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Supporting the Next Phase of Smart Gas Metering

Supporting the Next Phase of Smart Gas Metering

Major regulated programmes across Italy, France and the UK have proven that connected gas metering works. They have improved billing accuracy, reduced manual reads, expanded customer access to consumption data and created the foundations for more digital gas networks. Italy was an important early proof point. Its large-scale regulated rollout

From Periodic Compliance to Continuous Oversight: Monitoring-as-a-Service for Water and Heat Meters in 2026

From Periodic Compliance to Continuous Oversight: Monitoring-as-a-Service for Water and Heat Meters in 2026

Across Europe, water and heat metering has moved from infrastructure deployment to infrastructure governance. Statutory verification cycles and sampling procedures continue to underpin regulatory assurance. They remain fundamental to billing integrity and consumer protection. Yet the context in which they operate has changed materially. Smart water and heat meter estates

How Regulation Shapes the Smart Metering Ecosystem: Lessons from Germany, the UK and Italy

How Regulation Shapes the Smart Metering Ecosystem: Lessons from Germany, the UK and Italy

Across Europe, smart metering is moving from deployment to intelligence. The conversation is no longer about how quickly devices can be installed, but about how data can be governed, shared and trusted. Different countries have answered that question in different ways. Germany, the United Kingdom and Italy each represent a