Metering Insights

What is Residual Load?

The part of the electricity consumption that remains after deduction of the feed-ins by the two renewable energies wind and solar power is called residual load.

European Merit Order Energy Trading
Obsolete?

The merit order is an economic principle used to dispatch generation in a competitive electricity market. Any change, especially political intervention, will lead to unpredicable side effects.

Power in High Voltage Lines
Lost in Transmission

Transmission line networks today operate at or near capacity for extended periods of time, typically years. In many cases, it's necessary to enlarge the transmission capacity.

Calibration of Car Charging Stations

EV car chargers need to be calibrated correctly in order that all parties can trust in the accuracy of what's being reported and billed.

Smart Meters and Demand Response Management

Demand Response Management is an essential element of the future smart grid that helps to decrease peak demand and fluctuation in power.

Deregulation in the Electrical Energy Sector

Deregulation of the energy market refers to the process of reducing or eliminating government rules and regulations.

Why the Utility Loss Is Going To Be BIG?

There are several factors that are unnecessarily raising utility costs and, as a result, user costs,

Smart Meter Protocols for Interoperability

The DLMS/COSEM protocol provides a modern, secure, object oriented interface between meters and systems. In addition it offers an efficient implementation in hardware and software, which makes it ideal for...

What are the Main Challenges for Power Companies?

The traditional coal and gas-based energy production methods are gradually being replaced by renewable sources such as solar, wind and hydroelectricity.

Smart Meters in Times of Energy Crises

Due to EU's sanctions on Russia, all European countries are suffering from a huge rise in energy prices. Mainly impacted are those countries, which are relying on import of oil...

Traceability of Meter Test Equipment

All energy meters are calibrated individually at the end of the production line under various load conditions. Each equipment delivers similar test results

LED Information of Energy Meters

Various LED information of energy meters is available and described in detail in this article.