Case Study: TAURON Dystrybucja achieves interoperable smart metering success with Networked Energy Services

Poland’s Largest Interoperable Smart Metering Project

TAURON Dystrybucja, the largest electricity distributor in Poland, aimed to implement a modern and interoperable smart metering system (AMIplus) to manage data and enable two-way communication with customers. The challenge was to find a secure, scalable, and flexible solution that could effectively utilize this advanced metering infrastructure data for business analysis. They selected a solution from vendor Networked Energy Services (NES) based on the Open Smart Grid Protocol (OSGP) standard.

The solution implemented by Networked Energy Services included providing OSGP-compliant data concentrators and the Grid Operations management software for the head-end system. This multi-vendor system, which also incorporated meters from other suppliers, successfully automated data collection and network management. The results were highly successful, with the system exceeding a key performance indicator of 99.5% availability for daily readings and processing over 50 billion measurements annually. The project provided TAURON with benefits including remote management, advanced fraud detection, and detailed power quality monitoring.

TAURON Dystrybucja

Mariusz Jurczyk

Director of the Sales Department of Distribution Services