11.53 Smart Metering
In Ontario, all homes and businesses will be equipped with smart meters by the end of the decade.
By the end of 2007, Ontarians will begin to use smart meters in their homes – first in major urban centres, with rural areas to follow. The Ontario Energy Board has established a set of rates for smart meter users that allows them to shift their electricity use to take advantage of lower prices during off-peak hours – something those with conventional meters cannot do.
There are a number of market drivers which could potentially accelerate the uptake of smart metering. These include the need for intelligent technology to measure the amount of energy being generated using a domestic microgeneration system where the householder is selling surplus energy.
