Power management with smart electricity meters - small businesses

Purpose and goal:

The aim of using new, innovative and cost-effective technology to create energy efficiency and effect transfers that are easy and permanent has been well fulfilled. Control systems have been installed at ten companies, which has led, among other things, to the basis for green certification in the tourism industry. Insight into excessive fuse size and imbalances on the local power grid has also been discovered.

Seven course sessions with the staff at Energicentrum Gotland have been carried out. These can now perform automations and installations of the control system. Expected results and effects:

The project has delivered 10 control systems to companies and six control systems to Energicentrum Gotland. These have worked flawlessly. However, problems have arisen with communication with the electricity meters in one specific manufacturer´s communication interface.

The company in question has tested our dongle in its lab with good results, but in the field tests the communication has not been able to be implemented. At one of the companies, our collaboration ended when a key person left and the temporary new management did not have time to familiarize themselves with the project.

Approach and implementation:

The staff at Energicentrum Gotland have been trained on seven occasions. Ten companies have received home visits for installation of control technology and mapping of existing equipment. The companies have gained insights into their power use and started planning changes in their technical equipment.

Web lecture for the Energy Offices, participation with a stand during the Harvest Festival in Roma, contacts initiated with Gotland´s united tourism industry regarding further project, as well as started courses for Gotland´s farm community centres have taken place.