Smart Meters

The Victorian government has mandated that all manually-read electricity meters in the state be replaced with new remotely-read interval “smart meters”.  This world leading technology will ultimately empower you to better manage your energy needs and increase retail competition. The new smart meters will remain property of CitiPower and Powercor, as they comprise part of the distribution network that supplies your power.

Smart meter infrastructure provides a new way of measuring and managing electricity consumption. It involves two important elements:

• a meter that remotely captures half hour electricity consumption data

• a two way communication system that transmits the usage information to CitiPower and Powercor in real time and receives control instructions.

Victoria is among the first places in the world to begin a roll out of smart meters to all electricity consumers. There is world-wide interest in smart meter technology and roll outs are being planned or getting underway in many countries including the United States, Canada, Italy, Sweden and New Zealand.

This section contains information to help customers better understand the Victorian smart metering program, installation process and benefits of this technology.