The implementation of smart meters |
penetration rates for smart metering |
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will be advantageous for governments |
technology will grow to around 50 % in |
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trying to achieve the objectives of |
Europe and North America, and to over |
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emission reductions, security of energy |
75 % in the Asia Pacific region from just |
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supply, reducing carbon footprint of the |
around 15 % to 25 %, respectively, today. |
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country, and providing quality service to |
By 2020, it is estimated that penetration |
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the end-user. Governments wants to |
rates for smart meters are expected to |
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accentuate the installation of smart |
approach 100 % in most developed |
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meters as they foresee better |
countries, with massive rollouts taking |
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management and efficient usage of |
place in new smart meter territories |
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energy, which will subsequently foster |
such as Latin America, India and the |
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competition. For instance, some |
Middle East. |
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countries in Europe such as Italy, |
Unlike developed countries, India has |
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Sweden, and France have opted for |
not introduced smart metering in a |
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rapid deployment of the technology, |
large scale until now. |
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owing to the European Union directives for energy end-use efficiency by 2020. |
The pilot project run by government of India will focus on addressing three key issues: |
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Furthermore, growth in smart grid technologies will give rise to smart meters. Smart meters alone are not useful and need to be installed in |
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Reduction of aggregate technical and commercial( AT & C) losses.
Peak load management.
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conjunction with some type of a |
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Integration of renewable energy like |
communication infrastructure to get the |
wind and solar into the grid. |
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data back to the utility. Smart grid |
Initial steps of smart metering in India is |
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technologies include communication |
so far encouraging with the market for |
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networks, advanced sensors, and |
electricity meter both for static and |
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monitoring devices, which form the |
electromagnetic witnessing rapid |
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foundation for utilities to generate and |
expansion of 32 % between 2008-09 |
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deliver power, and for consumers to |
and 2010-2011. |
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understand and control their electricity |
With a maturing status of metering in |
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consumption. |
the country and growing government |
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According to recent industry reports, |
interest and support, the adoption of |
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distribution utilities globally are |
smart metering technologies is |
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expected to spend US $ 378 billion in |
emerging to be the most relevant next |
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smart grid technologies by 2030 where |
step- a move that is highly anticipated |
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India is estimated to install 130 million |
to help reduce India’ s peak power |
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smart meters by 2021. Sweden-based |
deficit which reaches 12-15 % in major |
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analyst firm Berg Insight says that |
cities. |
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