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Power tools
SMEC Automation provides UPS, Generators, Switchgear, Protection
Relays with service & maintenance. We also have a variety of UPS &
Generators for hire.
Having achieved successful growth since 2001 our structure enables us to react
quickly to customer requirements providing expertise in design, planning and
implementation of power systems projects in all major market sectors ranging
from Retail, Banking & Finance and Telecom through to Petrochemical.
Our Sales and Engineering staff are available for advice on all aspects of
UPS, diesel generation, switchgear and power schemes ranging from standard
configurations to special applications.
It's our aim to provide maximum support to our clients with reliable, high
quality products & service on time, within budget, working closely with your
representatives to ensure an efficient and effective system design.
Our reputation of providing quality products and high level customer care
is reflected in repeat business we enjoy from our extensive and growing client base.
Power Transmission & Distribution
SMEC Energy Services - a division of SMEC Automation, provides comprehensive
metering solutions to businesses and major energy users, ranging from meter
design & installation, through data collection and energy management to enable
them to keep track of their energy consumption.
Mandatory Services
SMEC Energy Services has a well-deserved reputation for excellent customer
service across its whole gas and electricity-metering offer.
If a site has an average maximum demand in excess of 100 kW for three months
of the year, then half hourly metering facilities must be installed along with
meter operation and data management services
Word of advice: Make sure your meter operations and data collection supplier
is Elexon-accredited for both activities. That way you can be sure you are
getting the best service AND meeting your own legal obligations.
Meter Operations
SMEC offers a complete and comprehensive service for fiscal and non-fiscal
metering operations, nationwide. Customers with multiple sites value the economies
of scale this brings.
Our expertise includes:
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Design of meter systems | |
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Procurement and supply of meters | |
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Installation and commissioning of metering and communications equipment | |
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Continuous meter maintenance and support | |
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Advice in high accuracy metering |
SMEC is at the cutting edge of metering communications and are able to design
and install a system based on PSTN, cellular networks, radio or Internet
connections - whatever the customer requires. An inexpensive communication link,
like the internal telephone system, can make the benefits of tele-metering
affordable because both incremental readings and half hourly data can be retrieved
remotely and automatically.
We have always advocated sub-metering to help maintain the efficiency of
individual processes, cost centres and equipment. Since April 2002 when new
Building Regulations (Part L2) came into force, it has been mandatory in new
non-domestic buildings with a floor area over 500m2.
Moreover all energy sources
must be metered including gas, oil, LPG and heat so that at least 90% of total
consumption of each fuel type is an actual, not estimated, reading. Tough
requirements, maybe, but they make perfect sense. Consumers cannot manage
energy before they have measured it and metering is the best way to do it.
Proper energy management is at the top of the business agenda, now that
the EU-wide Emissions Trading Scheme is live.
The simplest way for businesses
under the scheme to cut their CO2 emissions is by consuming less fossil fuel.
Great strides have been made, but there is still a long way to go.
We firmly believe that comprehensive metering is the simplest and most
cost-effective way to tackle this problem. When the system has been designed
and installed, the next step is efficient, timely data collection.
Data collection
We are a completely independent data collector, and can guarantee our customers
a constant flow of accurate and timely data from all of its installed metering
even if they decide to change energy supplier. Our results are well above our
industry average for successful on-time collection of data, no matter where
the meter is located.
We constantly focus on innovation to anticipate and then meet the changing
demands of energy users. Our automated remote data collection solution is a
good example of this. Harnessing a range of technologies, it provides a
convenient and affordable service for multi-site organizations generating
the same flow of timely data for both non half-hourly and half-hourly sites.
SMEC's data collection services comprise of:
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Data collection systems for billing and management | |
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Accurate data when and where it is needed | |
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Internet data delivery giving access to energy consumption within 24 hours | |
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Data migration services for the change of supplier process | |
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Data provision in the required format |
Accurate metered data is a vital step towards effective management of energy, and from there, businesses can take control of their energy costs in real time.