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Regulation for the installation of 1 million smart meters in the electricity sector
Hungary 2021 In force National
National recovery and sustainability plan / Green transition / Power up
Greece 2021 Ended National
Power industry - Smart energy infrastructure
Poland 2021 In force National
Recovery and resilience plan / CTD / Hydrogen and renewables/ Potentiation of renewable electricity in the Madeira Archipelago
Portugal 2021 In force National
Digitalisation and sector coupling
Germany 2020 Ended National
Energy market regulation and deployment of smart meters and flexibility
Belgium 2018 In force State/Provincial
Approval the rollout of 2nd generation smart meters by DSOs
Italy 2017 In force National
Ireland's National Smart Metering Programme
Ireland 2017 In force National
Pilot program 'Einsparzaehler'
Germany 2016 In force National
Smart metering
Luxembourg 2014 In force National
Executive Order on remotely read electricity meters and measurement of electricity in final consumption
Denmark 2013 In force National
Smart metering deployment ordinance
Portugal 2013 In force National
Support of Energy Management Systems
Germany 2013 Ended National
California Public Utilities Commision's Act to ensure consumer and market benefits from smart meters
United States 2012 Ended Unknown
Legal regulation for smart meters introduction
Austria 2012 In force National
Regulation for metering data and its sharing with consumers
Austria 2012 In force National
Smart metering
Netherlands 2012 Ended National
Smart meter technical requirements regulation
Austria 2011 In force National
(British Columbia) Smart meters and smart grid regulation
Canada 2010 In force State/Provincial
Smart Metering Implementation Programme
United Kingdom 2010 In force National
Mandatory monthly metering of electricity usage for all electricity customers
Sweden 2009 In force National
Smart metering on electricity consumption
Malta 2009 In force National
Accelerated Recovery Period for Depreciation of Smart Meters and Smart Grid Systems
United States 2008 In force National
Decision approving Smart Meters for Southern California Edison
United States 2008 Ended State/Provincial
Plan for the Progressive Replacement of Electricity Meters (Smart meters)
Spain 2008 In force National
Smart Grid Investment Grants
United States 2008 Ended National
Smart Metering and informative billing
Austria 2008 In force National
Directives for the installation of smart meters
Italy 2007 Ended National
Smart Metering and Billing
United Kingdom 2007 In force State/Provincial
(Ontario) Regulation identifying functional specifications for smart metering
Canada 2006 In force State/Provincial

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