In traditional Utility infrastructures the main electrical substations are the last locations where the Utility monitors electricity into the distribution grid.  Overhead and underground transmission lines follow a vast network until they reach the customers meter. Now, for the first time Utilities can leverage dTechs Monitoring technology to look for inefficiencies, line loss, and theft of power within their own grid. Theft of electricity entails bypassing the electrical lines prior to the residential meter.  The innovative tamper proof placement of the dTechs Meter into the grid allows for full grid monitoring of an average of 80 to 100 residences per meter.  This placement allows for substantial cost reductions compared to some proposed transformer metering initiatives.

Recently, at a Florida Utility convention a large Canadian Utility announced a proposed $5.1 billion plan to implement a Smart Grid. A portion of these funds are intended to install Residential Smart Meters, however, the bulk of the funds are proposed for transformer metering.   It was realized that Smart Meters would not detect electrical bypasses and it was believed that transformer metering was the only solution to stop electrical theft. The dTechs Meter Suite can now accomplish the same level of amperage resolution as metering at the transformers, at a fraction of the cost.  Please see Smart Meters and Theft

Every jurisdiction in the world should strive to implement a Smart Grid, but at a reasonable cost with proven technology.  There is a strong demand and need for Utilities to become more efficient, but at the same time be fiscally responsible with the rate payers funds.