Standards, policies and case studies in smart metering

As an important part of Smart Grid, smart metering attracts more and more attention all over the world. It is the way for energy consumer to sense the benefit of smart grid directly. Facing the great demand of smart metering, governments and company are busy with establishing policies and standards for smart metering deployment. This paper enumerates the standards and policies set up by governments or organizations. Also case study on situation of the smart metering deployment all around the world is provided.