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| | = Standard kWh meter = | | = Standard kWh meter = |
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| − | [[Image:Standard kWh meter.jpg|thumb|Standard kWh meter. Its price is about 40-50 USD]] [[Image:Digital meter.jpg|thumb|Digital meter. Its price is about 120-150 USD]] | + | [[Image:Standard kWh meter.jpg|thumb|Standard kWh meter. Its price is about 40-50 USD]] <u>Advantages</u>[[Image:Digital meter.jpg|thumb|right|Digital |
| | + | meter. Its price is about 120-150 USD]] |
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| − | <u>Advantages</u> | + | *technique is "state of the art"<br> |
| − | | + | *billing is fair and transparent |
| − | *fair and transparent | + | *reading can be uncoupled from tariff collection |
| − | *reading less frequent than collection; if customers go to office, there is cost reduction | + | *allows amount and time related tariffs (demand steering) |
| − | *amount and time related tariffs possible (demand steering) | + | |
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| | <u>Disadvantages</u> | | <u>Disadvantages</u> |
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| − | *high costs (metering device & reading) | + | *high costs (metering device) |
| − | *dis- and re-connection in case of late payment | + | *especially at rural areas in dev. countries the investment cost for a meter unit are way out of range<br> |
| − | *complicated reading and billing
| + | *dis- and re-connection in case of late payment<br> |
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| | = Pre-paid system with coins or cards = | | = Pre-paid system with coins or cards = |
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| | *costs for re-collection of coins and selling system for coins/cards | | *costs for re-collection of coins and selling system for coins/cards |
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| | = Current limiter = | | = Current limiter = |
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| | *time of usage not considered; less fair | | *time of usage not considered; less fair |
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| | *less fair | | *less fair |
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| | = Experience form Nepal : [http://www.endev.info/wiki/index.php/Nepal#Innovative_metering_.2F_load_management Innovative Metering] = | | = Experience form Nepal : [http://www.endev.info/wiki/index.php/Nepal#Innovative_metering_.2F_load_management Innovative Metering] = |
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| | [[Category:Hydro]] | | [[Category:Hydro]] |
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