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Energy Management
Meteringonline contains a number of advanced energy management tools to assist in effectively managing your energy consumption. It is our aim to provide you, the customer, with accurate up-to-date data to enable you to make informed decisions and take the whatever action is appropriate for your particular circumstances to ensure that you effectively manage energy consumption.
Reporting
Meteringonline is equipped with a rich assortment of graphs and reports available to the user which translate metering data into metering and financial information. Graphs showing detailed profile information, billing reports and performance benchmarking are all available from the Meteringonline desktop without relying on IT resources or additional software.
Tariff Engine
Meteringonline is first and format a financial tool and not just a simple automatic meter reading system. Meteringonline incorporates a powerful tariff engine. Virtually any tariff imaginable in any currency can be catered for. Bills are run at periods requested by the customer and made available online.
Industrial Applications
Meteringonline offers a systematic and automated online approach to managing electricity, water and gas consumption, both at supply points to manage actual costs as well as within the industrial plant itself, particularly where costs and efficiencies need to be moinitored for large-scale production lines with a great number of manufacturing procedures and steps are involved or divisions within the organisation with separate cost centres must be seperately accounted for.
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Sub-metering Applications
Meteringonline provides a comprehensive sub-metering system for multi tenanted commercial buildings such as shopping malls and commercial buildings. Billing information for tenants is provided to the property manager in electronic format which integrates seamlessly with the existing billing system used. A powerful suit of performance reporting facilities is provided. Read More
Utilities and Municipalities
Meteringonline uses state of the art smart metering data acquisition technology to communicate with utility meters automatically. Metering data is converted into metering information with reports and graphical interfaces to allow commercial and industrial customers to better understand their energy usage and improve business performance. Billing information is generated monthly and seamlessly integrated with the Utility's billing system. Read More
Retail Applications
Meteringonline provides an ideal platform for utility managers of retail outlets charged with the responsibility of managing utility costs for an entire national chain of outlets. The system provides powerful aggregation and reporting facilities to allow the utility manager to assess the performance of each outlet or group of outlets against pre-determined benchmarks. Read More
Newsflash
 Remote metering for large water installations has just become simpler. The new AquaGecko is a GPRS modem specifically designed to operate in environments where no power supply is available. The modem operates entirely on a lithium ion battery with a guaranteed operation life of more than 3 years. The Acqua Gecko has two pulse inputs to cater for water metering with high and low flow meters. |
Case Study
The City of Ekurhuleni is one of the six Metropolitan Municipalities in South Africa, made up of nine previous cities and towns around the Southern and Eastern part of Johannesburg. Revenue income generated from the sales of electricity is about $800 Million US per annum.The City has taken a strategic decision to meter all large commercial and industrial customers using Meteringonline. There are currently about 4500 meters being read on a daily basis using Meteringonline with an additional rollout of more than 2000 meters during the first half of 2010. About 50 per cent of the Metro's total income is achieved by means of this reliable system.
According to the General Manager: Electricity and Energy for the Metro, Mark Wilson, Ekurhuleni find the system highly reliable and extremely useful for both the City and their larger customers.
"We are of the opinion that Meteringonline is a world-class product which certainly assists us to manage our demand meters in a way that ensures that the City generate accurate accounts and achieve an error free record in this regard."
The City gains accurate metering, with regular checks confirming that primary measuring equipment is still operating fine, whilst customers gain a visual picture of their account, including graphs and the ability to simulate tariffs, accounts and so forth.
South Africa is in the midst of a power crisis and Ekurhuleni Metro are of the opinion that empowering large customers by means of Meteringonline will see the much needed reductions in electricity consumption that is required. Interventions effected by the customer are clearly visible on this system and displayed in a format that is easily interpreted by administration and accounting staff. Inefficiencies in operations can be detected by the customer and changes may be effected to create a more efficient load profile.