As part of the agreement, EnBW will test the functionalities of Landis+Gyr’s newly developed smart metering system in laboratories as well as in the field, this year.
The prototypes of a part of an end-to-end security system, a gateway, are scheduled to be tested according to the guidelines set out by the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI).
In addition, EnBW will conduct separate tests on a smart residential meter and on administration software for the gateway.
Landis+Gyr CEO Andreas Umbach said the company’s gateway development enables first time testing of how a BSI solution operates both in the laboratory and in the field, and also make further developments in response to the knowledge acquired.
”This is an important step in our journey with EnBW and will be path-setting for the country’s smart metering initiatives,” Umbach added.
EnBW Operations managing director Werner Vorderwülbecke said, ”In order that we can gain fundamental knowledge on the performance, potential uses and interoperability of the technology, we will install and run a total of 10,000 smart metering endpoints in Baden-Württemberg so that we can record, manage and monitor energy consumption.”
The agreement is the first of its kind to address the new regulatory requirements for smart meters, set out in the German Energy Act and in the country’s BSI Protection Profile.
A pilot project focused on studying the suitability of the smart metering systems and system processes for the mass market, as well as their compatibility potential, is scheduled to begin in the middle of 2015.
The agreement foresees an extensive market rollout of Landis+Gyr smart metering systems from 2016.
