The Ergylink solution makes more attractive existing and new metering systems:
Without changing anything in the hardware of a meter designed to be able to communicate through wireless telephone networks,
The meter manufacturer can propose its new communicating meters to utilities, without changing anything in the hardware, but with a new cost efficient exploitation scheme in order reduce the
overall cost making the proposal more attractive,
The meter manufacturer can propose, after sale, an update of the firmware inside already installed meters to take benefit of the exploitation cost reduction by the use of Ergylink communication
system,
With an optimized hardware, it is possible to reduce the cost of the product itself in addition to the reduction of the exploitation costs. Moreover, it is possible to add new features highly
attractive and valuable for the utility. It may concern new tariff structures, load management and additional services like local remote metering for gas or water, electricity network management
functions, security for goods and persons…