Electrical Industry Canada Power Quality Issue - 16

INCREASING VISIBILITY AT THE METER WITH DATA AND
ANALYTICS
BY BLAKE MARCHAND
Trilliant, an international provider of utility solutions for advanced metering and
smart grid systems, recently announced a custom-made product for the North
American market with the release of its Trilliant Libra Series Edge-Ready Smart
Electric Meter. The meter's technology will allow utilities to enter the connectivity
sphere by providing peer-to-peer data acquisition and analytics, while enabling
new energy management features that benefit both customer and utility.
" Our customers wanted something new - a meter that enables dynamic
transactions, edge computing, backwards compatibility and flexibility, all at the very
best cost - and we listened, " said Steven Lupo, Managing Director, Canada, at
Trilliant of their new product.
" As a technology company with significant international experience, we have launched Libra to go beyond the usual base functions, providing
new functionality that utilities need without having to immediately replace existing infrastructure. "
Lupo added that with the enhanced focus on connectivity throughout various industries, as well as the progression toward a more electrified
future, " There's no time like the present to look at potentially aging infrastructure as a whole. When it comes to utilities, the smart grid and the smart
metering network is part of that. "
When it comes to increasing demands on the grid from electrification, Lupo said, data and analytics can provide increased visibility on where the
demand is and how EV charging and solar systems are interacting with the grid.
" Our utility customers are looking at the grid holistically as a much different set of infrastructure pieces today versus even five or ten years ago. Our
technology is unique in its bandwidth, it's unique in its integration to various pieces of the grid - to bring that data back and really give the utility a
dashboard and bird's eye view of the system, " said Lupo.
Another important aspect is supporting the continued technological progression of the industry. " We've built additional CPU power and RAM
into that device to be able support a multitude of future applications on Trilliant's platform. And that's foundationally and fundamentally different
than anything you can buy on the market today. "
In comparison to a traditional meter, Lupo explained, " The simplification is this: the device that is deployed today on every home and business in
this province (Ontario), this country, and most of the U.S. as well, has not fundamentally changed in the past 70 years. They went from an analog
register to a digital, but the fundamental technology has not changed. This model, the Trilliant Libra, will do just that. "
On the consumer level, the Libra Smart Meter, " will enable transactive energy, direct connectivity into the home - so integration with Google
Assistant, Alexa, all of that is included in this device. When you think about how we manage energy we've entered into the consumer realm. "
With the ability to integrate various smart devices, he noted: " What's happening is the utility has been left in the cold a little bit, until now. This
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