Greentech Lead America: Kamstrup, a provider of Smart
Grid solutions, announced standardized and secure integration platform for
energy retailers allowing price signals and information bulletins to flow into
the Smart Metering system.
The innovation in consumer involvement and demand side
management will allow information bulletins to be delivered to the
end-consumers through the advanced Smart Meters to an in-home display.
The company said information can be targeted households
or broadcast in case of a sudden critical situation in the distribution grid
requiring action by end-consumers.
By making the plentiful bandwidth provided by wireless technology available for
the transport of retail prices and other relevant information from energy
retailers to smart meters placed at end-consumers, Kamstrup addresses a central
need in building a Smart Grid with true demand side management.
According to VasaaEtt, empowering the end-consumer
through information channels like an in-home display can result in energy
reductions of 19 percent in individual households.
The objective of the European Union is by 2020 to lower energy consumption and
CO2 emissions by 20 percent and ensure that 20 percent of energy generation
comes from renewable resources.
The company claims that the standards based Smart Metering solution from
Kamstrup takes advantage of wireless technology to provide an open and powerful
2-way communication channel between the energy market and the end-consumers.
Using wireless technology in their Smart Metering solutions, Kamstrup
secures a high performing system that operates independently of grid load.
The Kamstrup Smart Meters provide an open interface for end-consumers to
connect an in-home display of their choice that communicates via standards such
as ZigBee or Z-Wave. Distribution system operators can ship in-home displays
with meter connectivity to end-consumers without the need for additional truck
rolls.