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Metering.com 13 OCTOBER 2016 This week, Japanese utility Kansai Electric Power Company partnered with energy management firm Comverge for the rollout of a demand response programme. The demand response programme will be deployed in partnership with facility management firm Kanden Facilities. In a combined statement, Kansai Electric said the project is funded by the Japanese … Read more
Metering.com 11 OCTOBER 2016 US utility ComEd launched its new programme to promote consumer awareness around energy efficiency to improve grid reliability in Chicago. The programme Community Energy Management comprises multiple initiatives to improve consumer knowledge on energy conservation and efficiency technologies. The initiative is designed to help ComEd improve its customer service by helping … Read more
Metering.com 11 OCTOBER 2016 A new report compiled by the World Energy Council (WEC) states that power utilities will need to invest between $35tn and $43tn until 2060 to meet growing energy needs. The report notes that as the global power market shifts away from fossil fuels, significant investment will be required to satisfy demand … Read more
Metering.com 11 OCTOBER 2016 Canadian utility Halifax Water secured approval from the Novia Scotia Utility and Review Board (NSUARB) to upgrade its water meters. The water treatment and distribution firm will replace existing analogue water meters with automated water metering systems as from early 2017 through to 2021. The $25.4 million smart meter project will … Read more
Metering.com 10 OCTOBER 2016 US utility ComEd has helped its customers save $1.2 million on energy bills since the launch of its demand response (DR) programme Peak Time Savings (PTS) in 2015. The utility firm said it helped its customers reduce their energy bills through the use of smart meters during the 2015 and 2016 … Read more
Smart meters mean we can offer you flexible time-of-use tariffs, giving you the opportunity to choose to use electricity when it’s cheaper so you can make savings on your bill.
Future Ready Magazine October, 2015 In a recent National Geographic article,1 two utility customers described their experiences with their prepay electric service plans. For one customer of Polk-Burnett Cooperative in Wisconsin, the plan turned out to be an effective tool for controlling her energy usage. Another customer in suburban Dallas was not so fortunate. In … Read more
Metering.com 7 OCTOBER 2016 Entergy Corporation has selected Silver Spring Networks to provide two-way meter communications and near-real time telemetry for approximately 2.8 million customers. The Louisiana-based energy company Entergy Corporation will deploy Silver Spring’s multi-application IPv6-based Gen5 network platform across its 114,000 square mile territory to provide two-way meter communications and near-real time telemetry … Read more
Metering.com 6 OCTOBER 2016 Mexico’s state utility Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) has selected Honeywell to help CFE continue modernising and stabilizing grids in east and southeast regions. Under the agreement, Honeywell will deploy more than 200,000 smart electricity meters, with communications devices and software analytics tool to seven cities in the utilities east and … Read more
Metering.com 5 OCTOBER 2016 The US city of New Bern in North Carolina partnered with advanced distribution management systems provider Survalent to enhance management of its grid network. In a press statement, the Canada-based smart grid solutions firm said it deployed its Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system in the city’s power system. The … Read more