Smart Metering & Data Collection
UESL provide a complete range of utility metering and data collection solutions helping to put you back in control of your costs.
Typical services include
- Smart metering– Allows you to monitor energy consumption and implement changes to reduce costs.
- Sub metering for energy management cost centre allocation or tenant billing.
- Procurement of best Meter Operator and Data Collector - for half Hourly (HH) supplies. This promotes best price and national service.
- Data logging for other utilities or for efficiency studies of different plant on site.
Smart Metering features:
- Manually read electricity meters are replaced with meters which read remotely, via GSM/GPRS mobile phone technology.
- Meters read nightly and reads passed to your supplier to raise real bills, calculated from real readings.
- Meters record detailed consumption data, showing site usage by time, which helps identify excessive consumption and reduce bills.
- Daily web access to meter readings and consumption data.
- Industry approved meters (de facto industry standard for larger sites) which qualify for Enhanced Capital Allowance Scheme.
- Meters and communication devices are capable of recording data from other meters (gas, water effluent, etc) and can be used to control on-site events remotely.
The numerous benefits of Smart Metering include:
1. Your invoices are based on actual meter readings (eliminating estimated bills and over charging).
2. Accountancy and administration costs incurred analysing bills and accrue are reduced.
3. UESL monitor meters 7 days a week, eliminating the need for site visits.
Sub Metering
If the level of detail provided by your main meter is insufficient for your requirements, consider sub metering - a cost-efficient solution to enable the metering of separate areas within a large building. Applications include tenant billing for parts of a building, specific energy management targets within the same site.
UESL can advise on all aspects of sub metering from design, and project management to ongoing service provision.
Meter Operator and Data Collection – HH Electricity
UESL can advise on all aspects of meter operation, data collection and data aggregation services including sourcing national agreements, service specification and benchmarking of costs.
Electricity supplies over 100kW are required by law to have half hourly (HH) metering equipment that can be read remotely. Appointing a 'Meter Operator' who supplies and maintains the metering system and communication link is the responsibility of the consumer. The UK market for meter operator services is highly competitive: many customers (particularly those with large portfolios) can achieve significant cost savings and service enhancement by sourcing a national meter operator agreement.
The opportunity for consumers to nominate their own Data Collector/Data Aggregator (DA/DC) has existed since 1998. Many customers have still not taken advantage of this, leaving their chosen supplier to appoint their preferred provider. There are significant advantages nominating your own DA/DC, including enhanced data, provision often at little or no extra cost.
Data Logging
Inaccurate and infrequent meter readings are a major problem for other utility areas - gas, water, trade effluent. UESL can provide advice and tailored data logging solutions to help understand the relative efficiency of various pieces of plant across a site.
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