As society moves away from fossil fuels and towards electrification, the energy system faces new challenges. Increased electricity use requires not only expansion of electricity production and networks but also a smarter use of resources. One of the major challenges is managing peak loads, which occur when many people use electricity simultaneously for various purposes, such as charging electric cars or starting large fan systems when businesses begin operations in the morning.
To manage these peak loads and ensure the stability of the electricity system, grid companies have started implementing demand-based pricing. By linking the price of electricity to demand at different times of the day or at different load levels, incentives are created for customers to help even out the peaks. This means that customers who can shift their electricity use to times when demand is lower can receive financial benefits while also helping to reduce the strain on the electricity system.
To facilitate grid customers in monitoring and adjusting their own electricity consumption, there is a requirement to replace the property's main electricity meter with a new smart electricity meter with a HAN-P1 port, also called HAN port or customer interface. The port allows property owners to receive real-time information about their own electricity consumption. By 2025, all electricity meters in Sweden must be equipped with the HAN-P1 port.
How do you access the electricity meter’s data?
In building automation, the M-Bus protocol is often used as it is an open and standardized protocol. PiiGAB has developed a product to read the electricity meter’s data and convert it to M-Bus to control and optimize the property.
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