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AlertMe had strategic partnerships with British Gas in the UK and Lowe's in the USA. [7] British Gas is the largest domestic energy provider in the UK serving 10 million homes and 15.9 million energy accounts. Lowe's is the second largest home improvement retailer in the world with 15 million consumers visiting its 1725 stores every week.
Hive was established when parent company Centrica, owner of British Gas, formed its Connected Homes sector in 2012. [1] The year after it was founded, the company launched Hive Active Heating on October 14, 2013, [ 8 ] a smart thermostat that allows customers to control heating and hot water in their homes via the company's website or app. [ 9 ...
In 1998, Centrica's supplier monopoly for gas came to an end. Centrica maintained the British Gas retail brand but is only allowed to use this brand name in the United Kingdom. The electricity market also opened up to competition and, through the British Gas brand, the company started supplying its first domestic electricity customers. [15]
British Gas (trading as Scottish Gas in Scotland [2] [3] [4]) is an energy and home services provider in the United Kingdom. It is the trading name of British Gas Services Limited and British Gas New Heating Limited, both subsidiaries of Centrica . [ 5 ]
Smart Metering Systems (SMS) is a British energy infrastructure company founded in Glasgow, Scotland in 1995. As of 2022, SMS has around 1,200 employees. As of 2022, SMS has around 1,200 employees. [ 2 ]
A meter serial number [1] (MSN, or 'meter ID') is an alphanumeric reference used in Great Britain to identify an electricity meter.Although meter serial numbers are intended to be unique, this can not be assured and duplicate serial numbers do exist.
MSP kWh is the amount of electricity consumed at the 'meter supply point', which is the customer's meter. GSP kWh is obtained by multiplying the MSP kWh by the Line Loss Factor (LLF, a figure > 1) to include the amount of electricity lost when it is conducted through the distribution network, from the 'grid supply point' to the customer's meter.
A smart card (SC), chip card, or integrated circuit card (ICC or IC card), is a card used to control access to a resource. It is typically a plastic credit card-sized card with an embedded integrated circuit (IC) chip. [1] Many smart cards include a pattern of metal contacts to electrically connect to the internal chip.