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How marinas are using smart meters to charge for electricity
Marinas for short and long term moorings are using the Topupmeters system to recover their energy costs by charging visitors for the electricity they use. Marina operators are realising the benefits of recharging for energy to help minimise wastage whilst avoiding the inconvenience of handling cash or issuing tokens.
Mariners can have the lights on as soon as they arrive at the connection point. By visiting the Topupmeters payment site, enter the meter number then make a payment which is instantly sent to the meter over the mobile phone network. Much the same as paying for parking.
Booking management integration
Topupmeters have a powerful API for integration with booking management platforms. This allows for remote control of energy meters from the convenience of an established cloud based or local booking management platform.
A call to activate the meter to allow for topups is made when checking in. Check out will turn the power off to curtail energy wastage by turning off all applicances and heating. Meters can be set to cleaning mode, free-vend, issuing credit, and enforcing a fair-usage policy to charge for excessive energy usage. Particuarly useful to minise wastage on heating or air-conditioning in hotter climates.
Why go to cashless prepayment?
Its not just about getting payment electronically straight to your bank. With secure online payments its easy to keep track of how much is being spent, by who, and when a payment has been made.
Card payments are handled securely by Stripe, a large payment processing company similar to Paypal. Money gets paid out every few days to a bank account.
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