[LINK] Smart Home Accessibility Guidelines

[Tom Worthington]

On 04/03/13 18:24, Rik Harris wrote:
> ...  I do not want my meter to be the device that adjusts electricity
> usage in the house  ...

Yes, the meter itself does not need to be very "smart", just supply 
information to other devices in the home.

> The smart meter in my home is plenty smart enough to play this role,
> if only the data was properly available to other smart home
> technology integrators. ...

The leading option for getting data from the smart meter seems to be 
ZigBee: 
http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/smart-meters/resources/reports-and-consultations/lockstep-dpi-ami-pia-report/scope


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