district heating metering News

Karlstad’s utilities choose technology from Aidon for the new generation of smart energy system

Energy utilities in Karlstad, Sweden, have chosen Aidon as the provider of the next generation’s smart energy metering system. The contract includes a delivery of ca. 35 000 smart electricity meters, 5 400 district heat meters, the metering value collection as Aidon ACloud SaaS service, as well as Aidon One, a map-based service for a detailed overview on metering points and AMI ...

Mar. 3, 2021

By Aidon Oy

Switch2 Energy is approved as supplier on Heat Metering and Billing Framework

Heat network specialist, Switch2 Energy, has been awarded a place on the Fife Council Heat Metering & Billing Services Framework Agreement, which will support participating local authorities and housing providers to deliver fully compliant projects and services with the Heat Network (Metering and Billing) Regulations.Following a rigorous tender and assessment process, Switch2 has been fully ...

Sep. 26, 2018

By Switch2 Energy Limited

Switch2 launches new compliance service for updated heat network regulations

Switch2 Energy has launched its new Meter2Bill service to help district heating suppliers comply with major updates to the Heat Network (Metering and Billing) Regulations. The updated legislation, which came into force on 27 November 2020, introduces a new legal requirement to install final customer meters on existing unmetered networks, where demonstrated to be viable. This is already ...

Mar. 8, 2021

By Switch2 Energy Limited

How to warm-up customer service for heat networks

How to listen to customers and deliver the heat networks they want is the topic of a presentation to the 2017 Heat and Decentralised Energy Conference on Thursday 30 November by Kirsty Lambert, community heating specialist and Director at Switch2 Energy. The Heat and Decentralised Energy Conference 2017 will be hosted by the Association for Decentralised Energy (ADE) and the Energy Institute ...

Sep. 18, 2017

By Switch2 Energy Limited

New full-service heat network ESCo partnership launches

Community and district heating provider Switch2 Energy has partnered with its sister company Ylem EPC, a specialist energy contractor, to launch a new full-service heat network ESCoSwitch2 EPC ESCo Services will provide a complete end-to-end service for the life of the district heating scheme. This includes feasibility, design and construction, commissioning, financing, long-term operation and ...

Oct. 8, 2018

By Switch2 Energy Limited

Europe is making district heating smart

Steen Schelle Jensen, Head of Product Management – Solutions, Kamstrup A/S, explains how Europe is making district heating smart. Please note that this article was originally published by Open Access Government, here District heating provides the necessary flexibility to integrate, utilise and store waste heat and fluctuating energy from renewables, ultimately increasing the efficiency ...

Jan. 10, 2020

By Euroheat & Power

Heat Network Regulations – make sure you meet your obligations

We believe there has been some confusion with the ongoing consultation on the Heat Network Regulations that the requirement to notify (and install point of entry meters) has been suspended. This is not the case. To clarify, the only part of the Regulations suspended is the duty to install end point meters which is subject to the consultation and launch of the new feasibility tool. Here’s a ...

Jan. 24, 2020

By Switch2 Energy Limited

Switch2 Energy achieves triple for international management standards

These international standards have been integrated with the company's existing ISO 9001:2015 quality management system to mark a triple achievement. The company was supported through the process by FPA Consulting, and LRQA, which recommended Switch2 for the double certification following a five-day audit process. Kirsty Lambert, Managing Director, Switch2, said: "We have always had robust ...

Jan. 10, 2017

By Switch2 Energy Limited

Switch2 Energy puts customers first to win national award for district heating success

The company has won the Association for Decentralised Energy (ADE) Customer Engagement Award for its smart metering partnership with Sheffield City Council. Switch2's smart metering technology is being used by Sheffield City Council to dramatically cut customer bills and reduce energy consumption across 6,000 homes connected to its district heat network. On average residents are saving 38% on ...

Nov. 28, 2016

By Switch2 Energy Limited

How advanced smart metering for heat networks is achieving outstanding customer service

Ian Allan, Head of Research and Development for community heating specialist Switch2 Energy, will discuss the contribution of advanced smart metering to community and district heating projects in a presentation to the All-Energy Conference in Glasgow on Thursday 3 May (15.00 to 16.30). All-Energy is the UK's largest renewable and low carbon energy exhibition and conference, including more than ...

Apr. 20, 2018

By Switch2 Energy Limited

Seminars show how to design and deliver efficient, compliant heat networks

How to improve heat network efficiency, and the Competitions & Markets Authority's (CMA) proposed regulation of the district and community heating sector, will be under discussion at two free breakfast seminars this autumn – hosted by Switch2 Energy and Winckworth Sherwood. The first event on Thursday 27 September will look at how to optimise heat network performance by taking a more ...

Sep. 3, 2018

By Switch2 Energy Limited

How to improve communal heating efficiency in tower blocks

Improving the efficiency of communal heating in tower blocks is the topic of a presentation by Switch2 Energy's Ian Allan to Manchester's Housing Asset Management Conference on Thursday 19 July. Heat networks are one of the most effective methods for decarbonising heat in high density housing, but it is essential that they operate at peak performance to live up to their potential to deliver ...

Jul. 10, 2018

By Switch2 Energy Limited