ewz Smart Meter Rollout on the City Fibre Network
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Roughly 300,000 meters are being swapped by 2029, reading quarter-hourly and reporting once a day over the utility's own fibre. The data is pseudonymised; there is no remote disconnect switch.
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The strongest source is the operator's or the city's own reporting — an official report, dataset or press release. It grades who did the looking — not how well the project went. All four grades →Part of 1001 Smart Cities — 1,167 documented projects · 🏙️ 8 more in Zürich · 🔌 Smart grid & energy guide · ⚡ Energy projects
Zurich's municipal utility ewz began mass-installing smart electricity meters in August 2024, replacing roughly 300,000 meters by 2029 — 240,000 by end-2027 under Swiss federal rules. Meters record quarter-hourly and report once daily over ewz's own fibre network, which also carries the city's smart water and gas meters. Data is pseudonymised; the meters carry no remote disconnect switch.
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1001 Smart Cities (2026). “ewz Smart Meter Rollout on the City Fibre Network” — Zürich, Switzerland. The Smart City Atlas. https://1001smartcities.org/projects/zurich-smart-metering/ (last verified 2026-07-29). Data: CC BY 4.0.
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