Electricity Vending System (EVS) of Singapore
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Speaker: |
Mr. Soh Siew
Cheong,
Senior Advisor, Energy Market Authority, Singapore |
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Date & time: |
Tuesday, 3rd
March 2009
5:00 pm to 6:20 pm (light refreshments will be served after the
seminar) |
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Venue: |
LT22,
School of Engineering,
Nanyang
Technological University |
Abstract:
The Electricity Vending System
is a patent-pending infrastructure for competitive retailing of electricity.
Electricity consumption for consumers has typically been determined using meter
that records the consumer’s electricity usage. The meter of the small consumer
is read periodically, typically monthly or bi-monthly and the consumer is
invoiced for their consumption by their electricity retailer. Such processes
require an expensive invoicing system. The system has to set up an account for
each consumer and the consumer may have to pay a deposit to cover the usage for
a billing period. The Electricity Vending System eliminates the above processes.
Anybody can buy any amount of electricity from any retailers at anytime,
anywhere and through any means. The word “any” has to be suitably qualified
wherever necessary. Purchasing electricity supply is just as simple as buying a
can of drink from a roadside vending machine. Consumer just simply buys,
consumes and forgets. There is no monthly electricity utility bill. The
Electricity Vending System also provides consumer with a wireless Consumer
Display Unit that tells the consumers his current usage of electricity.
Awareness of current usage could enable the consumer to take appropriate actions
to reduce electricity wastage and minimize their overall cost of electricity by
managing the time of usage. The EVS has been developed and a pilot project is
being implemented at Marine Parade.
Biography:
Mr. Soh (BE (Hons), Singapore University) started
work as a General Assistant Engineer in PUB, Electricity Department in 1965. He
has worked in the Pasir Panjang Power Station A and B, the System Control
Centre, involving the transmission, distribution, installation, commercial and
public light sections. He was promoted to Sr Engineer, Superintending Engineer,
Superintendent and finally to Chief Engineer (T&D) in 1989. He was appointed as
the founder MD, Powergrid in 1995 upon corporatization of PUB Electricity Dept.
Then, he was promoted to SVP, Singapore Power in 1998 and retired in 2004. He
has been a Senior Advisor in EMA since 2004.
