by Wayne Pales | Sep 29, 2015
A few weeks back I published the Smart Meter Service Map. At the time I had provided a link to a PDF version. I have had a few people ask so click on the link to access the PowerPoint version. Please forgive my basic PowerPoint skills. You may note the map has changed...
by Wayne Pales | Sep 23, 2015
It doesn’t seem that long ago that the next big thing in metering was modular smart meters. The metering industry attended conferences and talked about manufacturers working together. Meters from Company A would have Communications Modules plugged in supplied from...
by Wayne Pales | Sep 17, 2015
The Victorian Auditor General has released his report Realising the Benefits of Smart Meters. As with any program of this scale, there are many stakeholders, with many objectives. There were a series of assumptions that sit behind the decisions. In hindsight some of...
by Wayne Pales | Sep 12, 2015
Earlier this week I presented at a Smart Cities event in Kuala Lumpur. It was quite an intimate setting and I was a little apprehensive at first, a small room with no more than 30 people. It turned out to be a useful couple of days. Hearing from our good friends at...
by Wayne Pales | Sep 11, 2015
A few years ago a successful Meter Sales Person managed the relationship with the Utility Metering Department. Not always the easiest job but if your employer sold quality products then life was simpler. If your meters already met both the utilities specifications as...
by Wayne Pales | Sep 6, 2015
It is difficult to imagine that only thirty years ago telephones were completely dumb. A Telephone Exchange, or Central Office Switch, made the routing decisions. It was a large mechanical device that provided power to the handset which itself did not know if it could...
by Wayne Pales | Sep 6, 2015
Smart metering investments are transformational. They go far beyond the application of metering. Done well and a Utility can introduce many new and enhanced services. These services can improve safety and reliability. Optimize infrastructure investments. Empower...
by Wayne Pales | Aug 20, 2015
In my last post I talked about us developing a Smart Meter and Demand Response Body Of Knowledge. This Body Of Knowledge will be available to all and we will maintain it based on your feedback. A key principle for us here at The Chapel Group is to avoid reinventing...
by Wayne Pales | Aug 16, 2015
The team at The Chapel Group play key roles in initiatives involving advanced technologies. These include Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), Smart Metering and Automated Demand Response (ADR). We have performed roles both for Utilities and Vendors, in regulated...
