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Smart Metering Initiative (SMI)

Government of Ontario

"To create a conservation culture in Ontario and become a leader in energy efficiency, the government is facilitating a number of key initiatives:

introducing flexible, time-of-use pricing for electricity;
targeting to reduce Ontario's projected peak electricity demand by five percent by 2007;
commiting to install a smart electricity meter in 800,000 homes and small businesses by the end of 2007 and throughout Ontario by 2010; and
introducing legislation to enable implementation of the government's smart metering initiative and conservation targets.

The Government of Ontario has established targets for the installation of 800,000 smart electricity meters by December 31, 2007 and installation of smart meters for all Ontario customers by December 31, 2010. Please see the Ministry of Energy's website for updates. Click here for the current rate schedule." (1.)

The R.E. source Store offers many products uniquely suited to help you manage your energy under the new smart metering initiative:

The Power Cost Monitor provides real time information on energy consumption, allowing electricity users to see:

How much energy they are using moment to moment
The total amount of money they are spending on electricity
The difference in electricity consumption caused by turning on and off the various appliances in the office or home
How much money they can save by reducing usage

Outback Power Systems offers two inverter platforms to manage energy:

The Grid Tie: Inverters capable of sending excess solar or wind energy to the grid
The Stand-Alone: Inverters capable of using grid power only at programmed times of the day.

Xantrex Technologies offers many inverter platforms to manage energy:

The XW: Inverters capable of sending excess solar or wind energy to the grid, and are programmable for grid time of day use
The SW: Inverters programmable for grid time of day use
The GT: Direct grid tie inverters feed solar energy to the utility at peak time of day

1. Taken from the Ontario Ministry of Energy: Electricity: Smart Meters Website (click here to visit)