Check out an interesting blog about "smart meters" by one Simon Taylor, who describes himself as a "photographer and technologist".
He considers how the term means different things to different people, and how a clear definition of use and - more importantly - access to the data - has not been fully specified.
He begins:
He considers how the term means different things to different people, and how a clear definition of use and - more importantly - access to the data - has not been fully specified.
He begins:
There's a lot of hype about so-called Smart Meters at the moment, with the UK Government declaring that every home in the UK will have one by 2020. That's 50 million meters and a ten billion pound business just in the field of meter supply. (That ought to raise some taxes to offset our national debt!)And one telling point is:
So, all of these questions are to be answered. I'm in the middle of this industry in the connectivity arena and I can't see any answers to these questions even though I ought to see an inside track. Many customers are talking about making "Smart Meters", but they are all waiting for someone else to take the lead. If they wait for the Government, will it be the right system?Read the full post >>
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