Title :
Electricity customers´ attitudes towards smart metering
Author :
Livgard, Eva Fosby
Author_Institution :
TNS Gallup Norway, Norway
Abstract :
What attitudes do Norwegian electricity customers have when it comes to smart metering? Until now they have read the meter themselves and reported the meter level to the grid operator four to six times a year. In a few years everything will be done automatically. Consumers will also be offered other services related to the new technology. How will the customers receive these services? Will consumers be confident that the readings will be accurate? Are they willing to pay for the new technology, and will they be interested in using the additional services on offer? This article provides answers to these issues and also touches upon the challenges grid operators face in implementing the new solutions.
Keywords :
power meters; smart power grids; Norwegian electricity customers attitudes; grid operators; smart metering; Accuracy; Companies; Electricity; Government; Internet; Meter reading; Power industry;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Electronics (ISIE), 2010 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Bari
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6390-9
DOI :
10.1109/ISIE.2010.5637566