Does the smart meter in the agricultural market support peak and valley billing?

The smart meter in the agricultural market supports peak and valley billing, but it must meet two core conditions: "the meter hardware has multi rate function" and "local implementation of time of use electricity pricing policy", both of which are indispensable. The following is an explanation from three dimensions: functional principles, practical application conditions, and operational mechanisms:

1、 Hardware foundation: Multi rate metering capability of smart meters

The commonly used three-phase smart meters in agricultural markets (such as three-phase four wire meters) are the core hardware for implementing peak and valley billing, and naturally have time-sharing metering functions:

-* * Functional compatibility * *: Mainstream three-phase smart meters can support 4-8 rate ranges and accurately divide electricity consumption into peak, off peak, off peak, and off peak periods. For example, Tuoqiang Electric's 4G remote three-phase electricity meter can directly set four time periods and corresponding electricity prices, including peak hours (11:00-13:00, 19:00-21:00) and peak hours (08:00-10:00, etc.). Ankerui and other brand electricity meters even support 8 sets of time period meters to adapt to holiday adjustment needs.

-* * Data measurement accuracy * *: The electricity meter automatically records the electricity consumption in each time period through the built-in clock module. Some models can store 12 months of historical time-sharing data and support remote meter reading and data encryption transmission. For example, the electricity meter at a certain agricultural market can separately calculate the electricity consumption during peak periods of 7kWh, valley periods of 183.7kWh, and flat periods of 49.4kWh, and then calculate the cost according to the corresponding electricity price.

2、 Policy premise: coverage of local time of use electricity pricing mechanism

The billing function of smart meters needs to be matched with local electricity policies. As a scenario for industrial and commercial electricity consumption, agricultural markets are usually included in the coverage of time of use electricity prices

-* * Policy Universality * *: Most regions enforce or encourage the implementation of peak valley electricity prices for industrial and commercial users. For example, Hebei Province has explicitly included wholesale markets for agricultural products and farmers' markets in the scope of time of use electricity prices. During peak periods in summer (11:00-12:00, etc.), electricity prices are increased by an additional 20% on top of peak electricity prices.

-Time period and price difference: The time period division and electricity price fluctuation ratio vary in different regions. Taking Hebei as an example, the summer trough is from 0 to 8 o'clock, and the flat section includes three intervals such as 8 to 11 o'clock. The peak and trough electricity prices fluctuate by 50% on the basis of the flat section; In the case of Tiktok, the sharp price (1.2 yuan/kWh) set by the electricity meter is three times the valley price (0.4 yuan/kWh), and the price difference is significant.

3、 Practical operation: from meter configuration to cost settlement

The implementation of peak valley billing in agricultural markets requires a three-step process of "equipment selection parameter configuration cost calculation":

1. * * Equipment selection * *: It is necessary to clearly select the "multi rate" smart meter to avoid purchasing basic models that only support total electricity measurement. For example, the three-phase electricity meter commonly used in smart agricultural markets can directly activate the time-sharing metering function if there is a local time-sharing policy.

2. * * Parameter Configuration * *: The power department or property management issues the time period and electricity price parameters through the electricity meter management system. The electricity meter can automatically adapt to regional policy adjustments, for example, when there is a new peak period in extreme weather, the meter can update the metering rules synchronously.

3. * * Cost Settlement * *: The electricity fee is calculated by adding up the "electricity consumption in each period multiplied by the corresponding electricity price". Taking a certain case as an example, if the peak electricity consumption of the agricultural market is 500 kWh, the peak section is 1000 kWh, the flat section is 800 kWh, and the valley section is 600 kWh, corresponding to electricity prices of 1.2 yuan, 1.0 yuan, 0.6 yuan, and 0.4 yuan, the total electricity cost is 500 × 1.2+1000 × 1.0+800 × 0.6+600 × 0.4=2320 yuan.

Special note: Voluntary selection and adaptation for renovation

Some regions allow farmers' markets to voluntarily choose whether to implement time of use electricity pricing (such as Hebei Province explicitly stating that "users who voluntarily choose to implement peak valley time of use electricity pricing are excluded"). If the existing electricity meter does not support multi rate functionality, it can be adapted by replacing the meter or upgrading the management system. For example, after installing a 4G tiered rate meter, it can be directly connected to the Alibaba Cloud platform for time-sharing billing management.

In summary, the peak valley billing function of smart meters in agricultural markets is both technically feasible and policy supportive. In practical applications, it needs to be implemented in conjunction with the meter model and local electricity pricing rules. If you need to know the specific time period division or electricity meter renovation plan of a local agricultural market, you can tell me the province or city where you are located, and I will provide you with more accurate information.