Smart Metering with PRI In-Home Displays
Real energy-usage that consumers can see, touch and better control
Our comprehensive range of in-home displays covers both credit and pay-as-you go applications, working with smart metering for electricity and gas. Displays from simple textual, to colour touch-screen and home-energy controls; the range delivers an advanced, intelligent solution to benefit both the consumer and the energy supplier.
The Home Energy Controller
The Home Energy Controller (HEC) is an advanced, in-home display for use with multi-utility smart metering for real-time energy display.
The HEC integrates energy efficiency, account management and heating controls into a single interface, helping consumers to manage their energy spend and carbon footprint. It features a clear, easy-to-use, colour-rich touch screen to enhance data accessibility and can show historic consumption and costs.
The Home Energy Controller can be used with remote communications to provide messaging directly to the consumer with profile data. The HEC is currently being used in trials with EDF.
- Real-time display of account, energy and carbon data for electricity and gas
- On-screen keypad for pre-payment
- Colour-rich graphical and textual display
- Zigbee low-power mesh radio for wireless operation
- Option to replace existing central heating controller for increased functionality
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The Plug IT
The Plug IT: currently being developed, it is the first of a new generation of home-energy monitors form PRI. Combining duel-fuel real-time and historical data, the Plug IT displays complete real-time home energy, cost and carbon data.
The Plug IT also contains a predictive mode, unique in home displays. This tells the consumer how their present consumption will impact their future usage, costs and carbon emissions.
- Real-time display of account, energy and carbon data including home total
- Predictive display of cost and carbon emission
- Plug-through design for easy installation and consumer convenience
- User-programmable rates and pricing
- Low power radio for wireless operation
The Customer Interface Panel
The Customer Interface Panel (CIP) uses a custom LCD screen to display duel-fuel textual and graphical data taken from meters.
The CIP is suitable for credit and pay-as-you-go applications, showing the rate at which energy is consumed, the cost and carbon emissions. The CIP supports dynamic tariffs and gives consumer warnings for Critical Peak Pricing application.
- Real-time display of account, energy and carbon data for electricity and gas
- Key-pad for user interface and pre-payment
- Graphical and textual display
- Zigbee low-power mesh radio for wireless operation
The Wireless Freedom
The Wireless Freedom builds on the success of the Freedom Display, deployed in PRI Liberty System roll-outs in over 250,000 homes.
The interface has been replaced by a low-power radio for easier installation and enhanced aesthetics. With dual-fuel and carbon data, the Wireless Freedom provides a cost-effective entry-level solution.
- Real-time display of account, energy and carbon data for electricity and gas
- Single-line textual display
- Key-pad for user interface and pre-payment
- Zigbee low-power mesh radio for wireless operation
Contact us for more information on any of the above.