Researchers at the School of Engineering, College of Engineering, Design, Art, and Technology have developed a Low-Cost smart energy meter to help electricity consumers get an easier understanding of their energy consumption patterns. The customized monitoring and data collection package was designed to accommodate the limitations of rural settings and will aid consumers in ensuring their purchased electricity units are efficiently utilized whenever they turn on their electrical appliances. The innovation came out of the Mak-RIF (1st Phase) funded project titled, “Integration of the Centralized Grid and Decentralized Renewable Energy Off-Grid Systems: A Techno-Economic Analysis”. The energy metering system comes in at a time when many people are faced with high energy demands that are expected to keep rising significantly in the future, hence the need for such solutions aimed at reducing energy wastage.
