"So-called smart meters are an important technological component of the energy transition. Thanks to them, grid operation can be optimized and made more flexible. However, the fact that extensive data can be collected via the meters leads to questions regarding confidentiality and data protection."

The Franco-German Office for the Energy Transition (DFBEW), in cooperation with the law firm De Pardieu Brocas Maffai Avocats and our experts Dr. Liane Thau and Dr. Andrea Kirsch, publishes two background papers.

The German version can be viewed and downloaded here: External background papers on data privacy and smart grids in Germany and France