Atos is working with Salzburg AG, one of the main energy and infrastructure service providers in Austria, to manage the complex transition of 470,000 electricity meters to smart meters and monitor the needed infrastructure. An international team comprised of Atos and Atos Worldgrid consultants from four countries are currently working on the transition. The smart meters will be installed by the end of 2019 in accordance with EU Directive 2020 and will serve 100% of consumers in Salzburg.
At Salzburg AG, the program on the implementation of the smart metering system consists of a total of 17 individual projects. The new measurement systems offer several benefits, it says: Smart meters help to save energy, as they provide customers with more control over their own electricity consumption. Smart meters allow for a more precise measurement of the consumed amount. The grid quality and services will also be significantly improved for final customers. Furthermore, individual electricity consumption can be accessed online by the corresponding customer.
Thomas Rieder, Smart Metering Programme Manager at Salzburg AG: "The implementation of the smart metering rollout provides all operators with major challenges. After an EU-wide tender process we chose Atos as our lead partner as they excelled in terms of expertise and experience. They have already gained valuable experience in the rollout process in Italy and France and we fully rely on them as our long-term partner in this complex transition”.
The EU Energy Efficiency Directive stipulates that in every EU country at least 80% of consumers are equipped with smart metering systems by 2020. Austria has set an ambitious goal; about 95% of the existing facilities are to be converted to smart metering within five years.