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Utilities
- Provides protection against HAN standards changes which may occur over the life of the meter
- Supports proprietary and non-proprietary meter interfaces
- Enables affordable products with no up-front cost added in every meter
- Allows any Smart Meter to access HAN devices
- Reduces installation errors through utility configuration
- Supports broad range of products from multiple vendors
- Lowers labor costs for installation
- Supports rapid and cost effective ROI
- Supports future consumer moves by adapting to different utility programs
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Manufacturers
- Reduces cost of product development
- Lowers inventory cost due to standardized SKU’s
- Simplifies cross vendor integration
- Supports mass market opportunity
- Minimizes deployment errors and returns
Regulators
- Enables HAN deployment today and provides hedge against any future connectivity or meter changes
- Supports proprietary and non-proprietary meter interfaces
- Enables affordable products with no up-front cost added in every meter
- Allows any Smart Meter to access HAN devices
- Reduces installation errors through utility configuration
- Supports broad range of products from multiple vendors
- Lowers labor costs for installation
- Supports rapid and cost effective ROI
- Supports future consumer moves by adapting to different utility programs
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Consultants and Academics
- Supports development and adoption of important industry initiatives
- Represents interests of utilities, regulators and suppliers
- Contributes to U-SNAP Specification development
Retailers
- Reduces number of SKUs required to support utility smart meter programs
- Creates pull-through for complimentary products
- Enables new class of products that are energy aware
- Appeals to large segment of consumer market
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