Chubu Electric Power Co., Ltd. (President: Satoshi Katsuno, hereinafter "Chubu Electric Power") has been offering EDION Co., Ltd. in the Chubu Electric Power area a real-time "visualization" service of electricity usage using smart meters from February 16. (Representative Director, Chairman and President: Masaaki Kubo; hereafter, " EDION ").
The real-time “visualization” of electricity usage using smart meters is the first service for a general electric power company.
This service is based on the cooperation of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (President: Kazutoshi Murao, hereinafter referred to as “NTT West”) with “Hikari BOX + (EMS version)”, which integrates the electricity usage measured with a smart meter into a TV. You can check the electricity usage on the screen in real time.
What can be achieved by real-time visualization of electricity usage
- The current usage status can be confirmed and reflected in actions such as energy saving (change of air conditioning temperature, etc.) (The current usage status of "cateney" can be confirmed up to the previous day.)
- It is possible to notify by e-mail (need to set the target time and target usage amount) according to changes in electricity usage, so it can be used to notify children of returning home or excessive use of electricity.
* In addition to the above, as a function of Hikari BOX + (EMS version), remote control and operation status of home appliances can be checked by linking ECHONET Lite home appliances.
This time, Chubu Electric Power will accept the application required for communication with "Hikari BOX + (EMS version)" as "Kateene HEMS Package" from February 16 at EDION 15 stores in order, limited to 300 sets. You.
In addition, among the EDION 15 stores, Toyota MAIN STORE, Mets Osone store, and Ichinomiya MAIN STORE will have special booths and explain details of real-time visualization services.
Chubu Electric Power and EDION will develop and provide attractive services that leverage the management resources of both companies to meet customer expectations.
