DRSG Gets New Members

Thursday, 29 July 2010 23:01

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Five new members have joined the Demand Response and Smart Grid Coalition (DRSG). The new members are Cisco, Cooper Power Systems, Tropos Networks, Grid Net, and U-SNAP Alliance. DRSG provides products and services in the areas of demand response and smart grid technologies and practices.

Dan Delurey, President of the DRSG, says, “It is exciting to see smart grid and demand response being increasingly well received by policymakers, investors, stakeholders and—most importantly—consumers. The deployment of the smart grid is no longer something that will happen at some point in the future. It is happening now, and that is good for consumers and good for the country as everyone looks for options to reduce energy use and energy costs. The members of the DRSG Coalition have made a big contribution towards this forward movement, and as I welcome Cisco, Cooper Power Systems, Tropos Networks, Grid Net, and U-SNAP Alliance to the group, I’m pleased to say that DRSG’s ability to help make the smart grid a reality has just become stronger.”

This year marks Cisco’s 25th year of technology innovation, operational excellence and corporate social responsibility. Cisco believes technology can help transform how the world manages its energy and environmental challenges. The Energy Automation Solutions (EAS) group within Cooper Power Systems is a leading provider of innovative smart grid technologies and solutions that enable customers to optimize their electrical grid performance.

Cisco’s vision is for networking communications solutions to enable a smarter, more reliable and highly-secure energy infrastructure for the 21st century that brings economic as well as environmental benefits. For more information, visit www.cisco.com/go/smartgrid.