In terms of landlord/ tenant billing it is important to use
Ofgem\MID approved meters these meters are compliant to current
legislation, and governed primarily by the 1989 Electricity
Act. According to the legislation any meter used for
billing purposes must be of an approved pattern or type. Basically,
meters of a specific design and construction meeting the Ofgem\MID
standards are the only meters that can be used.
When purchasing Ofgem/MID approved meters the supplier should be
able to provide a copy of the "Certificate of
Approval" the meter does not need to be certified,
although; meters used by a licensed electricity suppliers have to
be certified except in the case of commercial and industrial
situations if a written agreement is made with the customer before
installation. Certification is a process carried out at
a test station and meters are checked to ensure they conform to
their pattern approval and are accurate. The meters are then sealed
and allocated a certification life (how long they can be used
before being taken off circuit and replaced).
For unlicensed electricity suppliers such as landlords, meters
do not need to be certified but the owner is required to use an
approved type and keep it in good order. The tenant has
a right to read their meter. This is a basic right when it comes to
metering. It applies to Landlord / tenant situations and
should be taken into account when designing any new system.
All suppliers, including landlords, are required to read and
inspect meters at least every two years to take a reading and check
the meter is in good order. This ensures bills are not
perpetually based upon estimated readings and the landlord can
ensure meter connections are safe and have not been tampered
with. Even if Ofgem\MID approved billing meters have
been fitted, they cannot be relied upon for accuracy, unless they
are installed in the correct manner by a qualified Electrical
Installer in accordance with the manufacturers instructions.
Enercom offers a range of smart metering and data logging
hardware and associated services for both primary and secondary
metering markets. Working closely with your organisation, Enercom
are able to provide a range of services from site survey to
installation of metering through to data collection.
Regardless of whether your organisation is large or small,
single or multi-site, Enercom have a range of solutions to ensure
that your specific requirements are met. Enercom offer both wired
and wireless hardware solutions depending on individual
circumstances of your organisation.
For further information on individual solutions, please see the
metering sub sections which further detail the following specialist
areas of Enercom solutions:
- Site Surveys
- Installation
- Primary Metering
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- Electricity Half Hourly
- Electricity Non Half Hourly
- Gas
- Water
In order to determine the specific requirements across one or
more sites, Enercom's "Site Surveying" service is utilised. This
entails a qualified electrical engineer visiting your site to
document your specific project requirements.
The site survey provides identification of both existing
equipment and recommendations for optimum locations for sub
metering across site where required. It will also highlight any
recommendations or issues regarding communication and data
collection across site. Enercom has designed the
surveying process to provide an understanding of project
requirements and how best those requirements can be met. This may
often include advice regarding the replacement of other metering on
site. If the project is large and a phased approach is needed, this
can also be built in to the surveying recommendations. Within the
site surveying report, Enercom also provide a fixed price for the
programme of works which ensures complete transparency of
information regarding cost.
Enercom offers an end to end service regarding smart metering
and data logging hardware solutions and are able to offer 2 main
approaches regarding AMR (Automatic Meter Reading) hardware
installation.
- Enercom are able to supply and deliver metering hardware to
site and work with your organisation's local installers or
contractors. And are happy to train local approved contractors on
how to install the AMR hardware. This is often an extremely cost
effective solution for organisations that have in house or local
installers they frequently use.
- Enercom are able to undertake all aspects regarding
installation of the metering project. And can provide certified
electrical contractors to your site who will install the project
according to the specific agreed remit detailed in the survey.
There are a number of ways in which to obtain data from your
primary meters and Enercom can assist you in obtaining this
data.
There are two ways in which to access your half hourly data:
1. You can request that the supplier sends the data to you. This
is typically sent by email in a usable format that can be imported
into energy Management Software.
2. The second way of gaining access to the data is to install a
logger to monitor the pulsed output from the meter. Again, this
data can be collected from the loggers and imported into energy
management software.
Typically, the non half hourly market consists of manually read
meters which are read monthly, quarterly or less often in many
cases. Enercom can arrange for your existing meter to be
replaced with a pulse meter and with the installation of a smart
logger half hourly electrical data including register reads can be
provided. This data can be imported into most energy management
software packages.
Most metering within the gas market is owned by National Grid.
Larger supplies have logging devices installed and are read daily.
Others are typically read monthly. If the meter has a pulsed
output, Enercom can supply a smart logger which can log the pulsed
output and transfer this information to energy management software.
If the meter has no pulsed output, the meter will need to be
replaced, Enercom can facilitate this and the AMR system
applied.
If the meter has a pulsed output, Enercom can supply a smart
logger which can log the pulsed output and transfer this
information to energy management software. If the meter
has no pulsed output, the meter will need to be replaced or a
secondary meter fitted with a pulsed output. Enercom can facilitate
this and the AMR System applied.
Contact us today to see how we can help you with your Energy monitoring requirements.
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