How do you read a smart meter?
Reading a smart meter is always possible. For this it is important to first look at which type of connection it concerns: small consumption or large consumption. Homes are generally small consumption. Shops and companies generally use large quantities.
Low consumption connections
A small-scale connection is mainly used by consumers. This type of connection is used for homes, small-scale apartment complexes, small-scale commercial real estate and public charging stations.
One energy bill
The costs for supply and network management are charged via one invoice. The reading of a smart meter of a small consumption connection is done via the EDSN.
To access the smart meter data themselves, the applicant must be certified ODA, including annual ISAE 3000 audit.
Low consumption connection features
| Electricity | Gas | |
| Connection | Max. 3 x 80 amps | Max. 40 m3 per hour (G25) |
Small consumption – read smart meter
Meterbeheer HUB makes measurement data available as a JSON URL. Every night, HUB retrieves the meter readings from the past day as quarter-hourly values. Ele small consumption connection in the Netherlands can be read by Meterbeheer HUB.
Would you like to receive measurement data from one or more connections for your website, dashboard or app? Then sign up by filling in our contact form.
Meterbeheer as an alternative to PES certification
Meterbeheer is fully ODA certified by the EDSN to read the smart meters of small consumption connections.
ODA certification requires a high investment for the linkage and a comprehensive annual ISAE 3000 auditor’s report. Meterbeheer reads the smart meters for you and transmits the data in unique JSON url.
Readily available
After registering a smart meter, the metering data is retrieved immediately.
No required audit opinion
Save the cost and time for the acocuntant’s annual ISAE 3000 statement.
AVG proof
Registration of meters is fully automated and compliant with AVG legislation.
One standard data feed
Meterbeheer synchronizes all measurement data to one standard JSON data feed.
Features large-scale connection
| Electricity | Gas | |
| Connection | From 3 x 125 ampere | From 40 m3 per minute (G25) |
Large consumption connections
A large-scale connection is used for buildings and sites that have a high peak energy consumption. This type of connection is used for commercial real estate, social real estate and, for example, large charging stations.
Two invoices – supply and grid management
Supply and grid management costs are charged through two invoices. The delivery costs from the energy supplier (free to choose) and the network management costs via the network operator (location monopoly).
Metering service (via Metering responsible)
A metering contract must also be concluded for each connection with a Metering Responsible Party (MV) certified by Tennet. The metering manager provides the metering data in the form of energy consumption at quarter-hourly level to the grid operator to settle the energy costs.
Metering responsible
The Netherlands has 11 active Metering Responsible Parties. These market parties are certified to read out the energy consumption of a smart meter from a large-scale connection and pass it on to the network manager. The owner (or user) of the connection is obliged to conclude a metering contract with one of the recognized metering officers.
Large consumption – read smart meter
The reading and retrieval of metering data from large-scale connections takes place via a link with the Meter Responsible Party with whom a metering service agreement has been concluded for the relevant connection. For most Metering Responsible Parties, the option to share the metering data should be enabled. For this, metering services charge an additional fee, an average of several tens per month. This option can be turned on through the measurement manager’s online account.
To retrieve the measurement data, an API connection must be created. Each Meter Responsible has its own database with measurement data and the structure of the supplied meter readings. Meterbeheer HUB has links to all the Measurers in the Netherlands and can therefore retrieve the data directly. Then Meterbeheer processes the various data sets into one standard set.
Would you like to receive measurement data from one or more connections for your website, dashboard or app? Then sign up by filling in our contact form .
Required subscriptions in the case of linked metering services
For wholesale connections, an agreement with a metering service (Metering Responsible Party) must be entered into by the owner for each connection. Depending on the measurement service used, a certain subscription should be taken out with measurement data to be retrieved by Meterbeheer.
The above data have been updated as much as possible. However, no rights can be derived from it. For current data, please refer to the website of the respective Measurement Officer.
External surcharges
If an external metering service charges additional fees to Meterbeheer, it will be charged separately. The customer will be informed of this in advance.
Innax surcharges
Innax charges the following surcharges:
The above data have been updated as much as possible. However, no rights can be derived from it. For current data, please refer to the website of the respective Measurement Officer.
API documentation
The documentation for the API in English is available in the Meterbeheer dashboard. The API is accessible free of charge and features a free test environment. An API key can be created in the dashboard.