Vienna Smart Meter: Revolution of electricity meters almost completed!

Vienna Smart Meter: Revolution of electricity meters almost completed!

Wien, Österreich - in Vienna is the big switch to smart meters shortly before the end. There are currently 1.6 million electricity meters in the city, of which 1.5 million have already been replaced by modern smart meters. This digital technology enables more precise and efficient electricity use. Since 2018, the Viennese networks have invested a total of around 380 million euros in the conversion to bring the meters provided. Symbolically, a meter in the famous Stephansdom was recently renewed, which underlines the progressive change in the city, such as vienna.at reported.

The original plans stipulated that the switch to smart meters should be completed in 2019 throughout Europe. But the Corona pandemic delayed this process considerably, which is why the EU extended the deadline. While other federal states in Austria have already achieved a completeness of 95 percent in Austria, Vienna remains behind this goal, but claims to have exchanged all remaining old Ferraris meters by the end of next year. This was also emphasized by wien.orf.at , which represents the current situation of the meter change.

This change is expected to become more transparent, and consumers can monitor their electricity consumption in real time. The introduction of smart meters is an important step towards digital infrastructure, which is essential for a modern energy transition.