smart meter
Automated utility tracker
A smart meter is an electronic device that records energy consumption and communicates the data directly to the utility company, eliminating the need for manual meter readings.
Smart meters enable time-of-use pricing and help consumers monitor their electricity or gas usage in real time: The smart meter showed we were using more power during peak hours.
Act of employing something
- consumptionUsing up of resources
- analyticsSystematic examination of datasets
- patternsRecurring arrangements or designs
- statisticsCollected numerical information
trends · forecasting · metrics · insights · reporting · readings · real-time · interval
One who furnishes things
- supplierSource of goods
- billingCharging for services rendered
- tariffTax on traded goods
- rateMeasured speed or charge
invoice · ratepayer · service · distribution · infrastructure · outage · disconnection · reconnection
Unit measuring electrical consumption
- electricityEnergy from charged particles
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- wattageElectrical output measure
- voltageElectrical potential difference
current · demand · load · grid · peak · off-peak · consumption · efficiency
Input-detecting device
- transmitterSignal-emitting device
- displayPresentation for viewing
- firmwareHardware's permanent programming
- softwarePrograms directing computer operations
wireless · connectivity · encryption · network · integration · interface · antenna · modem
Domestic unit of residents
- appliancePowered household device
- thermostatAutomatic climate control device
- HVACIndoor climate management
- budgetPlan for spending
cost · savings · efficiency · conservation · awareness · alerts · notifications · tips
usage
Act of employing something
- consumptionUsing up of resources
- analyticsSystematic examination of datasets
- patternsRecurring arrangements or designs
statistics · trends · forecasting · metrics · insights · reporting · readings · real-time · interval · historical
provider
One who furnishes things
rate · invoice · ratepayer · service · distribution · infrastructure · outage · disconnection · reconnection · prepaid
kilowatt-hour
Unit measuring electrical consumption
- electricityEnergy from charged particles
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- wattageElectrical output measure
voltage · current · demand · load · grid · peak · off-peak · consumption · efficiency · savings
sensor
Input-detecting device
- transmitterSignal-emitting device
- displayPresentation for viewing
- firmwareHardware's permanent programming
software · wireless · connectivity · encryption · network · integration · interface · antenna · modem · radio-frequency
household
Domestic unit of residents
- appliancePowered household device
- thermostatAutomatic climate control device
- HVACIndoor climate management
budget · cost · savings · efficiency · conservation · awareness · alerts · notifications · tips · recommendations
- energyelectricity, power, oil, fuel, gas
- electricityelectricity, battery, batteries, wire, wires
- infrastructurehighways, road construction, railway expansion, power grid, roads
- smart devicesstreaming device, e-reader, fitness tracker, wearables, video doorbell
- utilitieselectricity, water supply, public utilities, water line, gas service
- electrical gridpower grid, power grids, electrical grid, power line, power lines