WFH Learning Bundle 20: Smart Meters
February 2021
20th Edition
WFH Learning Bundle
What makes a meter smart or even advanced? Is it the ability to provided detailed data on energy usage in real time or is it enhanced reliability? Or is it the behavior change coming from an increased customer awareness? Maybe ‘all of the above’?
Smart Meters have changed the way we approach energy efficiency as an industry and continue to make innovative changes in our communities. Use the links below to learn more about the technology that directly decreased dog bites suffered by meter-readers…and maybe even meter readers.
BLOG EE and Other Reads
1. Analyzing Your Energy Consumption in Micro Increments, at a Macro Level
2. We Already Have the Key to a Clean Energy Economy. We’re Just Not Using It
3. Energy Crisis 2.0: It’s Time to Use Our Smart Meters
4. Wellness Wednesday: Smart meters and radio frequency
5. I got the power--no you got the power!
Ask the Experts
What Is Smart Meter Technology?
Several utilities are undertaking smart meter projects to increase access to usage data and other information. Click here to read more about how enhance security with smart meter technology!
The Benefits of Smart Meters
Smart Meters enable a utility to provide customers with detailed information about their energy usage at different times of the day, which in turn enables customers to manage their energy use more proactively.
InTech Energy
InTech’s Energy360 product is an affordable energy monitoring, predictive analytics and building automation system that reduces electricity bills 10-25% each year for commercial buildings! Click here for an overview of Energy360 Program features and click here for a presentation that includes more details about how to program functions and how it can benefit each customer!
From Our Partners
Southern California Edison
Flash back to 2009-2010, when Southern California Edison was paving the way for the Smart Meter installation. Sustained energy conservation resulting from customer response to their energy use information is also expected to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and smog-forming pollutants. Click here to learn about Edison’s SmartConnect Program created an innovative program to that taught users more about usage and costs.
PG&E
The SmartMeter™ program provides the first benefits of the smart grid to customers by empowering them to understand and reduce their energy use and monthly costs. They are the gateway to increased energy efficiency and integrated renewable energy sources, while supporting a new generation of intelligent appliances and plug-in electric vehicles that will benefit customers! Click here to learn more about the benefits of PG&E Smart Meters and about whether you can reduce your energy bills with optional rates that we base on the time of day you use energy!
Southern California Gas Company
By upgrading natural gas meters with Advanced Meter technology, SCG has empowered customers to save energy and money, and reduce a customer’s impact on the environment. Advanced Meter technology also offers enhanced privacy and security, operational savings, and the ability to set up Bill Tracker Alerts! Click here to read about how you can capture more savings with Advanced Metering!
SoCalREN
The Metered Savings Program from SoCalREN offers a new way to unlock “stranded” savings and access SoCalREN’s energy efficiency project delivery services at no cost. It uses normalized metered energy consumption (NMEC) to measure energy savings at the meter, unlocking new project opportunities to go beyond utility incentive eligible measures! Click here to learn more