With the opening of the market and the increase of energy supply companies in Portugal, we, the final consumers, have more choice in terms of service offerings. This scenario makes the new small marketers introduce marketing techniques in the hope of attracting new customers, who have been provided by the same energy companies all their […]
Energy efficiency is often deemed as a “resource” and a “first fuel” leading to large depletion of carbon emissions and displacing electricity from more energy-intensive supply-side resources. According to the International Energy Agency, energy efficiency is at least a $310 billion USD market and is continuously growing. Policies and investments since the 1970s helped saving 1332 million tons […]
Data analytics from smart metering data can offer valuable insight about consumers and their behaviours when it comes to their energy use. Using smart meter readings, analytics can interpret that data to learn about consumer’s preferences and interactions, and can use this information to develop customized messaging and communication with the consumer to provide greater […]
Beyond the most common known benefits from smart metering infrastructure like for instance the capability to eliminate estimated bills, improve outage detection, reduce costs of on-site metering, and improve the balance between energy demand and production, smart meters alone do not go far enough on providing the final energy consumer with the necessary information to become […]