He was there to read the electricity meter.

他在那儿读电表。

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A smart meter is a new type of electricity or gas meter.

智能测度表是一种测量用电或煤气的新型仪表。

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Typical smart meter designs include periodic transmission of current, phase, and frequency data from the user to the electricity distribution company.

典型的智能度量设计包括来用户端的电流、相位和频率数据向电力调配公司的周期传送。

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Under the plans, each home would get a new smart gas meter and a new electricity meter.

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For example, you can sit at home and pay to top-up your electricity meter or pay your cable TV subscription using Paga.

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To do that, however, the appliances around the home would need to be able to respond to queries from the electricity meter and adjust themselves accordingly.

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