Smart Metering is much more than a simple Advanced Meter Reading (AMR). Smart meters allow a two-way communication between the energy meter and the utility. However the real difference which a smart meter brings is by making a large pool of useful information accessible to the utility companies and consumers. This enables better decision making for utilities and a change of consumption behaviour by consumers.

A smart meter, like a winAMR meter, allows the utility company the following functionalities:

• Remote & real-time meter reading
• Remote connect/disconnect
• Dynamic pricing based on Time of Use and Time of Day
• Load profiling (consumer behavior information)
• Tamper proof / tamper alerts
• On-meter display and data storage in meters
• Outage handling (better management and control)
• Remote meter health check
• Demand forecasting and business analytics for utility companies