Prepaid Smart Gas Meters
Prepaid Card ContactLess RFID
System Overview
- The Wave Pay As You Go Token (PAYGT) System, provides an energy supplier with the facility to receive payment for the gas before it is used.
- The PAYGT solution differs from the standard AMR offering. A solenoid valve fitted on the inlet to the meter, and the Wave module has a display. The wave module is the customers energy account. It permits gas to flow when there is credit, and shuts the valve when there is not.
- Each meter is married to a Token. The token is the customer's means of applying credit to the meter. The card can be “topped up” at the registered charge points where money is exchanged for a volume of gas. The amount of gas is loaded onto the card. The card is then swiped across the PAYGT module and the credit is transferred.
- The display on the Wave module provides real time data showing the credit balance, the Emergency credit available, valve status, and an indication of active alarms. The customer information is stored in the Cloud data base, and can be viewed by the energy supplier or the customer over the internet or via a mobile phone App.
The Advantages of PAYGT for the Utility
- Provides the facility to recover bad debt
- Removes the need to read the meter
- No man in a van
- No estimated bills – reduced call center staff
- No Paper billing – reduced call center staff
- Terminates gas supply for vacant properties
- A green solution - Average cost savings of 20-25% for the Utility
- Configurable emergency credit option
- Transfer Card facility available
- Tamper tracking mechanism available
The Advantages of PAYGT for the Customer
- No Big surprise bill at the end of the month
- Allows customer to budget for the cost of their gas
- Easy top up facility
- User friendly interface
- Simple to understand screens
- Real time access to current gas usage
- Increased energy consumption awareness
- Average 10 -12% reduction in the gas bill
- A Green Solution
- Buzzer Alarm for low credit and gas valve close condition
