advanced meter News
-
Entergy Selects Honeywell For Advanced Meter Installation
October 21, 2016 -- Honeywell has announced an advanced meter project with Entergy Services, Inc. valued at up to $250 million to help improve electricity service and reliability for the utility operating companies' customers across Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. Entergy's entire project, which is subject to regulatory and other approvals, would include the installation of up to ...
-
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: ...
-
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 ...
-
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. ...
-
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 ...
-
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 ...
-
Now Available: Lakeland Electric SGIG Consumer Behavior Study Interim Evaluation Report (February 2015)
An interim evaluation report summarizing results from the first year of Lakeland Electric’s two-year 3-Period Time of Use (TOU) program called “Shift-to-Save” (STS) is now available. The study is part of a full system-wide deployment of advanced metering infrastructure funded in part by a grant from the Department of Energy’s Smart Grid Investment Grant (SGIG) Program. ...
-
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, ...
-
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 ...
-
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 ...
-
DOE, City of Richland and Benton PUD increase fiber optic telecommunication capacity in Benton County - upgrade improves communications at Hanford site, schools and libraries
The Department of Energy (DOE), city of Richland, and Benton County’s Public Utility District (Benton PUD) jointly implemented a high-capacity fiber optic cable in Richland and at the Hanford Site. The project will improve communications throughout the area. “This is an exciting project that really shows the value of partnering with the local community,” said Ben Ellison, Chief ...
-
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 ...
-
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 ...
-
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 ...
-
FortisBC Selects Itron as Supplier of Advanced Metering Solution
Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI) announced today that FortisBC Inc. has selected Itron’s smart grid solution, consisting of advanced metering, network communications and software systems, to support the utility’s Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) project. The solution will enable FortisBC, an integrated energy solutions provider serving approximately ...
By Itron Inc
-
Itron Selected to Provide Advanced Metering Solution to Victoria State Water Utilities
Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI) announced today that it has been selected to provide its advanced metering solution to Melbourne and regional water companies in the state of Victoria in Australia. The solution will help City West Water, South East Water, Yarra Valley Water and Barwon Water manage supply, optimize usage and conserve water resources. This contract ...
By Itron Inc
-
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 ...
-
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 ...
-
NIST releases test framework for upgrading of smart meters
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a draft set of guidelines that will help utilities test their procedures for upgrading their smart meters securely from a remote location and determine whether their procedures conform with the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) Standard for Smart Grid Upgradeability. Available now for public comment, the ...
-
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 ...
Need help finding the right suppliers? Try XPRT Sourcing. Let the XPRTs do the work for you