ERRA Report on Smart Meter Penetration in Select ERRA Member Countries

This document provides an analysis for the smart meter questionnaire created by the ERRA Smart Meter Task Force. In total, 22 countries took part in the project and 19 replied to the questionnaire and the results provide some new comparisons on the role of smart meters in different countries’ electricity markets, leading us to identify recommendations and best-practice-examples towards this hot topic. 

The questionnaire was targeting the smart meter deployment status together with related strategies & plans in different countries by addressing the following points:

• Overview of the total available number, type and responsible entities for the metering points on the retail customers’ side;
• Cost-benefit Analyses’ results and related data;
• Roll-out plans and strategies;
• Technical requirements and specifications;
• Main drivers and challenges for deployment;
• Services and business models that rely on the chosen roll-out strategy and functionalities of smart meters;
• Additional legislation for the roll-out plan;
• Time-of-use tariff deployments;
• The deployment of smart meters in different sectors than electricity.

The executive summary is provided by the Austrian Energy Agency.

It is a joint work of the ERRA Committees and the Working Group, including: the Electricity Markets and Economic Regulation Committee, the Renewable Energy Committeeand the Customer Protection Working Group.

Data processed by:

• Eng. Khaled Khallaf, Head of Codes and Technical Performance Department, Gas Regulatory Authority (GasReg), Egypt

Executive Summary and Policy Recommendations:

• Mr. Gregor Thenius, Austrian Energy Agency
• Ms. Karina Knaus, Austrian Energy Agency