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title: On Demand Webinar | Smart metering & pay-as-you-go
description: This session will focus on smart metering and pay-as-you-go (PAYG) for heat networks. There are many different options available in the market and this session will help to explain the options to help operators make suitable choices for their schemes and residents.
image: https://blog.switch2.co.uk/hubfs/Switch2%20BITESIZE%20webinar%202021.png
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Metering and billing

# On Demand Webinar | Smart metering & pay-as-you-go

Lucy Glynn

May 4, 2021

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#### Smart metering & pay-as-you-go

The next webinar in our Bitesize series focuses on smart metering and pay-as-you-go (PAYG) for heat networks. There are many different options available in the market and this session will help to explain the options to help operators make suitable choices for their schemes and residents.

**The key points covered in the webinar are:**

- Features of smart metering and PAYG
- Interoperability (open/closed protocol)
- Explanation of Application Programming Interface (API)
- Benefits to heat network operators and residents

 

**Speaker:**

**Ian Allan – Head of Market Strategy (Switch2)**

Ian Allan is a specialist in district and community heating, whose career in the industry spans more than 25 years. Ian is a leading authority on smart metering, data management and billing systems, including new generation prepayment technologies. Ian was on the ADE panel for the Heat Networks Market Framework and was on the committee for the recently updated CIBSE CP1 2020.

 

**The webinar is now available to view on-demand by completing the form below**

**For those working in local authorities, housing associations, private developers, contractors and consultants - with responsibility for developing and managing heat networks*

 

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