SenseMi Revolutionizes Smart Metering with Helium Technology

SenseMi specializes in assisting companies with the implementation of IoT solutions aimed at reducing operational costs and enhancing efficiency across advanced metering infrastructure (AMI).

Key Benefits:

Lower Infrastructure Costs:

: By implementing Helium technology, SenseMi enables clients to achieve up to 5x lower infrastructure costs compared to traditional billing systems.

High Satisfaction Score:

Our solutions consistently deliver a 99% satisfaction score among our clients, reflecting our commitment to excellence in service and performance.

Our clients can streamline their billing processes, improve accuracy, and enhance overall efficiency, ensuring a seamless experience for utilities companies.

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Challenge

Utilities companies face significant challenges when it comes to getting energy usage for billing purposes. The majority of these entities employ either offline reading or walk-by reading methods. However, these approaches present several obstacles:

1. Manual Collection: The manual collection of meter readings is labor-intensive and time-consuming. Employees must physically visit each metering point, coordinate with residents, and manually record data, resulting in inefficiencies and resource drain.

2. Walk-by Reading: Walk-by reading encounters comparable challenges due to the scattered placement of meters. This geographical dispersion makes data collection cumbersome, costly, and infrequent. As a result, there are gaps in information and reduced accuracy in meter readings.

3. Infrequent Readings: Conducting readings at infrequent intervals, such as monthly or yearly, hampers predictability and the ability to detect irregularities promptly. This lack of timely detection can result in unnoticed issues, resource wastage, and ultimately, higher utility costs for consumers.

Moreover, alternative remote reading options such as WM-bus solutions may pose challenges as they can be both battery-intensive and costly to implement.

Furthermore, in a directive approved by the European Union in 2018, meters and heat cost allocators installed after October 2020 must be remotely readable devices. Already installed meters and heat cost allocators, in most cases must be replaced or retrofitted with remotely readable devices by January 2027,mandating that these issues be addressed.

Results Snapshot

• 100% Compliance: Our 24/7 remote reading solutions ensure full compliance with EU directives regarding remotely readable meters, providing peace of mind and adherence to regulatory requirements.

• 5X+ Lower Infrastructure Costs: Compared to alternative options like wM-Bus, our infrastructure hardware investments offer exceptional cost savings, with expenditures approximately 5 times lower. This translates to significant financial benefits for our clients.

• 5 Year Deployment: With up to 10 years of battery life, our installations are designed to meet the stringent calibration or replacement mandates every 5 years in Europe. Moreover, these deployments can last for at least 5 years within the EU and even longer on a global scale, ensuring long-term reliability and efficiency.

• 99% Satisfaction: The management and end users of over 2,000 connected devices consistently report high levels of satisfaction, reflecting our commitment to delivering superior solutions and exceptional service quality.

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Solution

In response to the growing demand for remotely readable devices and individual consumption reports, EnergyClouds-Helium LoRaWAN Mesh stands out as an innovative solution, marking a significant shift in conventional metering methodologies. Our approach is designed to eradicate the reliance on manual or walk-by readings, while enhancing data collection efficiency, minimizing network deployment expenses, and maximizing the longevity of device batteries.

Our cost-effective water metering solutions offer clients a multitude of benefits:

• Real-time Monitoring: Our solutions provide utilities companies with access to real-time, stable, and reliable data for monitoring consumption patterns and detecting abnormalities promptly.

• Automated Reporting: Our solutions empower utilities companies with automated generation of reports, bills, or invoices, streamlining administrative tasks and enhancing operational efficiency.

• Wide Coverage: Our solutions offer extensive coverage, with a single gateway capable of spanning distances of up to 5km in urban areas and connecting over 800 sensors. This ensures effective coverage and scalability to accommodate diverse requirements.

• Energy Efficiency: Our sensors are designed for optimal energy efficiency, boasting batteries that can last up to 10 years with regular data transmission, reducing maintenance requirements and operational costs over the long term.

By leveraging Helium LoRaWAN technology, We enables clients to achieve unparalleled efficiency, accuracy, and cost-effectiveness in water metering and consumption monitoring.

Overall, cost-effective water metering solutions empower clients with greater control, efficiency, and transparency over their water usage, leading to improved operational performance and reduced costs.

Our solutions ensure extensive coverage, with the capability to establish connectivity even in areas where traditional Internet Service Providers (ISPs) or alternative operators may face challenges. Moreover, where coverage gaps exist, we offer the flexibility to easily create and expand coverage at a lower cost compared to standard ISPs or alternative operators. This versatility and affordability further reinforce our commitment to delivering reliable and accessible solutions to our clients.

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Results

1. Cost Savings.

Implementing remote solutions leads to significant cost savings by eliminating labor-intensive manual data collection processes and reducing waste through efficient detection of abnormalities. Compared to alternative options like wM-Bus connectivity, LoRaWAN requires approximately 5-6 times fewer gateways at a similar price point to cover the same area. This results in substantial initial gateway cost savings of about 5-6 times when utilizing LoRaWAN. Additionally, clients benefit from reductions inwater consumption, connectivity costs, simplified installation processes, and decreased on-site staff hours.

2. 100% Compliance with EU Directives:

Our solutions provide 24/7 real-time data access to meter data, ensuring transparency and eliminating unexpected costs at the end of a billing period. Utilities companies can swiftly address malfunctions, leaks, or abnormal usage patterns.

3. Reduced Labor:

The automation of billing and readings eliminates the need for manual data collection, processing, and submission through legacy systems. This streamlines operations, reduces administrative workload, and minimizes labor costs for clients.

4. 5-Year+ Deployments:

Our module batteries boast a lifespan of up to 10 years and can be managed entirely remotely post installation. Given that EU directives mandate re-calibration or replacement every 5 years, our deployments are designed to last the entirety of the 5-year timeframe or longer in other locations. This ensures long-term reliability and efficiency for our clients' metering systems.