There are learnings for Australians from the experiences of Europeans adopting smart meters, says tado's Cameron Wood.
Telstra announced a $100 million deal with Intellihub that will see Telstra provide up to 4.1 million IoT SIMs to Intellihub over the next decade.
The NSW Government is planning to build smart technology into infrastructure and buildings in a move its says will create jobs, cut traffic and commute times, slash water bills, reduce crime and boost the economy and turn New South Wales into the "smart state".
South Australian utility SA Water says it has proven the role of advanced smart technology in managing an underground water network, to proactively identify and repair potential leaks and breaks before they escalate and affect customers and commuters.
Australian Internet of Things company Freestyle Technology has secured a contract to supply the South Korean Municipality of Gimje with a smart water IoT platform comprising smart meters, wireless communications, end-to-end visibility of all water assets, improved leak detection, and automated meter reading.
Global smart metering and smart grid solutions provider Landis+Gyr has sealed an exclusive agreement with energy retailer Simply Energy to provide smart metering services to more than 550,000 households across Australia.
Corporate water consultancy company WaterGroup says millions of dollars in manual water reading costs will now be saved with the use of smart water meters.
Australian smart water meter company WaterGroup has inked a five-year partnership with Internet of Things (IoT) provider Thinxtra in a deal which will enable large water users to detect water leaks and avoid loss of millions of litres of water.
Whatever your stance on smart meters it is hard to argue that the intent is not honourable. They are supposed to allow people to control their use of energy, gas, and water, make decisions on which tariffs to use and have granular control over their costs.
Many Australians are interested in connected home services primarily for delivering and managing home security, energy and utility and health services.
Energy retailer AGL has released a free smartphone app which it says will give its 2.55 million residential customers greater visibility and control over their energy usage.
Global smart energy solutions provider Silver Spring Networks has been selected by Western Australian utility Horizon Power to connect the company’s 47,000 customers to an Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) program.
The electricity industry has long been rather conservative. But it is being revolutionised by technology, with the introduction of the so-called ‘smart grid”.
Global provider of energy and water resource management solutions, Itron, has completed the deployment and full rollout of its advanced water metering solution in Kalgoorlie for the Water Corporation of Western Australia.
Ausgrid MD George Maltabarow will deliver the opening keynote at the meeting of some 600 top utility professionals from around Australia and New Zealand in Sydney from Tuesday 8-10 November.
With Australian utilities moving towards smart meter deployments and smart grid upgrades, spending on information technology by water, electricity and gas utilities is forecast to leap to $2.4 billion next year, with external IT services expected to snare the lions share of that spend.
Power companies in Victoria will pass on increased electricity charges to households following the Australian Energy Regulator's decision approving $1.1 billion in expenditure for the operators to install smart meters across the state.
It would be great to hear an Australian utility announce a strategic plan for EVs along the lines of what is being done by DTE Energy in Michigan or PG&E in California says Kristian Handberg, Project Manager - Low Emission Vehicles, at the Australian Department of Transport.
Eseye, an award winning global M2M connectivity service provider and product design consultancy, have today announced the opening of their office in Connecticut, New York, complementing the staff in the UK and European offices.
'We are living in interesting times in the energy market in Brazil', says Adriano Rehder, the project director of the annual Metering Latin America, which will once again unite utilities, smart metering and smart grids experts, regulators and global technology giants in Sao Paulo from 25-27 October.
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