Spain will be first in Europe to fit 'smart' electricity meters in 100% of homes and businesses
Tuesday, July 4, 2017 @ 7:50 AM
SPAIN will be the first country in the whole of Europe to replace analogue electricity meters with digital, remotely-operated versions once it has fitted them all by the end of 2018.
The idea of the new 'smart' meters is that all householders or traders can work out their consumption by the minute, and that they can be read from a central office without having to send out workers to do so manually.
Customers will therefore be able to work out which appliances and at what times of day the most power is used, and adjust accordingly to save themselves money.
They will also be able to alter the power level on demand – whilst it can be frustrating that boiling the kettle while the washing machine is on causes the electricity to trip, many consumers prefer not to upgrade their supply as this 'overload warning' acts as a brake and prevents their usage being too high, but smart meters mean they can temporarily up the wattage so they can use the oven, microwave and dishwasher all at once, then turn it back down so they are not tempted to over-consume afterwards.
Read more at thinkSPAIN.com