by Wayne Pales | Jul 3, 2017
On Tuesday 30 May 2017 The Hon Darren Chester MP, Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, asked the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Infrastructure, Transport and Cities, to conduct an Inquiry into the Australian Government’s role in the development...
by Wayne Pales | Jun 13, 2017
I have long struggled with the idea of introducing competition as a way to rollout smart meters as is happening in Australia. I support the concept of open markets, but I wonder if the Australian Energy Regulator’s principle of ‘introducing competition wherever...
by Wayne Pales | May 30, 2017
The benefits of demand response programs is being referenced regularly in business cases for smart metering, so Itron’s recent acquisition of Comverge comes as no surprise. It makes sense if you look at the trend towards automation and away from behaviour-based...
by Wayne Pales | May 22, 2017
Australia has long been one of the global leaders in its adoption of residential rooftop solar and more recently as a potential leader in the adoption of battery storage. However, Australia has been in the dark ages with its approach to demand response (DR) when...
by Wayne Pales | Apr 19, 2017
In this, the third, final (and longest) post of my three-part series, I focus on quality, security, and value-add services you may want to consider as part of your tender. As with my previous posts, even if you already have a smart metering partner, these are useful...
by Wayne Pales | Mar 23, 2017
In my last post, I covered the discussion points to have with vendors for strategic alignment and governance. In this post, the second of a three-part series, I place the lens over the smart metering solution itself. If you already have a smart metering partner,...
by Wayne Pales | Mar 13, 2017
I have great memories of working with my team back in 2012 when we released our first smart metering tender. We were a new team and did not know a great deal about smart metering. We put out a request for proposal (RFP) that we felt delivered the right balance of...
by Wayne Pales | Feb 22, 2017
I have lost count of the number of debates I have had around what makes a meter smart. Sure, a meter that can remotely capture consumption data at short intervals, can be remotely read, can be told to connect and disconnect, and can receive instructions to upgrade is...
by Wayne Pales | Feb 17, 2017
Embedded networks pose a growing revenue risk to regulated utilities around the world, especially utilities that operate in densely populated areas with an increasing proportion of apartment buildings. Australia’s Energy Market Operator defines embedded networks...
by Wayne Pales | Feb 9, 2017
In our book, utilidocs®: building blocks to a digital utility, we provide insight into every stage of the smart metering and demand response journey. In the coming weeks, I will share some of the services detailed in our book that become possible as a result of smart...
