Residential advanced metering penetration in the U.S. 2020, by region

The penetration of advanced metering programs for residential customers in the U.S. was at 65 percent in 2020. The West South Central region had the highest penetration in the country at the time, with 82.1 percent. In contrast, New England had the lowest penetration, at only 23 percent. What is advanced metering? Traditional electricity meters are capable of measuring the total consumption but provide no information on when that energy was consumed. Advanced metering allows for automatic, two-way communication between a smart utility meter and a utility company. In turn, utility companies gather more frequent real-time data about power consumption, while consumers can better utilize energy based on prices at that time. Smart meters usually record the consumption of electricity every hour, or even less, and send the information to utilities for billing and monitoring. Advanced metering in the United States In 2021, there were more than 111.2 million advanced meters in the United States. Pacific Gas & Electric Corporation and Florida Power & Light Corporation were the leading U.S. electric utilities in advanced smart meter installations, with around 5.5 million units each.

美国居民用户高级计量计划的渗透率在2020年达到了65%。当时，西南中部地区在国家中拥有最高的渗透率，达到82.1%。相比之下，新英格兰地区的渗透率最低，仅为23%。何谓高级计量？（Advanced metering）传统电力计量器能够测量总能耗，但无法提供能耗发生时间的任何信息。高级计量实现了智能计量表与公用事业公司之间的自动双向通信。相应地，公用事业公司能够收集关于电力消耗的更频繁的实时数据，而消费者可以根据当时的价格更好地利用能源。智能电表通常每小时或更短的时间间隔记录一次电力消耗，并将信息发送给公用事业公司以进行计费和监控。美国的高级计量情况在2021年，美国共有超过1.112亿台高级计量器。太平洋燃气电力公司和佛罗里达电力照明公司是美国领先的智能电表安装公用事业公司，各自拥有约550万台。