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Data, in whatever form it takes, is a central theme in this edition, as we journey from Latin America and the smart grid installations and projects being undertaken on that continent; to the United States, where Florida Power & Light shares its storm preparations. Our trip around the world also encompasses rural utilities and how they can best improve the efficacy of energy efficiency programmes and ends in Australia where we give an update on the Power of Choice programme.

In this edition of Metering and Smart Energy International, you can find out how the reach and scope of our publication has been given a massive boost as we increase our portfolio of media partnerships with some key power and energy events, especially in the US, thanks to Clarion Events’ acquisition of the PennWell Corporation. Exciting times lie ahead; we look forward to you joining us in the next chapter of this evolving story.

Asia is high on our list of priorities this edition, with insights from Frost & Sullivan regarding the state of the Asia Pacific smart grid market offering an understanding of how, where and to what extend growth will be driven in the region.  According to the authors, “2017 witnessed the installation of 17.5 million smart electricity meters in the APAC region (excluding China).”  In Japan and  South Korea, estimates are the between 2018 and 2024, more than 58 million smart meters will be ...

Research and Markets forecasts the global cellular M2M module market to grow at a CAGR of 23.28% during the period 2018–2022. Increases in the development of smart cities is expected to drive the market. According to the report, governments continue to draft and implement regulation supporting the development of urban infrastructure and integration with advanced technologies. The aim is to improve the efficiency of services and improve the quality of life for residents.

The first edition of Metering & Smart Energy International offers a view into the development of smart cities around the world, with particular reference to the role of the utility within the environs of the city of hte future. Our regional focus on India provides insights into the Uday programme implemented by the Government of India, which aims to relieve Discos of their mounting debt and put them in a financially secure position, enabling them to focus on service delivery, instead of debt ...

The first edition of Metering & Smart Energy International offers a view into the development of smart cities around the world, with particular reference to the role of the utility within the environs of the city of hte future. Our regional focus on India provides insights into the Uday programme implemented by the Government of India, which aims to relieve Discos of their mounting debt and put them in a financially secure position, enabling them to focus on service delivery, instead of debt ...

I am always amazed when we come to December and I realise that an entire year has once again sped past. And what a year it has been! While preparing the 2017 year in review feature, I had the opportunity to look over our most read news stories, along with interviewing some of our contributors to discover what impressions they were left with from 2017.

Metering & Smart Energy International is proud to announce the special report on Internet of Things

In our supplement, we consider the role of ‘as a service’ opportunities for both software and storage, while our feature article on the utility innovation blueprint will keep your utility on track to manage the duality of agility versus your primary focus on reliability.

In this edition, we speak to Pallas Agerberg, Innovation Director for Alliander, about her unique role and we consider the place for artificial intelligence in the sector and whether extreme weather scenarios offer us an opportunity to improve on our utility offerings. We also speak to Switch2 about how this utility is embracing technological advancement and improving customer service in the district heating sector.

Our supplement, on data analytics, speaks to the value to be derived from advanced data analytics, and importantly, how analytics can be used to combat customer churn. In addition to the benefits of better insights, which drive better utility maintenance and improved outage responses, analytics, if properly utilised, can be an effective weapon against revenue losses and theft.

This, our annual European focused edition, is the biggest edition of Metering & Smart Energy International ever produced. This is quite a milestone and is in no small part due to the very hard work of the support and sales team behind the Metering & Smart Energy International team.