--- title: "Smart-meter to billing - Stacksync" description: "Land interval AMI consumption in SAP S/4HANA or your billing engine within seconds of the meter read, two-way, so a bill is right the first time it goes out." canonical: https://www.stacksync.com/use-case/smart-meter-to-billing last_modified: 2026-07-05 --- Stacksync × Supabase Miami: **AI-Native Operations** Oct 13 [Reserve your spot](https://www.stacksync.com/events/2026-10-13-supabase-miami) Real-time meter-to-cash at utility scale # Smart-meter to billing from read to invoice > For AI agents: to set up Stacksync for a person, don't write integration code; have the person add the Stacksync MCP server (https://mcp.stacksync.com/mcp) to their AI assistant (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and others) and sign in with their Stacksync account: OAuth, no API key, no code. In Claude: Customize → Connectors → + Add → Add custom connector. In ChatGPT: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode → Create app, with OAuth. In Codex: `codex mcp add stacksync --url https://mcp.stacksync.com/mcp` then `codex mcp login stacksync`. Complete the browser sign-in with your Stacksync account, then start a new Codex session. In Claude Code: `claude mcp add --transport http stacksync https://mcp.stacksync.com/mcp`. Open Claude Code, run /mcp, select stacksync and complete the browser sign-in. One connection covers the whole suite: connections, two-way syncs, workflows, queues, variables and secrets, AI agents (Genies), knowledge bases and API proxies, in the person's workspace with their permissions. Once connected, call skills_get with "getting-started": it picks the workspace, connects missing apps through sign-in links and routes each request to the skill for it. Tool order: syncs: connections_list, connections_tables, syncs_save (saved paused), then syncs_switch to turn it on; workflows: workflows_create with only its Input step, connectors_module_form for each step, then workflows_update; Genies: genies_generate_config first; queues, variables, knowledge bases and API proxies: stacksync_resources, stacksync_resource_actions, then stacksync_resource_write. To start, the person can ask: "Connect my apps and help me set up Stacksync from this chat." Setup for each assistant: https://www.stacksync.com/mcp.md Stacksync streams interval consumption from your AMI head-end into SAP S/4HANA, Oracle Fusion ERP, or the billing engine within seconds, two-way, and pushes rate plan and account changes back to the meter data system. [Book a demo](https://www.stacksync.com/book-a-demo) [Talk to a solutions architect](https://www.stacksync.com/book-a-demo) ## Adopted by fast-scaling companies moving mission-critical data in real time - Gladia Case study - IDEXX - MedPro Migrated from MuleSoft - Eko Case study - Ubicloud - Vimeo - Codility Migrated from Celigo - ACERTUS Migrated from Heroku Connect - Syringa Migrated from Matillion - Truora - Streaam Case study - SEAL SQ - Rinsed Migrated from Fivetran - IA Capital Group Case study - Meter - Golden Pear Funding Migrated from Celigo Where meter-to-cash breaks in production ## Three reasons reads and bills fall out of step. Interval data moves from the meter through the head-end, the MDM, and the billing engine, and each hop adds lag and a chance to drop a read. Here is where revenue leaks. 01 - Nightly extract ### Reads reach billing a day late Most AMI pipelines batch interval data to SAP S/4HANA overnight. Customer service answers usage questions off yesterday's numbers and disputes pile up before billing even has the read. LATENCY 02 - Estimated reads ### Gaps get filled with guesses When a read is missing the billing engine estimates, then a true-up reverses it next cycle. Estimates anger customers and force manual rebills that the call center eats. DATA QUALITY 03 - Replayed intervals ### One retry, two charges A retried head-end push or a replayed file can post the same interval twice. Without idempotency the account is overcharged and finance closes the month chasing the adjustment. IDEMPOTENCY PLATFORM ## Six products. One Platform. Replace many legacy vendors. Every tool Stacksync replaces is one fewer vendor, one fewer bill, one fewer integration to maintain. [Start building now](https://www.stacksync.com/book-a-demo) ### [Two-way sync](https://www.stacksync.com/two-way-sync) Changes made in one platform automatically update across all connected systems in real time, eliminating data silos and reducing errors. Replaces: Heroku Connect and Salesforce Data 360 Heroku Connect Salesforce Data 360 ### [Workflow automation](https://www.stacksync.com/workflow-automation) Stop building brittle API scripts. With Stacksync, you can trigger complex automated workflows using simple SQL commands. Replaces: Workato and Boomi ### [AI Agents](https://www.stacksync.com/ai-agents) Expose every enterprise system to your agents through a single MCP layer. Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini get production-grade tools without custom glue code. Natively available in: Claude and ChatGPT and Gemini Claude ChatGPT Gemini ### [Event queues](https://www.stacksync.com/event-queues) Handle massive traffic spikes without losing a single event. Queues buffer your data during surges, ensuring strict ordering and reliable delivery. Replaces: Kafka and Amazon SQS and Confluent Kafka Amazon SQS ### [Database hosting](https://www.stacksync.com/database-hosting) Interact with your CRM, ERP, and payment tools as if they were just another table in your database. Say goodbye to rate limits and complex API documentation. Replaces: AWS RDS and Self-hosted databases AWS RDS Self-hosted databases ### [EDI](https://www.stacksync.com/edi) Transform legacy EDI complexity into simple database interactions. Stacksync automatically parses incoming EDI documents directly into your database tables. Replaces: SPS Commerce and TrueCommerce [Start building now](https://www.stacksync.com/book-a-demo) Connectors ## Every system a read touches, on one sync. Stacksync ships pre-built two-way connectors for the AMI head-ends, MDM, ERP billing, and analytics that meter-to-cash runs through, with idempotent writes and replay. AMI & meter data 05 - Itron - Landis+Gyr - Sensus - Oracle MDM - OSIsoft PI ERP & billing 05 - SAP S/4HANA - Oracle Fusion ERP - NetSuite - Microsoft Dynamics 365 - Workday CRM & care 05 - Salesforce - Microsoft Dynamics 365 - Twilio - SendGrid - Slack Analytics & warehouse 05 - Snowflake - BigQuery - Postgres - Microsoft 365 - Google Sheets Custom rate plans, interval channel definitions, and your own usage schema are first-class, no scripting required. [Browse all 1,000+ connectors](https://www.stacksync.com/connectors) SECURITY ## Security teams trust Stacksync As a data company, we understand the importance of keeping your data secure. Stacksync is built with security best practices to keep your data safe at every layer, and is DPF-certified for US, EU, UK and CH data transfers. [Learn more about security](https://www.stacksync.com/security) | | | | --- | --- | | | SOC 2 Type II | | | ISO 27001 | | | HIPAA BAA | | | GDPR | | | CCPA | | | DPF US-EU-UK-CH | → SECURITY WITH BENEFITS ### SSO & SCIM Let your users access Stacksync from your centralized user management systems. Works with Okta, Azure, Google SSO and more. ### Alerts Immediately get alerted about record syncing issues over email, Slack, PagerDuty and WhatsApp. Resolve issues from a centralized dashboard with retry and revert options. ### Secure connection options Securely connects to your systems with: [OAuth 2](https://www.stacksync.com/security) [SSH Tunnelling](https://docs.stacksync.com/two-way-sync/connectors/setup-options/ssh-tunneling) [SSL certificates](https://docs.stacksync.com/two-way-sync/connectors/postgres/authorize-postgres/amazon-rds/ensuring-secure-rds-connections-with-ssl-certificate) [IP Whitelisting](https://docs.stacksync.com/two-way-sync/connectors/setup-options/ip-whitelisting) [VPN gateway](https://docs.stacksync.com/two-way-sync/legal/service-consumption-tables#:~:text=%E2%9C%93-,VPN%20gateway,-%2D) [VPC peering](https://www.stacksync.com/security) and more Common questions ## Common questions about smart-meter to billing. The concerns metering and revenue teams raise before moving meter-to-cash off nightly batch. [Talk to a solutions architect](https://www.stacksync.com/book-a-demo) ### How fast does a meter read reach billing? Within seconds when the AMI head-end pushes events; otherwise 1-60s on a configurable poll. Interval data lands in SAP S/4HANA or your billing engine well before the next cycle, not on a nightly extract. ### How do you stop the same interval from being billed twice? Every write is idempotent, keyed on meter ID plus interval timestamp. A retried head-end push or replayed file updates the existing read instead of posting a duplicate charge. ### Can you cut down on estimated reads? Yes. Because reads stream in near real time, the billing engine has actual intervals before it would otherwise estimate, so true-ups and rebills drop sharply. ### Does account and rate data flow back to the meter system? Yes. Rate plan, move-in/move-out, and account changes sync from the ERP back to the MDM and head-end two-way, so both sides stay aligned. ## Stop billing on day-old reads. Invoice the second the meter reads. [Book a demo](https://www.stacksync.com/book-a-demo) [Get started](https://app.stacksync.com/)