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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