Metering Insights

Quality of Service Management in AMI Systems
Ensuring Reliable Energy Distribution

Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) systems are improving the way utilities manage energy distribution by enabling two-way communication between smart meters and utility providers. This intelligent infrastructure allows for remote meter...

Ensuring Reliability
Overcoming the Challenges of Expanding Power Grid Perimeters

Modern society depends on reliable delivery of electricity. As populations grow and new regions develop, power grids must expand to meet increasing energy demands. However, enlarging power grid perimeters poses...

Understanding PLC Crosstalk
A Closer Look at Signal Interference

Power line communication (PLC) has become an increasingly popular technology for transmitting data over existing electrical power lines. This approach provides a convenient and cost-effective way to enable smart grid...

The Psychology of Energy Conservation
How Behaviour Drives Smarter Grids

The journey toward more sustainable energy usage and smarter grids is not just a story of new technology. Equally important is the science behind motivating people to adopt healthier, more...

Understanding the C-Rate in Energy Storage
Striking a Balance for Safety and Performance

Advancements in energy storage technologies have opened up new possibilities for renewable energy integration and electric mobility. However, ensuring safety and performance remains a key challenge. One important factor that...

Best Practices for Preventing Energy Theft in 2025

Energy theft, a form of non-technical loss, involves stealing electricity through illegal connections or tampering with meters. This issue leads to financial losses for utility companies and safety risks in...

Wood Snake 2025
Celebrating Chinese New Year

The Year of the Wood Snake is upon us once again! Every 60 years, this mysterious sign comes to visit us, and in 2025 we can enjoy its wisdom and...

Green Policies and Economic Strain
Lessons from Germany's Energiewende

Germany's Energy Transition (Energiewende), a bold move towards an eco energy landscape aims to generate a minimum of 80 percent of the country's electricity from renewable sources by the year...

Balancing Innovation
The Light and Shadows of AI in Energy

Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing how the energy industry operates. AI promises to improve efficiency and optimization across power grids. However, there are valid concerns around bias, security, and ethics...

Water
The Overlooked Resource in Energy Production

Water is critical for energy production. Thermal power plants, hydraulic fracturing, and even renewable sources all require significant water inputs. As energy demands grow, but supplies face increasing constraints, water's...

The Pricing Pitfall
Aligning Time-of-Use Models with Renewables Targets

Electric utilities increasingly look to time-of-use (TOU) pricing as a way to flatten peak demand and better integrate renewables. But ill-designed TOU rates can perversely incentivize energy usage patterns at...

Understanding Parasitic Capacitance
Implications for Circuit Design

In electrical systems, capacitance arises not only from discrete capacitors but also from unintended parasitic capacitance within circuits. If overlooked, these parasitic capacitances can distort circuit behaviour. Accounting for them...