  Energy meter measures the amount of power consumed by electrical loads in
residential, industrial and commercial applications. In this project, the focus
goes to the implementation of a smart power measurement system to allocate
identification for individuals and determine the clients energy usage. The
incorporation of two PIC 16F877A microcontrollers and radio-frequency
identification (RFID) reader in this research work make the system operation
smooth and reliable. This paper presents the development of an intelligent
prepaid power metering system enabling power utilities to collect electricity
bills from consumers prior to the usage of power. Homeowners are able to
monitor reliable power consumption data for efficient power management. To
conclude, a graphical user interface (GUI) has been designed to be applied for
data transmission between the personal computer and RFID a smart card which
allows the credit to be transferred to the smart card.
