advanced meter News
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FERC Issues Assessment of Demand Response and Advanced Metering
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) staff’s eleventh annual report on demand response and advanced metering is required by section 1252(e)(3) of Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005). Issued in December 2016, it is based on publicly-available information and discussions with market participants and industry experts. Based on the information reviewed, the report finds that: ...
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NHH (Non Half Hourly) 05-08 metering – Licence Conditions with guidance notes for the provision of advanced metering for larger business sites
In April 2009 the government introduced a requirement for Suppliers to provide advanced metering for larger non-half-hourly read electricity and non-daily read gas sites in the non-domestic sector. For electricity this affects about 170,000 sites in Profile Classes 5 to 8. The requirement applies to new and replacement meters, with advanced metering to be installed for all such sites by 06 ...
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Wisconsin Public Service Selects Landis+Gyr for Electric and Gas AMI Deployment
Landis+Gyr has been selected by Wisconsin Public Service Company (WPS) to provide a multi-purpose Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) network platform for advanced metering and grid modernization. The project includes deployment of Landis+Gyr’s RF mesh network technology, 450,000 FOCUS AX-SD electric meters and about 326,000 two-way gas modules under a managed services agreement. ...
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Entergy Selects Accenture to Provide Advanced Metering Solution
Accenture recently announced that it has been selected by Entergy Services, Inc. to provide an advanced metering solution to enhance grid reliability and customer service with digital technologies. This includes more efficient billing and field maintenance, faster outage detection to bolster network reliability and greater data and analytics capabilities. Working with OMNETRIC Group, Accenture's ...
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EPCOR Completes Advanced Metering Deployment in Edmonton
Landis+Gyr announced completion of an innovative multi-year grid modernization project with EPCOR that included deployment of the Gridstream® AMI solution for advanced metering infrastructure and grid management in Edmonton, Alberta. EPCOR provides electric service to nearly 395,000 residential and commercial customers in their Edmonton service territory. Landis+Gyr's network infrastructure ...
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Tacoma Public Utilities Selects Sensus for Advanced Meter Project
Sensus, a Xylem brand, has been selected by Tacoma Public Utilities (TPU) as the technology provider for its advanced meter project. The publicly-owned utility offers power, water, rail, internet and cable service to downtown Tacoma and the surrounding area. The modernization effort means new advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) to capture more data and provide timely service for more than ...
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Seattle City Light Selects Landis+Gyr for Advanced Grid Analytics
Landis+Gyr recently announced that Seattle City Light is deploying the company's advanced grid analytics (AGA) platform to support the utility's grid modernization program. Landis+Gyr's advanced grid analytics suite is designed to provide a big data platform with applications that utilize data from advanced meters, grid sensors, GIS and other sources to provide actionable information that ...
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Itron Signs Agreement with Mississippi Power to Deploy and Manage Nearly 200,000 Smart Meters
Itron recently (5/14) announced a new agreement with Mississippi Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company, to support the utility's grid modernization plans and continued leadership in technical innovation within the utility space. Itron will deploy and manage its standards-based Gen5 IPv6 network platform to connect approximately 193,000 advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) devices to help ...
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Datakorum, the new investee of Almar Water Solutions, will develop a benchmark project for smart infrastructure management in Abu Dhabi
E& Enterprise (formerly Etisalat Digital) has awarded Datakorum, the new investee of Almar Water Solutions, a project to provide smart-communication services for water and energy infrastructure in Abu Dhabi. The contract will use a connectivity-as-a-service (CaaS) model to ensure connectivity between end users, distribution meters and advanced metering infrastructure (AMI). Datakorum, ...
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Yorkshire Water selects Netmore and Connexin to drive leakage and PCC reductions
Yorkshire Water has selected Netmore and Connexin to deliver an advanced metering framework to assist with meeting leakage and per capita consumption (PCC) reduction targets. The water company has targets to reduce leakage by 50% by 2050 and improve customers’ water efficiency by reducing PCC by 9% by 2025. The advanced metering framework will enable Yorkshire Water to meet those targets ...
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Landis+Gyr Signs Contract with Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company for Advanced Metering Infrastructure and IoT Network
Landis+Gyr Technology Inc., a subsidiary of Landis+Gyr Group AG, signed a five-year agreement with Louisville Gas and Electric Company (LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities Company (KU) to provide a comprehensive advanced metering and smart grid infrastructure.The contract, which covers both operating utilities, includes 930,000 advanced electricity meters and 300,000 gas modules, in addition to ...
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GaugerGSM - New alert features
GaugerGSM is an advanced level meter integrated with cellular communication capabilities for remote monitoring applications. Main applications are: Diesel tanks levels Underground sewers River and water resevoirs The following set of alerts are now available from GaugerGSM: Diesel theft alert Tank refill including quantity alert Full and Empty states Three pre-configured level ...
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Weston awarded over $11 million to support department of the Navy’s advanced metering infrastructure program
The Energy and Navy programs of Weston Solutions, Inc. (WESTON®) expanded further in September, continuing development of a rapidly growing global business line supporting facilities seeking more efficient, renewable, and sustainable energy. WESTON was competitively awarded a firm-fixed price task order worth over $11 million by the Specialty Center Acquisitions, NAVFAC in Port Hueneme, CA to ...
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Philadelphia Selects Sensus for Advanced Metering Infrastructure Upgrade
The City of Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) has selected Sensus, a Xylem brand, through a competitive request for proposal process, to deliver smart water technology for its Metering and Customer Service Program. PWD provides services to more than 1.7 million people in Philadelphia."Our AMI deployment will provide us with real time access to detailed water usage data, enhancing our customer ...
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AWWA`s Annual Conference & Exposition professional sessions focus on Total Water Solutions
The American Water Works Association and its local section partner, the California-Nevada Section, have compiled a professional program for this year’s Annual Conference & Exposition that will focus on Total Water Solutions® to address the changing needs of the global water community. ACE15 will take place June 7-10 in Anaheim, Calif. The two Total Water Solutions professional ...
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The North American Advanced Meter Infrastructure Market Accelerates in Growth as Utilities Maximizes its Benefits, Finds Frost & Sullivan
The increasing demand for energy in North America has compelled utilities to upgrade the electric and distribution network in the region, giving a huge boost to the advanced meter infrastructure (AMI) market. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan's (http://www.energy.frost.com) Analysis of the North American Advanced Meter Infrastructure Market research finds that the market earned revenues of ...
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Enel Plans Hundreds of Miles of Fiber as Part of a Nationwide Smart Meter Rollout in Italy
Enel Open Fiber signed its first agreement in August to lay fiber to homes across Venice starting in September. Enel launched its Open Fiber group earlier this year to coincide with coming smart meter upgrades across Italy through 2020. The company will invest $2.8 billion to build out the fiber network as part of a broader plan to deploy 33 million advanced meters. "Enel is taking a novel ...
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SparkMeter Raises $10 Million to Accelerate Implementation of its Advanced Metering Solution
SparkMeter, a provider of grid management services, equipment, and software solutions, this week announced a $10 million raise led by Accurant International with participation from existing investors Breakthrough Energy Ventures and Clean Energy Ventures. This financing brings SparkMeter's total financing to $22 million and will enable its growth in global markets. "SparkMeter is deploying a ...
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Smart Metering “Refresh” Market to Total $12.2 Billion Over Next Decade
Roughly 15 years has elapsed since the world’s first smart metering rollouts began, and those meters are now approaching the end of their useful lives. The world’s first smart meter replacement deployments, in which utilities will retire old models to install new, second-generation advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) are now set to begin. This is being called the smart meter “refresh" market ...
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El Paso Electric Company Issues Request for Proposal for Advanced Metering System
El Paso Electric Company recently (10/1) announced the release of its request for proposal for an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI or smart meter) and meter data management system (MDMS) to evaluate the best options available to provide a modern, customer-centric solution that will improve customer service and reliability, provide better customer programs and services, and spur greater ...
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