Sven Koltermann

Pay-as-you-use principle in the energy industry and smart connectivity

The first use case is about a prepaid solution in power supply with a leading system provider of energy metering. With an intelligent IT infrastructure for metering point operation and prepaid payment instead of the usual advance payments, energy suppliers no longer have to make advance payments and can thus reduce their financial risk enormously. Time-consuming and costly on-site electricity blockages are no longer necessary, as the digitization and connection of the electricity meter via mobile communications and a global IoT SIM card not only enables monitoring, but also remote access to the meter. This is not only advantageous for the energy supplier, but also for the end customer: Delinquent electricity payers, for example, can still draw electricity in emergency mode for the time being. They can also view their electricity consumption on an app and calculate their costs. How exactly the meters are connected and how the data transfer and connection to the cloud takes place is explained in detail in this podcast episode by Sven Koltermann. Telefónica also brought along a customer from the energy sector for the second use case: co.met is one of the largest metering service providers in Germany and a partner of many municipal utilities and energy supply companies. The company offers flexible and digital solutions to support measurement processes. The focus is on data, system and process services along the entire metering value chain. Keyword: Smart Metering. It is about smart meters that are integrated into a communication network and generate added value by receiving and sending data. Other topics in this podcast episode are: E-mobility, wallboxes and the energy transition.