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Shadow metering (also known as check metering) in a high rise commercial building

Shadow Metering Solutions: Ensuring Fair Tenant Billing in Australia

By SATEC (Australia) Pty Ltd | Commercial & Mixed-Use, Embedded Networks, Featured, Smart Energy Meters, Sub-Metering & Billing | Comments are Closed | 8 September, 2025 | 0

Discover how SATEC’s shadow metering solutions deliver transparent, compliant tenant utility billing for Australian commercial properties. Advanced power metering technology for fair billing practices.

Sustainable building in Sydney with NABERS rating

How NMI Approved Energy Meters Support NABERS Certification

By SATEC (Australia) Pty Ltd | AS 62052/62053 Safety & Accuracy, Energy Efficiency & NABERS, Featured, Industry News, NABERS & NCC J9, NMI Pattern Approval & NITP-14, Smart Energy Meters | Comments are Closed | 13 February, 2025 | 1

For buildings aiming to achieve NABERS (National Australian Built Environment Rating System) certification, NMI (National Measurement Institute) approved energy meters play a vital role in ensuring precise and compliant energy data.

Segregated metering for Solar PV applications

First NMI Approved DIN Meter Used as Three (3) Single Phase Meters

By SATEC (Australia) Pty Ltd | DIN Rail Meters, Featured, Product News | Comments are Closed | 1 June, 2020 | 2

SATEC’s eXpertmeter EM133-XM-HACS is the 1st DIN meter approved by the National Measurement Institute (NMI) to be used for three (3) Single-Phase Smart-Meters in a single compact unit!

EM133-XM Smart Energy Meter

SATEC takes smart energy metering to the next level

By SATEC (Australia) Pty Ltd | DIN Rail Meters, NMI Pattern Approval & NITP-14, Product News, Product Releases, Smart Energy Meters | Comments are Closed | 28 November, 2019 | 1

SATEC’s release of the NMI approved EM133-XM eXpertmeter takes smart energy metering to a high-level design far exceeding any DIN energy meter products currently on the Australian Market.

EM133-XM Smart Energy Meter

NMI Approved Electricity Energy Meter for use in Australia

By SATEC (Australia) Pty Ltd | NMI Pattern Approval & NITP-14, Product News, Smart Energy Meters, Standards & Compliance | Comments are Closed | 3 November, 2019 | 2

Electricity energy meters for use in the Australian market must be Pattern Approved, this involves a process of assessing and testing the electricity energy meter to comply with metrology conditions per NMI M 6-1.

EM133-XM Smart Energy Meter

NMI Approved Electricity Metering – Overcoming the Impossible is Possible

By SATEC (Australia) Pty Ltd | DIN Rail Meters, Industry News, NMI Pattern Approval & NITP-14, Product News, Smart Energy Meters, Standards & Compliance | Comments are Closed | 9 February, 2015 | 1

Many sceptics thought it was impossible to achieve NMI Approval for a Multifunction Electricity Meter designed in a compact DIN rail footprint. In fact many doomsday forecasters predicted electrical switchboard enclosures, distribution boards, riser/cupboard spaces for multifunction metering would have to be increased in size to accommodate larger electrical metering to be in compliance for Energy Meters per NMI M 6-1.

BFM2136 Multi Channel energy meter

Multi Circuit Meter BFM136 with 36 Electrical Circuits is now NMI Approved

By SATEC (Australia) Pty Ltd | NMI Pattern Approval & NITP-14, Product News | Comments are Closed | 20 January, 2015 | 0

SATEC continue to set the standard in Energy Metering design with the release of the NMI Approved BFM136 Multi Circuit Meter, suitable for use on multiple electrical circuits.

EM133-XM Smart Energy Meter

NMI Compliant Energy Meters To Pass The 12KV Impulse Test

By SATEC (Australia) Pty Ltd | Industry News, NMI Pattern Approval & NITP-14 | Comments are Closed | 19 January, 2015 | 1

One of the many technical and metrology requirements for obtaining pattern approval and verification from The National Measurement Institute (NMI) for any active-energy electricity meter to be used for trade is for the energy meter to pass the 12KV impulse test.

EM133-XM Smart Energy Meter

Why do Smart Meters need a battery to keep the time?

By SATEC (Australia) Pty Ltd | Industry News, Product News, Smart Energy Meters | Comments are Closed | 12 January, 2015 | 1

Electricity meters, energy meters, multi-function metering and any power metering incorporating internal clocks for date/time stamp resolution must comply with NMI electrical metering standards to ensure the clock time does not drift.

BFM136 Branch Feeder Meter

Electricity Multi-Circuit Metering Technology Saves Space and Installation Time As Much As 75%

By SATEC (Australia) Pty Ltd | Multi-Circuit Monitors, Popular Posts, Product News | Comments are Closed | 21 December, 2014 | 0

SATEC’s electricity multi circuit metering technology can reduce space and installation time by as much as 75% when the BFM136 is installed when compared to discrete metering installations.

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