Abstract: The European Directive on common rules for the internal market in electricity (2009/72/EC) requires all member states to “ensure the implementation of intelligent metering systems” in order to foster a more active involvement of customers in the electricity market. Such intelligent metering systems are able to collect and transmit consumption data in a significantly increased resolution and therefore raise privacy concerns. On the other hand, high-resolution measurement data are an essential basis for achieving the aims of higher overall en...
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Environmental economics
Computer security
Industrial organization