Smart electricity meters not so smart after all

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Grid operator DEDDIE is installing smart meters that are actually not smart enough to take Greece into the era of dynamic tariffs – which allow hourly pricing and the provision of consumption data in almost real time.

As the operator itself reveals in the proposal it submitted to watchdog RAAEY in the context of the implementation of dynamic pricing, it has installed smart meters that do not have the ability to collect data in real time, or ones that could be updated to do so under certain conditions or with additional equipment.

The conditions are linked to specific technical features that smart meters should have. According to DEDDIE’s proposal to RAAEY, which was put up for public consultation, even meters that meet the technical requirements will need to be equipped with additional equipment in order to acquire the ability to collect data in real time. 

DEDDIE also notes it will provide the required information to suppliers and consumers on the capabilities of the meters they represent or use, respectively. It does not specify the exact number of meters it has installed without the technology to provide consumption data in near real time.