BKW wins technology partner for digital electricity metering
The Bernese energy supplier BKW has brought Kamstrup and Ensor/Semax on board to digitise the metering system. More than 400,000 meters are to be replaced by 2028. The aim is to optimise the overview of energy consumption.
BKW Energie AG is getting support for the conversion of its meter technology from the metering technology supplier Kamstrup, with its Swiss headquarters in Glattbrugg, and from the Cham-based companies Ensor and Semax. Together with the project partners now presented, the energy supplier wants to introduce more than 400,000 electronic meters in the grid area by 2028, according to a media release.
Legislation requires the installation of the new meters as part of the Energy Strategy 2050. For this forward-looking infrastructure project, BKW is counting on the expertise of the technology partners selected by tender. In future, data encryption and data collection will be based on secure cloud technology from Kamstrup. BKW is purchasing high-quality smart meters from Ensor and Semax, which are designed to meet the requirements of industry.
According to BKW, the digital meter technology allows consumption to be measured every quarter of an hour and data to be transmitted directly to the energy supplier. Customers get a more detailed insight into their electricity consumption, it says. The communication company Sunrise will take over the transmission of the data. According to the press release, Hansen is responsible for data management.