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# Add a meter

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You can add a smart meter when your Project is approved by your registry
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1. Select the project linked to the smart meter and click on the 'Meters' button on the right side of the line item. Note that the Fuel Switch team will verify the validity of this meter as signed off by the relevant Issuer of RECs. This typically takes place during the project registration phase of the process.

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2. Add a meter to this project clicking on the 'Create Meter' button on the right-hand side.

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3. Complete the meter details, and select whether or not you will be making use of a smart meter to have the data automatically pulled into the system.

* If you are not planning to upload energy data through our API, make sure that you set the meter type to *Manual.*&#x20;

4. Our system supports the following meter integrations:

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