Interoperability of AMI systems

Last decade brought important developments for the energy/power market all over the world [1]. In Europe, transforming local markets into regional energy markets is on the agenda[5]. The idea of EU Directive 72 [2] to develop Smart Metering systems for 80% of the customers raises some stakeholder responsibility and ICT (information and communication technology) issues. This article analyses actual stage in AMI (advanced metering infrastructure) development and advocates the need for a CDCO (Centralized Data and Communication Operator).