The sizable advantage that Utility Smart Metering has over Sense is the typical scale of the deployment.
The (much more) sizeable disadvantage they have is also the scale of the deployment:
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Device disaggregation requires long-term high-resolution data that bridges a particular Utility.
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The required data storage and processing is significant and not easily absorbed by a Utility on an unproven technology. This also applies to the hardware.
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The best proving ground for disaggregation tech seems to be in fast-moving deployments (the technology itself is iterative) that are carefully integrated with other existing and future tech.
You will find this thread enlightening:
The takeaway there, if nothing else, is: Don’t expect your smart metered Utility to be able to separate out your two identical air conditioners anytime soon.