PPC's Partner Openlimit And Maingate Bring Unique Energy Management Solution To The German Market
PPC and OpenLimit's jointly developed Smart Meter Gateway (SMGW) is now available with Maingate's mvio™ platform. The SMGW is a central component in the smart meter rollout in Germany and offers secure access to Smart Grid applications whilst ensuring protection of consumer data. The unique solution with mvio™ platform offers added consumer engagement services e.g. real-time energy consumption.
- (1888PressRelease) June 19, 2014 - STOCKHOLM & BERLIN - In the summer of 2011, the German federal government passed wide-ranging requirements for the introduction of gas and electricity metering systems. The amendments of the Energy Act ("Energiewirtschaftsgesetz" or EnWG in German) necessitate the rollout of smart metering for electricity and gas.
A Smart Meter Gateway with pre-integrated consumer engagement services has arrived in Germany. The Smart Meter Gateway (SMGW), developed by OpenLimit and Power Plus Communications AG, is unrestricted, allowing the integration of technology from any service provider. The SMGW, together with Maingate's mvio™ platform, provides a bundled solution which is now ready for market, supporting the smart meter roll-out, as well as providing a set of pre-verified consumer engaging services. This is the only energy management solution of its kind on the German utility market today.
"We have had our eyes on the German market since the announcement that all of the country's nuclear power plants will be closed by 2022," says Baard Eilertsen, CEO of Maingate. "This is really where the future of the utility market is decided. We are very proud to roll out this innovative solution in one of the world's largest energy markets."
During the next few years, millions of smart metering systems will be deployed in Germany. The SMGW is a central component in these systems, as it provides an interface between the energy consumers and the authorized energy market players. The SMGW secures access to smart grid applications while guaranteeing the protection of consumer data. By adding consumer engagement services such as energy consumption in real-time, forecasts based on previous behaviour, integrations with social media services, and more, the solution supports both the regulatory requirements and provides true value for the customers.
"The key to achieving an optimized restructuring of a grid-based energy supply is the introduction of intelligent metering systems with smart meter gateways", explains Marc Gurov, CEO of Openlimit. "The Maingate technologies further increase the benefits of the new infrastructure for the consumer and already enjoy great success in other European countries. We are excited about the cooperation with this great player and sure of the project's success."
In the Nordics, a 15-percent energy consumption reduction has been proven in both piloted and commercially rolled-out consumer engagement services for energy efficiency. If all households in Germany were to reduce their energy consumption by 15 percent, this would result in savings of more than 20 billion kilowatt hours. This equals economic savings of more than 6 billion € for German households as well as great savings for the environment. Enabling a smart meter gateway with value-added energy services from day one makes these savings easy to reach.
"With this solution we will give the German utilities a system that truly supports the regulatory requirements as well as the consumers' needs to engage with their utility", says both Marc Gurov and Baard Eilertsen.
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