| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/K63368/01 |
| Title: |
SMART METERING AND SUSTAINABLE CITIES |
| Principal Investigator: |
Marvin, Professor S |
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Town & Country Planning |
| Organisation: |
Newcastle University |
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Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 May 1996 |
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30 April 1997 |
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56,317
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Radical changes in the development of implementation of metering technologies for the provision of essential resources to domestic, commercial and industrial sectors are currently transforming the relationship between customers and utilities. 'Smart' metering technologies are creating new opportunities for efficient use of resources which have profound implications for our understanding of the role of information, inter-active control and resource use in shaping the environmental profile of contemporary cities. Through a review of the current technical development trajectories of metering innovation and case studies of 'best practice' metering initiatives in both the water and electricity sectors, this project will highlight the technical disputes, scientific uncertainties and commercial priorities governing the development, implementation and use oif new metering technolgoies. The research will provide public policy makers, regulators and private utilities with a detailed technical map of the enviornmental opportunities and constraints implicit in different development pathways for metering technologies and identify the technological and institutional approaches best placed to maximise the environmental potential of 'smart' metering.
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