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Silver Spring Networks leverages the power of open, standards-based, Internet-Protocol (IP) technology, to create a two-way, Smart Energy Network that connects utilities with their customers, real-time. This advanced utility network provides a scalable and reliable infrastructure from the substation to the customer premise, and dramatically improves efficiency, lowers costs and ensures the reliable delivery of services. This smarter, more efficient grid could save the US over $3 billion annually and could help drastically reduce carbon emissions. For more information, please visit www.silverspringnetworks.com |
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Smart Grid Newsletter (SGN) is the insider's guide to the modernization and automation of Electrical Power, a rapidly growing market. SGN serves the business, financial, utility, and entrepreneurial communities. It is widely read by researchers, policymakers, government agencies, and economic development groups who have a stake in the progress of the electric system.
www.smartgridnews.com |
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Elster Group is a world leader in Advanced Metering Infrastructure and integrated metering and utilization solutions to the gas, electricity and water industries. Elster’s high quality AMI and AMR products, systems and solutions reflect the wealth of knowledge and experience gained from more than 170 years of dedication to measuring precious resources and energy. Elster provides world class solutions and advanced technologies to help utilities more easily, efficiently and reliably obtain and use advanced metering intelligence to improve customer service, enhance operational efficiency and increase revenues. Elster's AMI solutions enable utilities to cost-effectively generate, deliver, manage and conserve gas, electricity and water. www.elster.com |
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For energy providers, Itron provides a uniquely comprehensive portfolio of products and services throughout the world. Our company is a leading provider of solid-state meters and data collection systems, including AMR and AMI technology; meter data management and related software applications; project management, installation, and consulting services.Our offerings for energy customers allow them to collect reliable and timely data, analyze it in meaningful ways and use it to make informed decisions that optimize the use of energy.
www.itron.com
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ORACLE Utilities delivers proven software applications that help utilities achieve competitive advantage and excellence in business performance, while ensuring a lower total cost of technology ownership. With acquisitions of SPL and Lodestar, Oracle provides best-in-class standalone or pre-integrated suite solutions in customer care and billing, work and asset management, mobile workforce management, network management, meter data management and business intelligence–designed for energy, water and service companies.
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Sensus Metering Systems is a leading world-class provider of high-value metering, Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) and Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) system solutions for water, gas, electric, and heat utilities as well as sub-metering entities worldwide. For more information about FlexNet and other Sensus products visit our web site at www.sensus.com |
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Trilliant is an industry-leading provider of advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), demand response, and grid management. The company is focused on enabling choice and flexibility for utilities from meter, network and IT infrastructures to full or hybrid outsource models involving metering services, submetering, AMI system management and data management services.
www.trilliantnetworks.com |
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The Universal Powerline Association (UPA) is an International not-for-profit trade association working to promote global standards and regulations in the fast developing Powerline communications market. The UPA aims to catalyze the growth of Powerline technology by delivering UPA plug tested and certified products that comply with these specified standards and regulations. All products and applications designed around UPA guidelines will communicate, from simple coexistence to full interoperability. The UPA provides all Powerline players the opportunity to respond to key customer expectations with open standards, based on interoperability, security and coexistence and supported by exclusive and independent certifications, the only global guarantee of quality and confidence for high-speed power line technology available today.
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Ecologic Analytics offers Meter Data Management System (MDMS) software that manages meter reading and energy usage data, helping utilities meet regulatory and conservation goals while improving operational efficiency. With over 11 million endpoints in production and a 7-year running production instance, Ecologic is the most experienced MDMS provider of large-scale deployments.
www.ecologicanalytics.com
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Enspiria Solutions has real-world experience, in-depth insights and practical experience in AMI, MDMS, DR and Smart Grid solutions. More than 25 utilities have turned to the Enspiria team for help in defining and implementing smart metering and smart grid strategies – strategies impacting over 45 million meters across North America.
www.enspiria.com
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MeterSmart’s on-demand platform, Encentra®, enables utilities to unlock the full potential of their AMI, MDM and CIS systems. MeterSmart integrates third-party hardware devices, energy information and program administration capabilities to create a customer-facing control interface for demand-side programs. With easy online enrollment, automated notifications, and graphical reporting, utilities achieve increased customer participation and satisfaction. MeterSmart’s solutions are reliable, secure and meet the stringent industry standards.
www.metersmart.com
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The Universal Powerline Association (UPA) is an International not-for-profit trade association working to promote global standards and regulations in the fast developing Powerline communications market. The UPA aims to catalyze the growth of Powerline technology by delivering UPA plug tested and certified products that comply with these specified standards and regulations. All products and applications designed around UPA guidelines will communicate, from simple coexistence to full interoperability. The UPA provides all Powerline players the opportunity to respond to key customer expectations with open standards, based on interoperability, security and coexistence and supported by exclusive and independent certifications, the only global guarantee of quality and confidence for high-speed power line technology available today.
www.upaplc.org
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Utilimetrics is a nonprofit association providing utilities information about innovative technologies that lead to improved operations, customer service and resource utilization. Its membership represents more than 800 international utilities and corporations in gas, water and electric industries. Utilimetrics members develop and implement automated resource-management technologies as well as participate in standardization and regulatory activities.
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The purpose of the Alliance, a not-for-profit organization, is as follows:
"Create a community of expertise on demand response and its role in creating efficient electricity markets. Through this community, the Alliance will bring forward useful information on price responsive loads, market structures and market rules. This will include information on market participants roles, customer needs and actions, enabling technologies, and specific programs as appropriate."
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Founded in 1889, Avista engages in energy production, transmission and distribution, as well as other energy-rated activities.
An investor-owned utility with annual revenues of more than $1.3 billion, Avista provides electric and natural gas service to about 633,000 customers in a service territory of more than 30,000 square miles.
Avista serves those customers with a mix of hydro, natural gas, coal and biomass generation delivered over 2,100 miles of transmission line, 17,000 miles of distribution line and 6,100 miles of natural gas distribution mains.
Avista is headquartered in Spokane, Washington, with nearly 2,000 employees working in five western states advancing the company’s five strategic priorities: operational excellence, responsible resource mix, customer orientation, environmental stewardship and community partnership.
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The Bonneville Power Administration's mission as a public service organization is to create and deliver the best value for our customers and constituents as we act in concert with others to assure the Pacific Northwest:
- An adequate, efficient, economical and reliable power supply;
- A transmission system that is adequate to the task of integrating and transmitting power from federal and non-federal generating units, providing service to BPA's customers, providing interregional interconnections, and maintaining electrical reliability and stability; and
- Mitigation of the Federal Columbia River Power System's impacts on fish and wildlife.
BPA is committed to cost-based rates, and public and regional preference in its marketing of power. BPA will set its rates as low as possible consistent with sound business principles and the full recovery of all of its costs, including timely repayment of the federal investment in the system. |
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