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About Smartmeters Now that the world is coming together in the fight against climate change, world governments are pushing corporations to develop smart meter technology as the first major step in reducing carbon emissions that cause global warming. Smart meters give energy consumers the ability to better manage their individual power consumption. It is the management of energy consumption by individuals that will bring one of the largest sources of carbon emissions in the world under control. Welcome to smartmeters.com the Web's premier source for news, product reviews, and events all having to do with the realm of smart meters. Only at smartmeters.com can you find all of this information at one place. We are constantly searching the Internet for the latest press releases regarding smart meter technology and regrouping that information here in a convenient format.

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Latest News : Xcel Energy project on track

American utility Xcel Energy has said it is on target to begin operation of what will be one of the world’s largest smart grids next year. The residents of Boulder, Colorado will ultimately reap the results of the effort as the 100,000 residents are able to precisely monitor the amount of energy they use with cutting-edge smart meters.

Xcel wins out also as it will be able to drastically reduce the amount of carbon emissions it is responsible for by running a much more efficient operation and integrating renewable power generation sources.

Nokia introduces platform that uses ZigBee and Z-Wave

03:48 am , Monday 1st December 2008

Nokia has unveiled a new “smart home” platform that utilises both the ZigBee and the Z-Wave protocols for wireless transmissions. Using a specially configured WiFi gateway, the whole home can be managed through a mobile phone. Soon, Nokia will integrate smart meter management within the system also.

Called the Home Control Centre, the system has been described as an open platform that brings together closed-circuit television, mobile devices, and wireless communications in a way that is accessible both inside and outside of the home over the Internet. At first, the integrated devices will focus on managing heat within the home.

Emissions reduction goals won't be met without smart meters

02:11 am , Saturday 29th November 2008

While the repercussions of the credit crunch continue to be felt in the economy, some are saying that environmental issues should be placed on the backburner. However, as Lord Stern stated in his 2006 report on the economics of Climate Change, we are dangerously close to the Âgpoint of no returnÂh where no matter what corrective action is taken irreversible damage will have been inflicted on the environment.

If Europe is to meet its 2020 goals to both increase energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gases by 20 percent and increase the amount of renewable energy to 20 percent of the total energy supply than tough decisions will have to be made. The UK has set an even more ambitious goal to reduce carbon emissions by 80 percent by the year 2050.

IBM selected for gridSMART project

03:18 am , Friday 28th November 2008

IBM has been selected by American Electric Power (AEP) as the systems integrator for its gridSMART AMI initiative. GridSMART includes innovative customer programs, new ways to deliver energy, smart meters, and local power generation and storage as well as other efficiency enhancements.

IBM has extensive experience developing smart grids and will bring that know-how to the AEP initiative. IBM will be providing support through the new AEP program including design of business processes, program management, system interfaces, and system planning. AEP will also be able to tap into IBM’s immense resources, including research, IT infrastructure, and software; a collaboration that will allow AEP to make use of IBM’s experience in developing smart grids all over the world.

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