Meter configuration
MES typically tracks this meter information:
- Plant
- The facility where the meter is installed
- Meter
- A unique name used to identify the meter
- Energy type
- The type of energy the meter records, such as electricity or gas
- Category
- User-defined grouping for filtering energy data in reports
- Stopped state machine
- The machine used to determine the energy status of the meter
- Cost center
- Links meter readings to a cost center for financial planning or ERP reporting
- Frequency
- Specifies whether readings are automatic or manual, and the frequency of manual readings
- Main meter
- Indicates if the meter is a main input meter used for supplier billing reconciliation