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Danish Intelligent Energy Alliance established

Wed, 16 May 2012 07:31:13 +0200

Frederiksberg, Denmark --- (METERING.COM) --- May 16, 2012 - The Danish Intelligent Energy Alliance (DIEA) has been established with the aim to help Denmark become among the first countries to ensure an effective conversion of its power system to a smart grid.

The Alliance, an initiative of the Danish Energy Association (DEA), is comprised of energy companies and companies in the energy industry.

Smart grid partnership between Kamstrup and Tekla

Wed, 16 May 2012 07:28:00 +0200

Skanderborg, Denmark and Espoo, Finland --- (METERING.COM) --- May 16, 2012 - Kamstrup A/S and Tekla Corporation have developed a solution integrating Kamstrup’s advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) with Tekla’s distribution management system (DMS) to increase the amount of information utilities receive on their distribution networks.

The combined solution has already shown the value with a couple of common customers, where the systems have been integrated using a third part middleware software component.

Guidelines for smart grid project cost-benefit analyses released in Europe

Tue, 15 May 2012 07:02:44 +0200

Brussels, Belgium --- (METERING.COM) --- May 15, 2012 - Guidelines for conducting a cost-benefit analysis (CBA) of smart grid projects in Europe have been released by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Energy (DG-Energy).

The guidelines, based on the methodology of the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), offer a step-by-step assessment framework for cost-benefit analyses, with assumptions tailored to the European context.

ENAMC to deploy Itron advanced data collection system in Algeria

Tue, 15 May 2012 06:56:25 +0200

Ain Defla, Algeria and Liberty Lake, WA, U.S.A. --- (METERING.COM) --- May 15, 2012 - Algeria’s ENAMC (National Company of Measurement and Control Instruments) is to deploy Itron’s large scale, C&I advanced data collection system over the next 18 months to support the modernization of the electricity network and enable commercial and industrial clients to better manage their electricity consumption.

NIB finances new electricity metering system in southeast Finland

Tue, 15 May 2012 06:45:35 +0200

Helsinki, Finland --- (METERING.COM) --- May 15, 2012 - Finland’s Kymenlaakson Sähköverkko Oy has signed a 10-year-maturity loan totalling €15 million with the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) for the implementation of a remote reading system of electricity metering in southeast Finland.

Smart Energy Collective initiates design of five smart grid projects in Netherlands

Mon, 14 May 2012 10:49:50 +0200

Arnhem, The Netherlands --- (METERING.COM) --- May 14, 2012 - The twenty-six partners of the Smart Energy Collective have signed a renewed cooperation agreement for the approval of the second phase of its smart grid initiative, which involves the development of five large scale demonstration projects in the Netherlands.

This marks the start of the actual design phase of the five trial test sites. The projects will be implemented at Schiphol airport, in a few offices of ABB and Siemens, and in residential districts in Gorinchem, Heerhugowaard, and Goes.

Brazil’s Light expands smart meter order with Elster

Mon, 14 May 2012 10:47:56 +0200

Essen, Germany and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil --- (METERING.COM) --- May 14, 2012 - Brazil’s second largest utility Light S.A. is to install Elster's Garnet and Dracon solutions to expand its advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) system to an additional 80,000 metering endpoints in the city of Rio de Janeiro.

This follows the initial successful deployment of Elster solutions for 20,000 metering endpoints in the city in the first half of 2011, and provides for a total of 100,000 endpoints by the end of 2012.

European architecture model for smart grids developed by Siemens

Mon, 14 May 2012 10:42:01 +0200

Nuremburg, Germany --- (METERING.COM) --- May 14, 2012 - A Smart Grid Architecture Model (SGAM) has been developed by Siemens Infrastructure & Cities as a method whereby power supply companies and industry can display aspects of smart grid systems.

The model can be used for the visualization, validation, and configuration of smart grid projects, and also for standardization within smart grids.

Three smart grid standards approved for Catalog of Standards

Fri, 11 May 2012 12:00:32 +0200

Gaithersburg, MD, U.S.A. --- (METERING.COM) --- May 11, 2012 - The Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) has approved three sets of standards for the Catalog of Standards.

These are:

IEC 61850: The IEC 61850 series of standards define object models, abstract services, and mappings to communications protocols for field devices and systems.

New control operating system module launched by Echelon

Fri, 11 May 2012 11:55:01 +0200

San Jose, CA, U.S.A. --- (METERING.COM) --- May 11, 2012 - Echelon Corporation has introduced a new Control Operating System (COS)-enabled control module that, when coupled with its data concentrator and system software, enables the offer of a comprehensive solution for automated metering and low voltage grid optimization.

Electronics associations approve recommended practices for smart grid device installation

Fri, 11 May 2012 11:40:25 +0200

Arlington, VA, U.S.A. --- (METERING.COM) --- May 11, 2012 - The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and the Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association’s (CEDIA) R10 Residential Systems committee has announced approval of recommended practices for the installation of smart grid devices.

Israeli Smart Energy Association joins the Global Smart Grid Federation

Fri, 11 May 2012 11:25:51 +0200

Washington, DC, U.S.A. --- (METERING.COM) --- May 11, 2012 - The Israeli Smart Energy Association (ISEA) has become the latest national association to join up to the Global Smart Grid Federation (GSGF).

The ISEA promotes technology innovation, economic development with the goal to establish a national platform to promote and accelerate the implementation and development of smart grid and smart energy efficiency solutions in Israel through cooperation between public and private stakeholders.

REXUniversal meter platform compliant with IEEE 802.15.4g

Wed, 09 May 2012 07:37:20 +0200

Raleigh, NC, U.S.A. --- (METERING.COM) --- May 9, 2012 - The REXUniversal meter, the first integrated universal meter and radio platform, complies with the recently published 4g amendment to the IEEE 802.15 standard, Elster has announced.

With this 802.15.4g-based meter and communications platform, the need for proprietary communication option boards is eliminated.

Oncor smart meters beginning to report outages

Tue, 08 May 2012 06:32:45 +0200

Dallas, TX, U.S.A. --- (METERING.COM) --- May 8, 2012 - Oncor has reported that its advanced meters are now beginning to automatically report power outages, allowing the company to restore service in many cases before a customer calls in.

In addition, information about potential or emerging problems is also being reported, enabling Oncor to take action before customers are affected. This is a major milestone in improving customer service and reducing outage time, and a direct result of the technology investments the company has been making for the past five years, it said in a statement.

'What’s my number' increases customer switching in New Zealand

Mon, 07 May 2012 07:19:39 +0200

Wellington, New Zealand --- (METERING.COM) --- May 7, 2012 - In the first seven months of the ‘What’s My Number’ campaign there was a 28 percent increase in customer switching in New Zealand, with customers saving an estimated NZ$8.7 million (US$6.9 million).

In the period from June 1 to December 30, 2011, 244,199 customers switched their electricity supplier, compared with 191,337 switches over the same period in 2010.