Very timely article ... as we are about to delve into a morass of a half-baked approach to the Accelerated Rollout of Smart Meters in Australia
Under fire incumbents Intellihub Group, Alinta Energy and unlikely supporter SA Power Networks (the SA DNSP) have have proposed addresssing just half - and the poor/bad half at that, of the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) Power of Choice Metering Review Final Report (handed down by the Commission August 30, 2023)
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The MOST IMPORTANT findings of the Final Report, and the significant improvement after extensive consultation from the Preliminary Report, was
- that the data (ALL data not just "metering" data but also "monitoring" data [sometimes misleading represented as special Power Quality {PQ} data]) is the property of the CONSUMER - not the current cabal partners MCs (Metering Co-ordinators), MDSPs etc and FRMPs (esp gentailers) who to date have misappropriated and misused the consumers' data to increase what consumers pay for energy services and energy.
- that the MC must ensure that Real Time Data Access (to all data metering and monitoring) must be provided to the Consumer/s and that they can provide that data to anyone they choose (logically in the support of them to lower their energy bills) by any means they choose (including their broadband internet).
The proposed Rule Changes submitted by seek to void, or limit that part of the Commissioners' Decision that is most important to consumers and, imho, only justification for there to be any further rollout, let alone an accelerated rollout of Smart Meters.
Regular readers of my posts/comments will be well aware that I have participated in the PoC Review since before was started, and was part of the AEMC Reference Group. I have been deeply involved, and vocal on this topic for well over 5 years.
They would also know that my usual reference is to "(not so) Smart Meters" - because the metering equipment installed by the cabal created by the well meaning, but fatally flawed Power of Choice (Metering Reform) has delivered no, zero, nada, benefit to consumers but has made billions for Private Equity and increased margins and profits for gentailers!
Let's turn the article and it's first paragraph ...
"Billions of dollars are being spent worldwide to modernise electricity grids with smart meters. These meters promise to save households money by making it easier for us to understand and manage our energy use. However, our new research suggests these promises might not be fully delivered due to a lack of access to high-resolution, real-time energy data."
Can't be more BLUNT - (not so) Smart Meters CANNOT DELIVER BENEFITS WITHOUT HIGH RESOLUTION, REAL TIME [ENERGY]* DATA"
The article however takes a misstep ... cont'd ..
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