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Dubai Integrated Waste Management Strategy 2021-2041
United Arab Emirates 2022 In force National
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
(Alberta) AER Directive 060: Upstream Petroleum Industry Flaring, Incinerating, and Venting (upstream provisions)
Canada 2020 In force State/Provincial
(Alberta) Regulation 244/2018Methane Emission Reduction Regulation
Canada 2020 In force State/Provincial
Digitalisation and sector coupling
Germany 2020 Ended National
Regulations Respecting Reduction in the Release of Methane and Certain Volatile Organic Compounds (Upstream Oil and Gas Sector) (SOR/2018-66)
Canada 2020 In force National
Common rules for the internal market for electricity (updated) - EU Directive 2019/944
European Union 2019 In force International
Smart services for efficient energy consumption - including smart meters
Singapore 2019 In force 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
EESL Smart Meter National Programme
India 2017 In force National
Electricity Network Transformation Roadmap
Australia 2017 In force National
Ireland's National Smart Metering Programme
Ireland 2017 In force National
Pilot program 'Einsparzaehler'
Germany 2016 In force National
Dubai's "smart applications via smart grid and meters" initiative
United Arab Emirates 2015 In force State/Provincial
Smart metering
Luxembourg 2014 In force National
(Alberta) AER Directive 039: Revised Program to Reduce Benzene Emissions from Glycol Dehydrators
Canada 2013 In force State/Provincial
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 electricity metering systems (Regulatory Resolution N 502 / 2012)
Brazil 2012 In force National
Regulation for metering data and its sharing with consumers
Austria 2012 In force National
Smart metering
Netherlands 2012 Ended National
Deployment of energy meters
Russian Federation 2011 In force National
Smart meter technical requirements regulation
Austria 2011 In force National

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