The energy policy targets of the German government, new statutory obligations, the opening up of the measurement sector and not least new dynamism in competition and in decentralised generation are setting the energy sector great tasks. Now energy companies have to find flexible and future-proof solutions, in turn creating many opportunities. These include optimising their own business, strengthening synergies and consolidating their own position in the market.

The advantages of Smart Metering technology for energy providers at a glance:

• Sustainable compliance with the current legal provisions of the German Energy Sector Act and the German Measurement Access Regulation as in October 2008.
  
  
• Commercial planning security through transparent operating costs, uniform service contracts and quality standards
  
  
• No expenditure for meter logistics or order management
  
  
• Precise capacity forecasts for purchasing and capacity management
  
  
• Optimising the operational area through improved data and process quality
  
  
• Future proof due to new meter technology as the basic infrastructure for intelligent network management
  
  
• High billing quality through exact meter recording
  
  
• Sustainable optimisation of internal customer management processes
  
  
• Developing innovative tariff models using measurement data available at all times
  
  
• Differentiation from the competition
  
  
• More satisfied customers thanks to improved consumption transparency, more intelligent products and services that are more individual for the customer.