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07 | 09 | 2010
ZigBee Smart Energy
ADVANCED METERING
  • Multiple commodities including electric, gas, water, and thermal
  • Multiple measurement types including load profile, power factor, summation, demand and tiers
  • Real-time consumption/production information
DEMAND RESPONSE & LOAD CONTROL
  • Scheduling of multiple events
  • Built-in support for customer override
  • Ability to individually or simultaneously target specific groups of devices including HVACs, water heaters, lighting, electric vehicles, and generation systems
PRICING
  • Multiple commodities including electric, gas, water, and thermal
  • Multiple currencies for international support (using ISO 4217)
  • Support for price ratios/price tiers
TEXT MESSAGE
  • Scheduling/canceling of messages
  • Ability to request message confirmation
  • Multiple urgency levels
SAMPLE DEVICES
  • Meter-integrated or standalone AMI gateways
  • Programmable communicating thermostats (PCT)
  • Generic load control devices for appliances such as water heaters, lights and pool pumps
SECURITY
  • Support for consumer-only, utility-only or shared networks
  • Automatic, secure network registration using either pre-installed keys or standard public-key cryptography methods
  • Data encryption