Metering Europe 2012

Metering Europe 2012

Interesting and enjoyable trip to the RAI, focusing mainly on smart homes.  There are plenty of companies talking smart homes, and a crowded market for in-home displays, but I still don’t see a lot of reality in home energy automation – closing the loop between measurement and control.  The big Japanese companies all have a very impressive array of shiny boxes, and there are many start-ups addressing this space but I was still challenged to find anything really real, installed into normal people’s houses.  It’s pretty challenging right now to come up with a good business case for the home-owner to invest in this area – this is one manifestation of a bigger problem in the misalignment of costs and benefits in the hierarchy of energy stakeholders, a theme discussed by Mark England, CEO of Sentec in his panel session.

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I'll be visiting Metering Europe at the RAI in Amsterdam on 10th October.  Looking to catch up with old friends...

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