You have certainly noticed that your old electricity meters have recently been replaced by smart meters. And it’s now official: the smart features of these new meters at the service of the energy transition are now operational. Welcome to the future!
These connected smart meters are able to communicate and allow you to accurately measure both your energy consumption and production, if, for example, you have photovoltaic panels on your roof. As a connected meter, it gives your grid operator the ability to monitor your consumption level and thus better control the electricity flow in an optimised grid.
The first piece of good news is that you no longer need to read your meter. This is because smart meters can be read automatically and remotely. And because the reading is taken automatically, you no longer need to inform your supplier of your annual energy consumption or make an appointment to have it read at home. That’s one less job for you!
The other good news is that these new smart meters give you a much better overview of your daily energy consumption, thanks to your personal account on the my.enovos.lu portal. Your electricity consumption is visible on the portal the next day, free of charge and in complete transparency, displaying precise data. You have a clear overview of your consumption every quarter of an hour. Your smart meter sends the data to Luxmetering, which transfers it directly to the network operators. The grid operators then send the information to the respective energy suppliers. In addition, software updates can be carried out by establishing a remote communication link with your smart meter, saving you on time-consuming trips.
Another significant advantage is that, thanks to an overview over several months (or even years, depending on the date of activation of your smart meter), you can now identify abnormal consumption in your home and try to find an appropriate solution. This is the perfect opportunity to better control your energy consumption peaks and to try, as far as possible, to reduce them by adapting your lifestyle in an appropriate way. For example, in winter, reduce the heating temperature a little and keep the heat inside by lowering the blinds or closing the shutters when it gets dark. Also keep the doors of the most heated rooms closed. Optimise lighting by using low-energy bulbs and turn off lights that are not in use. Finally, it’s in the small gestures that require little effort that you will save energy on a daily basis. For example, avoid leaving appliances on standby, use power strips with switches, heat only the water you need when cooking and put lids on your pots and pans. You’ll also be doing your budget a huge favour. In addition, you’ll be killing two birds with one stone by helping the planet. Your responsible and individual consumption makes a valuable contribution to the energy transition.
Moreover, with these new meters, you can choose to pay exactly for what you use each month. If you wish, you can benefit from monthly billing based on your daily consumption, in “pay-as-you-go” mode. In this way, you avoid annual statements and pay directly for the energy consumed during the month. It’s simple and convenient – just activate the “monthly billing” option via your my.enovos.lu account. Of course, if you don’t change anything, you will keep the old system of monthly or bimonthly instalments and annual statement, exactly as before with your old meter.
Have we managed to win you over? Then don’t wait any longer! Create your account now on my.enovos.luand start monitoring your daily consumption for free. And don’t forget, the more you see your consumption, the more you’ll become aware of it.
