AMR
Introduction
- Smart metering is a pre-requisite for CRC legislation and a requirement for accurate billing by utility providers, removing the traditional system of estimated bills.
- While t-mac focuses on providing real-time metering data from mains and sub-metering points, we have joined forces with the UKs leading AMR providers to offer clients a smart metering/AMR service for legislation conformance, bill verification and accurate billing.
The solution
- Working in partnership with accredited AMR companies, t-mac offers HH and NHH metering for mains electricity, water and gas. This is in addition to, or independent of, any sub-metering, monitoring and control activities you may already be using or considering t-mac for.
- The collected AMR data is available to view online as day+1 data.
- The collected data can also passed from the AMR company to the utilities supplier for accurate billing purposes.
- For electricity AMR t-mac clients can also benefit from Carbon and CRC reporting as well as bureau services and bill verification.
- The products are approved by The Carbon Trust and operate at thousands of sites. Bespoke devices are available, such as a waterproof version and a low cost intrinsically safe version, ideal for use in an explosive environments or other hazardous setting.
Functionality
AMR dashboard
- For users purchasing AMR (HH/NHH) through t-mac and/or using the t-mac device to collect real-time metering data from the mains multi-utility meters, the AMR dashboard provides the facility to display and manage metering data for each site.
- Using the t-mac AMR dashboard, businesses can brief stakeholders on the benefits of energy management and reduction.
- Data can be viewed on a PC, plasma screen or touch-screen to demonstrate commitment to carbon reduction, displaying live and historic energy metering data.
download AMR dashboard datasheet (PDF)
Energy Analysis Software Package
One of the most important areas of energy management is analysis. Many companies fail to properly analyse energy use and therefore cannot physically see/quantify what energy savings are being made.
- t-mac’s Energy Analysis Dashboard (EAD) provides information on energy efficiency, cost, waste and return on investment (ROI).
- The EAD displays live data and statistics, while also quantifying activity levels. This allows the identification of energy cost per site/equipment.
- The EAD is particularly useful for businesses wishing to permanently display energy consumption patterns/targets. EG: ideal for providing a live display of energy use, reduction targets, benchmarking or efficiency practices to stakeholders on a corporate website or for a reception plasma screen viewed by clients/customers.
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EAD is an ideal tool to encourage and demonstrate Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) practices.
Click here to download EAD Datasheet (PDF)
Click here to download EAD new features Datasheet (PDF)
Fast Facts
The benefit of AMR and smart metering?
Accurate and precise measurement of water, electricity or gas consumption. Consumers are only billed for what they consume.
How does AMR and smart metering work?
The process appears simple but is in fact rather complex. The meter is read by the meter interface which translates the data into digital information to facilitate transmission. There must also be a code added to the meter data reading so that the data is attributed to the correct subscriber. Once the data is ready, it is picked up via digital transfer from the meter interface to a device that the meter reader controls. Data collected is downloaded and can also be automatically transmitted to the database through automatic data transmission protocols. Technological advances have expanded the scope of AMR activities. Other possible uses for AMR include monitoring for leaks and theft, and detecting meter tampering. Consumer profiling can highlight peak and lean periods of use, providing empirical data on the effects of energy saving devices and mindsets.
The purpose of smart metering and AMR?
Since the inception of electricity deregulation and market-driven pricing throughout the world, government regulators have been looking to match consumption with generation. Traditional electrical meters only measure total consumption, not when the energy was consumed. Smart Meters provide an economical way of measuring this information, allowing price setting agencies to introduce different prices for consumption based on the time of day and the season. Electricity pricing usually peaks at certain predictable times of the day and season. In particular, if generation is constrained, prices can rise significantly during these times as more expensive sources of power are purchased from other jurisdictions or more costly generation is brought online. It is believed that billing customers by how much is consumed and at what time of day will force consumers to adjust their consumption habits to be more responsive to market prices. Regulatory and market design agencies hope these “price signals” will delay the construction of additional generation or at least the purchase of energy from higher priced sources, thereby controlling the steady and rapid increase of electricity prices.