| 摘要 |
A Smart utility metering system comprising a metering network having a plurality of Smart digital utility meters 1, each for metering consumption of a utility at a respective location and for obtaining data in relation to said consumption; a Metering gateway 2; and a data portal 3. The metering network 10 and data portal are connected to the metering gateway by means of a bidirectional communication path, and the data portal is operable to receive a data request from one of a plurality of authorised parties via a further bidirectional communication path. The data request is forwarded to the metering gateway which is operable to transmit the data request on behalf of the authorised party to the Metering network, to receive requested data from the Metering network, to match the received data to the respective data request and to return the received data to the data portal 3 for access thereto by the authorised party. The metering gateway may comprise a proxy server and a firewall. The data portal may include means for verifying the identity of the authorised party. An energy generation device may be connected via the smart digital utility meter to a distributed network.
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