How to Make the Most of Your Energy

　　想象一下你已經(jīng)預(yù)測(cè)到所有你的未來(lái)需要一個(gè)資源基于單個(gè)數(shù)據(jù)點(diǎn)；每日、每周、甚至一個(gè)月。這會(huì)給你足夠的空間來(lái)預(yù)測(cè)你在一年、兩年甚至十年中需要多少資源嗎？也許不會(huì)，但這本質(zhì)上是公用事業(yè)提供商今天面臨的困境。

　　在西班牙的一些地方，你可以將你的高峰用電量定為10。這意味著你要付出更低的關(guān)稅，但它不允許同時(shí)使用幾個(gè)耗電設(shè)備?，F(xiàn)在，將它與大多數(shù)家庭所擁有的通常60的供應(yīng)量相比，現(xiàn)在它可以提供充足的電力，但是在五、十、甚至20年的時(shí)間里，我們都期望有更多的“連接”設(shè)備在我們家里呢？

　　管理這種情況已成為眾所周知的智能電網(wǎng)，智能計(jì)量和智能能源，建立了一個(gè)基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施，使公用事業(yè)供應(yīng)商能夠更好地預(yù)測(cè)和管理的產(chǎn)生和交付的資源，包括但不限于，電力。

　　AMR & AMI

　　Simply generating more energy is not the answer to meeting the future demands for electricity; the grid as it stands today is not capable of distributing significantly higher levels of power and homes are not equipped to accept it. The answer is to become smarter about how energy is generated， distributed， and consumed.

　　The key to the feasibility of better energy distribution through a Smart Grid is intelligence， both in the infrastructure and the meters. Known respectively as Advanced Metering Infrastructure （AMI） and Automated Meter Reading （AMR）， an important aspect of adding the level of intelligence needed will be how these smart meters communicate， both with other smart devices and the overall infrastructure （see Prime Alliance）。