Message-bus-based advanced meter information system with applications for cleaning, estimating and validating meter data

A method for managing meter data performed by means of a meter data management computer system in communication with a meter data collection system that collects meter data from meters recording utility usage, said meter data management computer system comprising:

• a data collection interface to the meter data collection system;
• a message bus for transferring messages related to the meter data between the meter data collection system and the data collection interface;
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• a plurality of software applications for cleaning, validating and estimating meter data or information derived from the meter data, said software applications communicating with one another and with said data collection interface through the message bus, said method comprising:
• a first software application of the plurality of software applications retrieving from the message bus meter data or information derived from the meter data from the meter data collection system;
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• cleaning or validating the retrieved meter data or information derived from the meter data.