Overview
- Metrify, which spoke Thursday, said Germany’s smart‑meter rollout is gaining pace, reporting more than 70,000 installations and a goal of 2.5 million by 2030 done outside local grid operators’ schedules.
- The company plans direct outreach to single‑family homeowners first, with multi‑family buildings to follow.
- National uptake remains low, with only 5.5% of households equipped by the end of 2025, or about 3.1 million devices, compared with many European countries above 80%.
- Metrify’s chief said Germany’s high bar for cybersecurity and complex certification slowed progress, and network operators are only required to install smart meters in limited cases such as when a heat pump is added.
- Smart meters record electricity use every 15 minutes and can enable time‑of‑use deals, letting people shift laundry or EV charging to cheaper hours when solar and wind output is high.