{"id":9096,"date":"2025-07-29T12:14:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T16:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sense.com\/?post_type=resource-center&p=9096"},"modified":"2025-11-10T10:14:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T15:14:07","slug":"your-meter-should-be-as-smart-as-your-phone-emea","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/sense.com\/resources\/your-meter-should-be-as-smart-as-your-phone-emea\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Meter Should Be As Smart As Your Phone"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today, smartphones provide an essential platform for everything you need, fuelled by real-time information collected and analysed at source. What\u2019s exciting for utilities is that smart meter technology has been going through an evolution of its own.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Traditional meters have been stuck in the slow lane, typically operating on past data collected every 15 minutes to offer a fuzzy snapshot of what\u2019s happening across the grid. Today, next-generation smart meter technology is making the same leap your smartphone has.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With embedded intelligence enabled by partners like Sense, <\/span>50 million times as much data as first-generation smart meters can be processed at the grid edge. Next-gen meters tap into the same computing power that allows smartphones to process the high data rates they need to. And by connecting to home WiFi, they can deliver real-time actionable insights.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The result is that a meter now has the capabilities to be as smart, adaptable and beneficial as your smartphone. Moving to next-gen technology is like swapping out your Nokia 8210 for an iPhone.<\/p>\n

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Unleashing the energy transition<\/b><\/h4>\n

This could not come at a better time for utilities. Electricity demand is surging across Europe as data centers, electric vehicles, and other demand sources are rolled out to match the needs of our modern society. At the same time the intermittency of clean, distributed energy resources calls for new approaches to grid management.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Distribution grids are not ready for this energy transition. More wires, power plants and other hardware aren\u2019t enough to get us where we need to go. New solutions to reach consumers and deliver greater grid-edge visibility and control are needed more than ever. Thankfully, next-gen smart meter technology is here today.<\/span><\/p>\n

Next-gen technology offers the scalable and powerful network we need to unleash the energy transition affordably and effectively. Sense\u2019s AI technology sits within these meters at the grid edge to deliver in-home intelligence in real time. For utilities this capability offers a detailed bird\u2019s eye view of what’s happening on the system, transforming how it can be managed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Crowdsourcing grid management<\/b><\/h4>\n

Apps like Google Maps have revolutionised how we travel in cars by crowdsourcing real-time data to provide drivers with insights on their journey. Next-gen can do the same for utilities. Just like when Google Maps uses the speeds of vehicles connected to the app to identify traffic problems, a meter equipped with technology like that provided by Sense can detect unusual power fluctuations or outages and instantly report them to you. But that\u2019s just the start.<\/span><\/p>\n

The in-home device provides utilities with a direct line to households. Where Google Maps helps drivers avoid traffic or find the cheapest petrol stations, you can use next-gen meters to alert consumers of changes in grid conditions or real-time pricing. The result is a community of users running appliances or charging EVs when prices are lowest and at times that work best for the grid.<\/span><\/p>\n

The two-way relationship creates a whole new dynamic between consumers and utilities\u2014one that’s interactive, responsive, and truly smart.<\/span><\/p>\n

A grid-scale health check<\/b><\/h4>\n

AI-enabled next-gen meters let homeowners and utilities alike carry out a smart home health check on devices and how they interact with the grid. Where health apps like Oura might track your heart rate or sleep patterns, Sense uses next-gen to monitor energy-hungry devices to detect and warn you about any changes in a home’s energy consumption patterns.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The embedded intelligence within next-gen meters can analyse energy consumption up to one million times a second to detect the difference between a heat pump and a hairdryer. Apply this capability across a grid and we can transform our relationship with energy in the same way that personalised health monitoring has reshaped wellness.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The time is now!<\/b><\/h4>\n

Decisions need to be made today to capture this potential, with large-scale meter replacements already underway worldwide \u2014 and the energy transition accelerating within the lifespan of meters being installed now.<\/p>\n

Next-gen meters installed today can be updated remotely to evolve and address tomorrow’s energy challenges. Many electric vehicle drivers have experienced the value of remote updates that improve range, add new features, or optimise performance years after the vehicle first took to the road. The same is true for next-gen smart meters with embedded intelligence. They continue to grow in value and functionality long after installation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Everyone benefits from lower costs and a more flexible grid fit for a cleaner future. <\/span>Adopting AI-ready next-gen smart meters delivers the platform on which technology like that provided by Sense can deliver these system benefits for all of us.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Technology plays such a pivotal role in our daily lives, it can be easy to forget how fast it moves. 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