landis+Gyr
- Real-time metering to improve transparency to medium and low voltage networks
- Utilizing metered quality data for network maintenance and investment planning
- Value of reference metering: identify and minimize technical and non-technical losses
Smart metering – the stepping stone to a smart gridLandis+Gyr
The future of the energy industry can be seen from many different angles: for the fourth issue of pathway, we decided to look through the lenses of British photojournalist Toby Smith. He battled tough conditions in the Scottish Highlands to bring back some powerful pictures that will change your perception of power generation. Additionally, we share our insights on the key strategic decisions utilities need to take when choosing the right kind of smart metering solution. http://bit.ly/1cEAHrH
EUW 2014: Smart Gas meter deployment and Customer Value in the NetherlandsGerrit Rentier
Smart Gas Meters can enable consumers to save energy and money. If we pay attention to customer interaction this customer value can be greatly enhanced. Presentation held at European Utility Week 2014 in Amsterdam
[Case study] Fortum Finland: Gaining real-time intelligence to administer and...Schneider Electric
Applications:
To make decisions within an enhanced security environment, while improving
efficiency in grid operations and allowing integration of power supply from new,
renewable energy sources.
CUSTOMER BENEFITS:
• Real-time intelligence
• Operate the power grid more efficiently
• Enhanced security environment
Bracing for the Future: How to Reduce Operating Costs and Preparing for Incre...Capgemini
This presentation covers:
- How digital technologies are paving the way for improved operations
- How will prosumers redefine the industry
- Preparing for tomorrow
First presented by Capgemini's Perry Stoneman at European Utility Week 2014.
http://www.capgemini.com/utilities
Jon Bentley, energy & environment, leader, smarter energy, IBM Global Business Services UK & Ireland at the CBI's energy conference. London, September 2010.
In late November 2011, over 300 privacy professionals gathered in Paris for the IAPP Europe Data Protection Congress. The event featured engaging debate and unparalleled education on the latest developments in privacy for the European data protection community, including a special track on the intersection of privacy and technology, which examined issues such as mobile privacy, “Privacy by Design,” the right to be forgotten and children’s perspectives on privacy and online interactions.
See: s://www.privacyassociation.org/media/uploads/DPC11_Smart_Grid_PPT.pdf
Big Data has made it easier to gain loyal and happy customers in the utilities industry. It improves the ability of companies to quickly identify underlying issues and nip complaints in the bud.
Through big data analytics, utilities can improve customer experience, address changing demands, solve experience-related issues, manage grids more efficiently and gain full control of their resources. Read this paper to find out more.
[Case Study] Stedin (The Netherlands) - Underground Self-Healing NetworkSchneider Electric
Stedin wanted to upgrade its infrastructure to better serve its customers and reduce both the frequency and duration of potential power outages. Schneider Electric offered the Dutch utility a cost-effective, automated solution to quickly re-energise its MV network in case of a fault, identifying the fault location and reconnecting the maximum number of consumers and businesses within 1 minute.
Presentation made at the European Utility Week 2013, by Nuno Martins, Product Manager, focusing:
- Cloogy as a home energy management system
- Next steps and our smart home concept
- Empowering the user as the center of our innovations
IoT business models for Utilities? Here they are!Lemonbeat GmbH
Presentation held by Dr. Jens Reinelt, CTO of Dortmund based IoT-Specialist Lemonbeat GmbH during the Digital Utilities Europe Summit, May 16-17 2018 in Amsterdam. Read more metering.lemonbeat.com
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Clients don’t know what they don’t know. What web solutions are right for them? How does WordPress come into the picture? How do you make sure you understand scope and timeline? What do you do if sometime changes?
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I have heard many times that architecture is not important for the front-end. Also, many times I have seen how developers implement features on the front-end just following the standard rules for a framework and think that this is enough to successfully launch the project, and then the project fails. How to prevent this and what approach to choose? I have launched dozens of complex projects and during the talk we will analyze which approaches have worked for me and which have not.
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Landis+gyr in Finland excels as smart metering front runner
1. smart grids
Landis+Gyr in Finland excels
as smart metering front-runner
T
o date, Landis+Gyr has delivered over
one million smart meters to a number
of Finnish energy companies – the
equivalent of delivering a smart meter to
every third Finnish household. The following
article looks at Landis+Gyr smart metering
projects rolled out between 2010 and 2013
in Finland during the run-up to achieving the
milestone.
Point of departure
The first residential smart metering rollouts
began in the late 1990s. These were carried
out after a positive business case showed
that there were consumer segments where
the benefits of smart metering clearly ex-
ceeded the required investment costs. The
introduction of a new law on billing and
smart metering, which was introduced in
2009, stipulated that 80 percent of Finn-
ish households were to have smart meters
installed by the beginning of 2014. Major
smart metering contracts with the country’s
largest utilities were signed after a thorough
public tendering process, which was started
in 2009 – parallel to introduction of the new
law. A majority of the smart meters were
then installed between 2010 and 2013.
Project scope
The market requirements for smart meter-
ing solutions were all quite similar, indepen-
dent of the utility: Each utility required tariff
and hourly profile data, power quality data,
disconnector and load controls, as well as
alarms. In almost every case, the vendors
were requested to provide a complete smart
metering solution as a turnkey delivery, in-
cluding:
• Smart meters
• Communications
• Smart metering software
• Software integration to the utility’s IT
systems (minimum requirement was in-
tegration to the Customer Information
System, CIS).
• Installations
• Project management
Many utilities required a multi-energy solu-
tion capable of managing district heat or gas
metering, as well as electricity, with a single
solution, and most utilities wanted to out-
source all smart metering operations.
Antti Latsa, Customer Service Manager at
Finnish energy company Järvi-Suomen Ener-
gia comments that, during the procurement
phase, it was “already clear that we wanted
to take a comprehensive approach to mak-
ing the best out of smart metering technol-
ogy”. So far, says Latsa, the energy company
has benefited from the technology: After a
recent heavy storm they were able to locate
affected areas in the low voltage network
“more precisely” and in many cases received
information regarding the metering points
that were without electricity supply before
the customer contacted them. “This is just
one example out of many that shows that
there are a number of possibilities to make
best use from metering data now and well
into the future,” he comments.
Technologies employed
Landis+Gyr provided the Finnish market
with its comprehensive Gridstream end-to-
end smart metering solution, which com-
prised the following elements as a turnkey
delivery, including project management
and installations:
• E450 and E350 smart meters
-- The meters measure hourly con-
sumption and power quality infor-
mation. All meters include remotely
controllable relays that can be used
to control individual loads in a house-
hold, for example for water boilers or
heating. The meters are also equip-
ped with a disconnector/connector
that can control the power supply
(power on/off).
• Two-way communication between smart
meters and smart metering software
-- Hourly metering data is usually ‘pus-
hed’ once a day.
-- On-demand reading requests and
controls can be made.
-- The communication technology
used is usually PLAN+ PLC commu-
nication, supplemented with 2G/3G
communication. RF Mesh commu-
nication is also used when there are
220,000 metering points.
Smart metering coverage in Finland has exceeded the national target of 80 percent within the given
legal timeframe: At the end of 2013 coverage was close to 100 percent. One third of the Finnish
residential smart metering market is now managed with Landis+Gyr’s Gridstream solution.
Janne Leppäaho
Head of Customer Projects
at Landis+Gyr
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-- M-Bus communications is used in
communications between the me-
ters in multi-energy cases.
• Gridstream AIM smart metering software
-- The Gridstream software manages
meter readings, and processes smart
metering data. It acts as the bridge
between the metering park and utili-
ty IT systems, handling all communi-
cation and control of smart devices.
It also provides data storage, unifica-
tion and validation.
• AIMIA
-- The integration platform of Grids-
tream AIM is used to enable two-way
integration with utility IT-systems, e.g.
CIS, NIS and MDMS. This means that
utility personnel who are not in the
metering department can gain ac-
cess and utilize smart metering data
smoothly and efficiently, without ne-
eding to separately access the smart
metering system.
Today, Landis+Gyr manages over 750,000
metering points under its Meter Reading
Service for utilities that outsourced the smart
metering operations.
Rollout
Smart metering projects have all been large-
scale initiatives in Finland – at the height of
activity, a smart meter was installed every
minute in Landis+Gyr projects, peaking to
1,700 daily meter installations in a single proj-
ect. Landis+Gyr carried out the installation of
smart meters with contracted partners.
During the roll-out phase, a professional
project management model was used, and
optimized, based on models employed in
previous large-scale rollouts conducted in
Sweden and Denmark. Installation of meters
is not just a technical process, but a logisti-
cal and communication challenge: ensuring
correct meter types and communication
technologies are used for the designated
metering point, as well as contacting end-
customers to agree on installation times, all
require high degrees of coordination and
planning work. Further factors that needed
careful planning included, among others,
organizing the recycling of the old, analog
meters.
Outcome
Results show that, at the end of Janu-
ary 2014, the average reading reliability
in projects with PLAN+ and RF-mesh was
99,8 percent. Utilities provide hourly con-
sumption information to end-consumers
via internet portals (information is available
the following day). The end-consumers are
then able to gain awareness of their en-
ergy consumption patterns and habits, as
well as gain access to advice on energy ef-
ficiency.
Metering Service Manager Jari Rusanen
from energy company Loiste Sähköverkot
Oy talks about how their energy portal
has received “excellent feedback” from
their customers. In the portal, the end-
user can see their individual energy con-
sumption as well as savings they are mak-
ing. Customers are also happy with billing
which is today based on actual rather
than estimated consumption. Based on
this successful outcome, Rusanen says
that the energy company is “now plan-
ning on expanding smart metering to wa-
ter metering”.
The utilities see significant benefits from
the technology, including:
• Consumption based billing
• Better customer service due to exact
real-time information
• Remote meter readings and control of
power supply. For example, when an
end-customer moves house there is
no need for an on-site visit (customer
service personnel can read the final
consumption figure and then switch
off the power until a new contract for
the location is created). This leads to
significant savings; for example, in Ou-
lun Energia this saves 500 to 1000 site
visits per month.
• Power quality information: faster reac-
tion to failures, easier location of failu-
res in the network
• Utilities receive detailed information on
power cuts and their duration (Finnish
legislation states that end-consumers
must be compensated following long
power cuts).
Finnish energy company Oulun Energia
Siirto ja Jakelu is also pleased with results.
“The ability for the company to manage
meter readings remotely and switch off
power immediately after the customer
contract ends eliminates visits to between
500 and 1000 end-customers who move
house within any one month and leads
to great savings”, says Matti Lehto, Op-
erating Manager at Oulun Energia Siirto
ja Jakelu. Customer services can provide
better advice on energy efficiency due to
exact consumption information - Oulun
Energia has even been able to identify
failures in end-consumers’ electrical ap-
pliances in the home.
Jouni Lehtinen, Manager of Customer
Relationship Management at Helen Elec-
tricity Network, has experienced similar
results, stating that the technology “helps
to identify ‘power-hungry’ equipment”,
such as night time standby loads or a
sauna. Helen Electricity Network has been
able to create usage patterns for such de-
vices that enable them to not only save
energy and money, but to also reduce
their environmental footprint.
Mika Nousiainen, Metering Manager at
Helen Electricity Network, brings the pic-
ture together by describing the factors
that contributed to the milestone result:
“Landis+Gyr was able to provide a so-
lution that meets our needs, integrate
it into our existing IT environment and
carry out a turnkey project for 200,000
smart meters. That was not an easy
task, but we managed to do it on time
– thanks to the good cooperation with,
and expertise of the supplier.” Doubt-
less to say, these essential ingredients
have contributed to the country’s ability
to become one of the most advanced in
Europe in terms of its ability to meter
electricity consumption at the residential
level, while also helping to meet the EU’s
energy efficiency targets 7
Landis+Gyr residential smart meter (E450)