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Slovenia is very close to equipping all electricity consumers with smart meters, while Croatia is within reach of achieving it in the non-home segment, but far behind in the household category, according to the latest data from the EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER).
At the top of the list of European Union member states with the highest share of smart meters, three countries are fully equipped with modern smart meters, Naš stik reported.
All consumers in Sweden, Denmark, and Italy have such devices installed. They are followed by Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Luxembourg, Spain, and Portugal, all with 99% of households and 100% of non-household consumers equipped.
Germany is at the bottom of the table, with a rollout of just 2%
Next is Slovenia, with 97% overall. France reached 94% among households and 95% in the other category, while Malta is at 93% and 87%, respectively. Slovenia is expected to complete the process by the end of the year, the article added.
The laggards are Lithuania (51%, 95%), Belgium (46%, 79%), Poland (36%, 65%), Croatia (34%, 95%), Romania (27%, 45%), and Greece (12% altogether). Germany is at the bottom of the list, with a combined total of only 2%, according to ACER’s data.
Smart meters are one of the main components of the distribution grid upgrade
Croatia’s state-owned power utility Hrvatska Elektroprivreda (HEP) launched a tender last August worth EUR 86.5 million, for the purchase of smart meters. The company said at the time that it planned to install them at all metering points in the country by the end of 2029.
Smart meters are a crucial factor for modernizing distribution networks. It is necessary for the future power system, where consumers will play a very different role, generating electricity for self-consumption and through demand response and flexibility services.
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