Elvaco: Meter gateways and data collection for building energy projects

Elvaco supplies meter gateways, connectivity modules and data-collection services for utilities, submetering and building energy projects.

Best for: Projects collecting heat, water, electricity or other meter data across wired M-Bus, wireless M-Bus and selected network technologies.
Less suited to: Assuming every gateway protocol or meter count is enabled without checking the model and feature licence.
Deployment: Gateways, meter-specific modules and optional services between field meters and the receiving business or building system.
Data in: Meter telegrams and sensor readings decoded into values, units and reports; external access depends on gateway configuration.
Pricing: Specify hardware, meter capacity and feature licences separately; no single end-to-end system price was verified.

Overview

Elvaco specialises in utility-meter connectivity, from meters and sensors through communication equipment to data services. Its applications include energy-efficiency analysis, billing and statistics for heat, water, electricity and other utilities. The core role is making measurements available to the system that needs them, rather than replacing every field meter with one proprietary design.

The product portfolio separates gateways, meter modules and sensors. A gateway collects data from multiple devices; a module fits a particular meter family; a sensor contributes its own measurement. Those distinctions help an engineer choose an architecture for a building or utility estate with existing metering equipment and different communication requirements.

Offering

The CMe3100 manual describes a fixed-network M-Bus gateway with a local database, scheduled readouts and reports. Software licences determine its permitted meter count and optional functions. Its built-in decoder translates meter telegrams into values with the relevant precision and units, so a receiving system can use measurements rather than processing raw M-Bus traffic.

The portfolio brochure describes CMe2100LTE for mobile-network reporting and CMeX50 for wireless M-Bus reception. Meter-specific modules include CMi4110 for named Landis+Gyr families and CMi4140 for specified Kamstrup MULTICAL models. This gives a project choices between collecting a wired bus, receiving radio telegrams and fitting communications directly into a compatible meter.

Technology

CMe3100's manual separates performance licences from feature licences. Modbus is one example of an optional integration feature, allowing another system to retrieve decoded meter values rather than talking directly to each M-Bus meter. Stored readings and reporting operate alongside that local integration path.

Elvaco's April 2025 MQTT announcement adds an important firmware boundary: version 1.15.0 introduced MQTT push reports in CSV or JSON, with TLS/SSL support. This publication describes report delivery, not arbitrary remote actuation. Neither protocol availability nor a readable register map alone proves a tested Edge integration; the deployed firmware, licence, selected measurements and receiving system still need to be checked together.

Markets

Elvaco's metering portfolio serves both network operators and property-metering projects. A building with wired heat meters may use an M-Bus gateway, while a distributed estate may need radio reception or mobile-network reporting. Meter modules provide another path where a supported communication option can be installed directly into the meter.

The MQTT release specifically identifies industrial buildings, property companies and utilities as users of automated data delivery. The company website also separates submetering from wider utility solutions. For these users, reliable collection and a clear measurement identity are central: the same reading may support operational analysis, tenant allocation or another business process with different reporting requirements.

Company

Elvaco's company information records its founding in 1984 and headquarters in Kungsbacka, Sweden. It identifies Bemsiq AB, part of Investment AB Latour, as its owner. The company describes a focus on metering infrastructure rather than a general catalogue of consumer smart-home equipment.

Its contact information and product materials provide routes for project and technical enquiries, while its portfolio includes both Elvaco connectivity equipment and meters or sensors from other manufacturers. That combination is useful when working with an installed meter estate: the project can select connectivity around the required measurement and existing device family. Product-specific manuals remain the basis for communication settings, supported data and licence requirements.