Smart Meter Texas

Switching your meter is a simple installation process and will cause minimal disruption to your business.

The switch to Smart metering

Smart meters basically work by using a wireless transmitter that is positioned between the fuse-box and the electricity meter. These figures are then sent over (real-time) to a display device for simple reading by the owner. This information is usually also sent to the energy supplier, which they will use to update the next utilities bill. This form of monitoring results in improved billing accuracy, as suppliers will know exactly how much energy is being used every second of the day.

How do Smart meters work?

In addition, the data provided by Smart meters can be a valuable source of information to management. For example, high-volume customers are able to access data via an online management tool, which enables them to analyse their organisation’s consumption of energy, compare usage at different sites, spot exceptional usage patterns and predict future demands.

Smart meters are the solution to these problems. They make your life easier because they provide automatic meter readings without any manual intervention from you or actual site visits from your energy supplier. This means you don’t have the task of arranging security clearance, or gaining access to remotely located meters, and you are free to get on with more important tasks. The only time you will need a physical site visit is when safety checks are carried out. Because meter readings are recorded so easily, we seldom have to resort to estimating your energy usage, which means that you and your accounts department will be spared the inevitable queries and cashflow issues that come with estimated bills.

The answer is Smart metering

Until very recently, the only way to take a meter reading was to actually gain access to the meter box and manually record the amount of electricity used. But gaining physical access is often difficult (and costly); with the result that the only option is to resort to estimated readings. And when effective energy management relies on accurate, up-to-date information, an estimate is simply not enough.