Metering Billing & Collection
Metering Billing & Collection
Metering Billing & Collection
Tracking Consumption: Smart meter deployments under SMNP
The country’s power distribution utilities are grappling with the challenge of high aggregate technical and commercial (AT&C) losses coupled with an increasing power demand. These losses have a significant impact on the operational performance and […]
Metering Billing & Collection
New Meter Deployments: Utility experience and challenges
The role of metering in India has evolved significantly over the years. Besides helping utilities in energy accounting and revenue management, it plays a crucial role in the reduction of power losses, integration of renewable […]
Metering Billing & Collection
Accurate Readings: AMR and AMI gain wide acceptability among utilities and consumers
Accurate metering and billing, and better load management are the top priorities for power distribution utilities. Therefore, they have implemented advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) and adopted automatic meter reading (AMR). AMI allows two-way communication with […]
Metering Billing & Collection
Data Management: Increasing use of MDMS to improve utility operations
With growing technological advancements, consumer meters have become a storehouse of relevant information, allowing utilities to enhance operational efficiency. Meter data management systems (MDMSs) help in consolidating the data from meters. These systems are used […]
Metering Billing & Collection
Promising Prospects: Net metering could give a boost to rooftop solar uptake
Net metering can play a key role in the uptake of rooftop solar installations. India has a 100 GW solar capacity target by 2022, of which 40 GW is to come from rooftop solar and […]
Metering Billing & Collection
Quality Check: Testing methodologies and standards for smart meters
Meter testing is done to assess the quality of meters to ensure their reliability. Meeting the established technical and functional standards requires testing to be undertaken at various stages. As meters of different technologies and […]
Metering Billing & Collection
Metering Billing & Collection
Big Plans: Metering market overview
After a period of slow growth, the Indian meter market is now witnessing a shift in demand and technology. It is upbeat about the revival of demand backed by various government schemes such as the […]
Metering Billing & Collection
Advanced Metering: Growing adoption of AMR and AMI
Metering technology has evolved significantly over the past few years, from manual meter reading to automated meter reading (AMR) and further to advanced metering infrastructure (AMI). AMR and AMI are the building blocks of smart […]
Metering Billing & Collection
Managing Data: MDMS and MDAS improve utility operations
With growing technological advancements, consumer meters have become a storehouse of a large quantum of useful information, which allows utilities to enhance their operational efficiency. Meter data acquisition systems (MDAS) and meter data management systems […]
Metering Billing & Collection
Robust Networks: Discoms leverage communication technologies to strengthen their ecosystem
With the growing emphasis on digitalisation and communication technologies, utilities across the country have stepped up efforts to strengthen their ecosystems. Discoms in particular, have been deploying technologies such as smart meters and automated metering […]
Metering Billing & Collection
Smart Metering Solutions: Key advantages and challenges
In the past, the electromagnetic meters installed on consumer premises were read by the utility staff manually. As the number of consumers grew, the meter reading staff with the utility became inadequate. As a result, […]
Metering Billing & Collection
Utility Experience: Discoms take initiatives to improve metering coverage
Discoms in India are struggling with high aggregate technical and commercial (AT&C) losses. In order to reduce these losses and maintain their financial viability, discoms have adopted a number of strategies. These include improving metering […]
Metering Billing & Collection
Tamper Control: Smart meters to arrest power theft
One of the biggest challenges for utilities today is high aggregate technical and commercial (AT&C) losses. Despite significant efforts, on an average, AT&C losses across various discoms (excluding those of Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram) […]
Metering Billing & Collection
Metering Billing & Collection
Net Metering Uptake: Essential for driving rooftop solar installations
Of the 100 GW of solar capacity target by 2022, 40 GW is to come from rooftop solar. Net metering could play a key role in the uptake of rooftop solar installations. Net metering means […]