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Smart Meter

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-025846

A meter that records a customer's electricity usage for time intervals of one hour or less, and can transmit that information to the utility without the need for a human meter reader. Depending on the feature set, the meter may also notify the utility of a power outage, and provide pricing or other information to the customer.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-025846
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesAdapted from DOE Federal Smart Grid Initiatives Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-025846",
  "term": "Smart Meter",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A meter that records a customer's electricity usage for time intervals of one hour or less, and can transmit that information to the utility without the need for a human meter reader. Depending on the feature set, the meter may also notify the utility of a power outage, and provide pricing or other information to the customer.",
  "references": [
    "Adapted from DOE Federal Smart Grid Initiatives Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/smart-meter/"
}

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