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The Week at a Glance

Shortage of meters aggravates customers
May 09, 2008

The Lahore Electric Supply Company is experiencing a shortage of electricity meters, and customers whose existing meters are not functioning properly are aggravated at the delays experienced in replacing them

 

 


Thames Water plans to introduce meters for residential customers
May 09, 2008

U.K. utility Thames Water has released its draft Water Resources Management Plan, which includes introducing water meters to some 80 percent of its residential customers

 

 


Michigan PSC approves $5 million for PHEV pilot
May 09, 2008
<em>Orjiakor Isiogu,<br /> Chairman,<br /> Michigan PSC</em>
Orjiakor Isiogu,
Chairman,
Michigan PSC

The Michigan Public Service Commission has approved funding of $5 million towards its plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) pilot project.

 

 


Smart meter deployment on track in the U.K.
May 09, 2008
<em>James Constant,<br /> COO,<br /> BizzEnergy</em>
James Constant,
COO,
BizzEnergy

U.K.-based independent energy provider BizzEnergy has recently installed its 1000th smart meter and is on track to meet its goal of delivering smart meters to 20 percent of its business customer base by the end of the year

 

 


Compulsory metering will identify waste of water
May 09, 2008

The Murray Irrigators group has suggested that compulsory metering should be introduced in the whole Murray-Darling Basin area, in order to identify where water is being wasted

 

 


PG&E orders more electric and gas smart meters
May 08, 2008
<em>Vic Richey,<br /> Chairman & CEO,<br /> ESCO</em>
Vic Richey,
Chairman & CEO,
ESCO

Pacific Gas & Electric Company has placed orders for an additional 100,000 Aclara RF electric and an additional 119,000 Aclara RF gas advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) products from ESCO Technologies, as part of the utility’s SmartMeter Program

 

 


OPUC approves PGE investment in smart meter technology
May 08, 2008

Portland General Electric Company has received approval from the Oregon Public Utility Commission to install more than 850,000 next-generation electrical meters to help the utility and its customers manage energy use, enhance customer service and reduce operating expenses

 

 


Court finds deployment of prepayment water meters is unconstitutional
May 08, 2008
<em>Mavela Dlamini,<br /> City Manager</em>
Mavela Dlamini,
City Manager

The Johannesburg High Court has ruled that the mandatory deployment of prepayment (pay-as-you-go) meters is unconstitutional and has ruled that the City must remove the meters if residents ask it to do so

 

 


AMM system for ACEA
May 08, 2008
<em>Andrea Mangoni,<br /> CEO, ACEA</em>
Andrea Mangoni,
CEO, ACEA

Acea Distribuzione in Rome is implementing an integrated AMM system from Landis+Gyr which is already successfully being used for remote management of more than 1 million residential electricity customers

 

 


U.K. government stalls on nationwide smart meter rollout
May 07, 2008

Following a consultation on energy billing and metering in the context of changing customer behavior in the U.K., the country’s government has decided to move ahead with smart metering for medium-larger businesses by 2013, but that further consultation and analysis is required before a final decision can be made on a rollout to homes and small businesses.

 

 


BPL technology implemented at Electricidad de Caracas
May 07, 2008
<em>Geraldo Guimaraes,<br /> Executive Director,<br /> Latin America,<br /> BPL Global</em>
Geraldo Guimaraes,
Executive Director,
Latin America,
BPL Global

Smart grid technology company BPL Global, Ltd. has announced that its broadband over powerline (BPL) implementation in Caracas, Venezuela has been deemed successful by La Nueva Electricidad de Caracas (EDC).

 

 


CenterPoint Energy files to deploy up to 250,000 interactive meters
May 06, 2008

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.’s electric transmission and distribution subsidiary, CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, has filed an advanced metering system (AMS) initial deployment plan with the Public Utility Commission of Texas

 

 


Smart meter deployment for Finnish utility
May 06, 2008

Vaasan Sähköverkko Oy, the Finnish utility, has invested in a Landis+Gyr system to automatically read, control and manage all 60,000 of its customer metering points

 

 


New demand response solutions for Ontario electricity customers
May 06, 2008
<em>Paul Shervill,<br /> Vice President,<br /> Conservation &<br /> Sector Dev., OPA</em>
Paul Shervill,
Vice President,
Conservation &
Sector Dev., OPA

ConsumerPowerline, Inc., a strategic energy asset management firm and one of the largest non-utility providers of demand response solutions in the United States, has announced its expansion into the Canadian market with the awarding of a contract from the Ontario Power Authority for its DR3 contractual load reduction program

 

 


Intelligent grid service for utilities soon available
May 06, 2008
<em>Ronald Gerrans,<br /> CEO,<br /> E SOURCE</em>
Ronald Gerrans,
CEO,
E SOURCE

In June 2008 E SOURCE will launch its E SOURCE Intelligent Grid Service, introducing advanced metering and smart grid research and advisory solutions to its utility-focused offerings

 

 


Avnet Memec and austriamicrosystems sign North American distribution pact
May 06, 2008

Avnet Memec, a specialty semiconductor division of Avnet Electronics Marketing, and austriamicrosystems, a global designer and manufacturer of high performance analog integrated circuits (ICs), have signed a North American distribution agreement

 

 


Top 20 Chinese Gas Meter Manufacturers
May 06, 2008
This database offers a complete overview of the top 20 Chinese gas meter manufacturers.

Smart meter and BPL providers can leverage platforms beyond energy grid
May 05, 2008
<em>James Eades,<br />Chairman & CEO,<br />Telepathx</em>
James Eades,
Chairman & CEO,
Telepathx

Telepathx, the Melbourne, Australia-based smart grid and wireless sensor network provider, will begin conditional licensing of its RFID wireless sensor network and communications aggregation technology to smart meter and broadband over power line manufacturers

 

 

eMeter opens new office in India
May 05, 2008

eMeter Corporation, a provider of meter data management enterprise software to electric, gas and water utilities, has recently opened new offices in Noida, Uttar Pradesh in India

 

 

New communications solutions for meters
May 05, 2008

Trilliant Inc. and Motorola Inc. have co-developed advanced meter communications solutions for iDEN public and private utility customers

 

 

Oncor to purchase CURRENT's smart grid network
May 05, 2008

Oncor Electric Delivery Company has agreed to purchase CURRENT Group’s existing smart grid network, a transaction which involves the largest broadband-based smart grid deployment in the world

 

Encouraging energy efficiency in Ireland
May 05, 2008

ResourceKraft, a supplier of energy management solutions, is collaborating with a local television producer to provide technical advice and solutions for its new eco-friendly production

 

 


ZigBee is the tool of choice for advanced meter infrastructure
May 02, 2008

ZigBee is ready for mass adoption and ‘green’ energy mandates provide a likely driver while ZigBee itself emerges as the tool of choice for advanced meter infrastructures, according to market research firm WTRS

 

Expanding the vision of the smart grid
May 02, 2008

 

 

Seven major utility companies are collaborating with software applications provider SAP AG in a joint effort to solve integration of advanced metering infrastructure with enterprise technology

 





 
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