Smart Meter Trial Approved in NSW to Enhance Energy Management

The Australian Energy Market Commission has recommended a 100 percent uptake of smart meters by 2030.

Samantha Pierre-Joseph shows her smart meter indicating that she is on a "prepayment tariff," in her house in London, on Dec. 13, 2022. Daniel Leal/AFP via Getty Images

The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has approved a “sandboxing” trial involving 5,600 smart meters in New South Wales to demonstrate their benefits for consumers and the energy market.

This trial, to be implemented by Endeavour Energy, is enabled by new regulatory powers that allow a time-limited waiver from specific requirements through the Energy Innovation Toolkit.