IoT municipal utilities / energy suppliers

With these IoT solutions, municipal utilities and energy suppliers are paving the way to a sustainable smart city

Modern city management is in the midst of a digital transformation.
Increasing networking presents municipal utilities, local authorities and energy suppliers with major challenges such as outdated infrastructures, increasing cost pressure and rapidly advancing digitalization.

The Internet of Things (IoT) is therefore at the heart of the digital transformation.
On the way to becoming a smart city, municipal utilities are entering a new era of efficient energy management, resource optimization and quality of life for citizens.
As a key technology, IoT platforms increase productivity, lead to cost savings and make a decisive contribution to future-oriented and sustainable energy management for municipal utilities, energy suppliers and local authorities.

Requirements for an IoT platform

The complexity of the various systems and software components requires a platform that offers a wide range of integration functions in order to handle the distributed data effectively.

It is also crucial that the platform is expandable in order to adapt seamlessly to changing conditions.
Seamless integration of devices and programs is of central importance here.

Given the requirements of utility companies for a variety of display types, including charts such as line, bar, pie and dot charts, comprehensive visualization tools are a must.
Forecasting modules for consumption and energy demand as well as simulation tools are also important elements of the platform.

Thanks to Thingsboard, our energy data management system was able to meet the BAFA (Federal Office of Economics and Export Control) criteria for inclusion in the list of eligible monitoring systems in no time at all. The IoT platform already has most of the required functions, so meeting the BAFA requirements took much less time than planned.

Julian Deymann, Teamleiter SWK connect, Stadtwerke Krefeld

Advantages of an IoT platform for municipal utilities and the energy sector

Meet legal requirements

A modern IoT platform fulfills the requirements stipulated by law.

Better planning capability

Grid utilization and feed-ins can be better planned.

Minimize time-consuming processes

The automation of measuring and monitoring tasks minimizes time-consuming processes.

Data analysis in real time

Municipal utilities can react quickly to changes as the IoT platform enables the collection and analysis of real-time data.

Cost reduction

The platform helps to reduce energy waste and plan maintenance work more accurately.

Improved sustainability

By optimizing energy consumption, IoT platforms contribute to sustainable environmental protection.

Sustainable energy management: Innovative use cases for energy suppliers

Our use case brochure contains real-life use cases in which energy suppliers, municipal utilities and local authorities have successfully overcome challenges with the help of IoT technologies.
The following use cases are included in the brochure:

Stadtwerke Rosenheim: Grid stabilization through IoT solution as part of Redispatch 2.0
New customer platform for regional energy suppliers
Smart energy management with an IoT solution

Further IoT-based use cases for municipal utilities

In addition to the aforementioned use cases from the energy sector, there are other scenarios in which municipal utilities benefit from the use of IoT technology: