Smart Metering Data Management: Challenges and Opportunities

European Utility Week
Smart Metering Data
Management: Challenges
and Opportunities_
Telefónica
04.11.2014
DISCOVER, DISRUPT, DELIVER
Emilio Martinez de la Fuente
Head of Utilities & Building Energy Efficiency
Telefonica M2M Global Unit

Agenda_
1 Metering data collection evolution
2
Challenges of the Smart Metering data
collection and analysis
3
Opportunities: how can we leverage
Smart Metering Big Data?

Agenda_
1 Metering data collection evolution

1-.Metering data collection evolution
Smart Metering path_
Manual
Walk By
Drive By
Smart
Metering
• Cellular
• PLC
• RF Long Distance
• RF Short Distance
RF Short Distance
RF Short Distance
None
Time
Data Colelction Evolution
Related Comm.
Technologies

From...
• Manual data collection form
• Monthly/Bimonthly Invoice
• Paper posted invoices

To...
• Multiple data:
• Hourly invoicing
• Agregated data
• Instant readings
• Grid management data
• Device management
• Digital invoices and reports
6
Mb/User/Year 1.900TB
Year*

Agenda_
2
Challenges of the Smart Metering data
collection and analysis

2-. Challenges of the Smart Metering data collection
and analysis_ Communication & Data
Smart
Metering
Challenges
Communication Data
Hosting Analytics
Data
Management
Network &
Coverage
Bandwidth
Multi
connectivity
solutions
Long Term Lifespam Future VAS Proved

and analysis_Details
Data
Analytics
Data
Management
• Hosting Volumes
• Hosting Redundancy
• Security:
• Physical
• Logical
• Aggregated data
• Reporting
• Third parties data
acquisition/sharing
• Valuable Analytics
tools
• Advanced Meter Reading
• Meter vendor agnostic data acquisition
• Smart and non Smart Meters
integration
• Grid Management
• Peak load management
• Customer Management
• VEE
• Hourly billing
• Adjusted tariffs
• End User Information Access
• IHD/ Web/ Apps
Hosting

and analysis_Value Added Services
Data
Hosting Analytics
Data
Management
Future Proved for VAS
• e-Vehicle
• Smart Home
• Distributed generation
• e-Health
• ...

and analysis_Data Flows
Generation Transmission Distribution Commercialization

and analysis_The real challenge
Smart Metering greatest challenge is to design a
comprehensive data management model that allows:
• Data exchange flows among all stakeholders
• Hosting of huge data volumes
• Security
• Valuable data analytics
Providing benefits to all players among
the Energy value chain and promoting a
strong citizens’ engagement_

Agenda_
3
Opportunities: how can we leverage
Smart Metering Big Data?

3-.Opportunities: how can we leverage Smart
Metering Big Data?_
Utility led model Regulated model
Retail Distribution Generation

Metering Big Data?_Telefónica Value Proposition
 Communications
 Cellular: GPRS/3G/LTE
 Fixed
 Network infrastructure
 Licensed spectrum
 Tier 4 Data Center

 Collection & operation platform: agnostic to meter
vendors
Connected Metering Platform
 VAS
Smart Home
Smart Building: Inmótica

 VAS
e-Vehicle:
Europe Tesla Connectivity
e-Health

Conclusions_
Smart Metering greatest challenge is to design a
comprehensive data management model
that provides benefits to all players among the
Energy value chain and promotes strong citizens’
engagement
and commits with 20/20/20 European sustainability
objectives regarding:
• energy consumption (-20%)
• greenhouse gas emissions (-20%)
• renewable energies (20%)

Thanks
Emilio Martinez de la Fuente
Head of Utilities & Building Energy Efficiency
Telefonica M2M Global Unit

Smart Metering Data Management: Challenges and Opportunities

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