Smart Metering

M2M technologies are not only helping utilities become economically more viable but are also powering energy conservation

Energy conserva on and ecofriendliness has taken center stage in the world around, even as the energy resources are deple ng day by day. Add to that the environmental concerns of global warming and increasing greenhouse gases, the problem seems ever increasing in nature. Na ons and corpora ons across the globe have energy conserva on high on their social and economic agendas. They are trying out various ways and means to conserve energy and produce clean energy.

While clean energy seems to be a natural op on, it will take many years before they become mainstream and find unequivocal adop on. But the fact is that there is too much ambiguity and far too much cost involved to economically sustain alterna ve energy sources as the prime source of energy. However, even with alterna ve energy coming into play, the key to energy security and a cleaner environment is conserva on of energy. But most importantly, it is about the most efficient and optimal usage of energy which surpasses every other concern that we may have.

For instance, in India, the government has launched an ambi ous program under the Na onal Solar Mission wherein it intends to establish India as a global leader in solar energy, by crea ng the policy condi ons for its diffusion across the country as quickly as possible. The