Friday, 03 February 2012 15:04

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The Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO) has launched a program designed to help business customers save significant money on their electric bills while helping the utility maintain reliability and add more renewable energy to the grid.

Friday, 03 February 2012 15:04

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Cuculus will supply its ZONOS platform to Eandis and Infrax for their roll-out of 61,000 meters in Belgium. Under the agreement, Cuculus will implement its ZONOS platform with Advanced Metering Management (AMM) functionality. The Eandis installation is based on its patented Power Line Communication concept, while the Infrax installation will communicate over its cable network in combination with GPRS.

Thursday, 02 February 2012 11:01

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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today modified Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s (PG&E) smart meter program to include an analog meter option for residential customers who do not wish to have a wireless smart meter installed. Customers opting for an analog meter will be assessed an initial fee of $75 and a monthly charge of $10. Customers enrolled in the CPUC’s low income program will be assessed an initial fee of $10 and a monthly charge of $5.

Thursday, 02 February 2012 11:00

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House of Breakers has expanded their smart meter Support Program to include the greater Las Vegas Metropolitan area. In partnership with NV Energy, House of Breakers supplies hard to find, out-of-manufacture replacement parts for electrical components that are needed to safely replace certain older units as they update clients to a smart grid calibrated smart meter.

Wednesday, 01 February 2012 20:57

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Cascade Energy is reporting unprecedented energy savings in the Pacific Northwest industrial sector. As the program partner for Bonneville Power Administration’s (BPA’s) Energy Smart Industrial (ESI) program, Cascade Energy helped secure more than 40 average megawatts (aMW) in verified energy savings in 2010-2011.

Wednesday, 01 February 2012 20:56

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Green Energy Options (GEO) has joined the Trilliant Interoperability Group, which unifies multiple home energy management devices within a single eco-system, enabling utilities to help consumers cut their energy bills by up to 10 percent by installing smart meters.

Wednesday, 01 February 2012 19:11

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Itron will provide more than 400,000 gas smart payment meters to SOCAR Azeri Gas Production Union (PU), a part of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR). This is the start of the second phase of the project. The first phase included installing 250,000 smart payment meters in the capital city of Baku. This second phase covers the remainder of the country and gives Azerbaijan Republic the opportunity to capitalize on the benefits of smart payment technology throughout the entire country. The deployment is expected to be completed in February 2013.