Central Vermont Public Service (CVPS) and Green Mountain Power (GMP) has selected CamAmp to supply its Fusion-LTE router for their mid-tier networks to enable broadband communication for Smart Grid advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) and Distribution Automation applications. Fusion-LTE was chosen as the communications link between the electric utilities’ AMI concentrators and their core communications infrastructures Continue reading →
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Glen Canyon Corporation has announced its NEXGEN smart meter/AMI products designed to address the high initial cost, high total cost of ownership and complexity of installation of current technology. Glen Canyon’s NEXGEN solution requires only the purchase of low cost IEC or ANSI/DOE compliant NEXGEN smart meters without the additional cost of creating a Wide Continue reading →
Talquin Electric Co-op was more than ready to leap to an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) after 70 years of serving the power and water needs of a largely rural customer base in the Florida panhandle. Meter data from the new AMI is displayed on the outage management system at Talquin Electric’s dispatch center, helping pinpoint Continue reading →
It seems there’s a new story every week on consumer concerns about AMI programs, like this recent AP story. And with every negative story about AMI, the general public’s perception of the smart grid as a whole—which continue to be closely linked to AMI—gets worse. There’s a simple solution to this problem. Just get rid Continue reading →
The U.S. electric grid is not crumbling. The regulatory structure that supports it, however, is showing its age. Those are just two of the findings from a new study about the electric grid published by the Massachusetts Institute for Technology. via Smart Grid: Dynamic Pricing and AMI for All by 2030? : Greentech Media.
On-Ramp Wireless has signed on to deploy its AMI solution for South Korean smart metering company Fountain Springs in collaboration with Korea Telecom, an integrated telecommunications services provider. The addition of On-Ramp’s Ultra-Link Processing™ (ULP) wireless networking platform for utility automation will enable South Korea’s smart grid initiative to boost energy efficiency, cut costs and Continue reading →
The City of Greenville, Miss., has selected Mueller Systems, a leading provider of innovative water infrastructure products and services and technologically advanced metering systems for water, electric and gas systems, to upgrade its water system with a state-of-the-art advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) network and new water smart meters. Mueller Systems is a subsidiary of Mueller Continue reading →
Over the past few years, smart-grid cloud platform provider Tendril has pursued a number of co-selling, reseller and integration agreements with companies that supply advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) communications. Those efforts appear to have paid off through relationships that today give it potential access to 85 percent of the North American smart-meter communications market. via Continue reading →
During a recent webcast, The Consumer Side of Smart Grid: Challenges, Opportunities and Concerns, part of the Intelligent Utility Reality Series webcast, Victor Monfort, director of smart grid programs at Jackson Energy Authority (JEA), the municipal power provider for Jacksonville, Florida and the eighth largest in America, said a smarter grid presents many challenges such Continue reading →
Elster and Landis+Gyr have entered into an agreement to jointly develop integrated advanced metering hardware for smart grid applications. Each company will work to integrate communication functions into advanced meters with the purpose of providing utility customers with meter platform choice. via Elster, Landis+Gyr to develop advanced metering products for smart grid – Energy Business Continue reading →
Science Applications International Corporation, or SAIC, has signed up as a value-added reseller of On-Ramp Wireless’s Ultra-Link Processing wireless systems in North America and the UK. As SAIC deploys Smart Grid as a Service (SGS) for utility customers, this agreement will enable the companies to offer complete system solutions to address all aspects of the Continue reading →
The pilot programs that electric utilities launched over the past few years to introduce their residential customers to digital “smart” meters have been an important first step in realizing the full potential of advanced metering infrastructure (AMI). These pilots have made it possible for utilities and their energy- and information-technology partners to test different pieces of equipment, Continue reading →
Elster ELT -2.39% announced today the formation of the Smart Grid Voltage Conservation Alliance (SGVCA), a working group that seeks to accelerate the adoption and validate the business benefits of voltage conservation for utilities through the convergence of Distribution Automation (DA) and Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI). via Elster Leads Smart Grid Voltage Conservation Alliance (SGVCA) Continue reading →
Energy control networking firm Echelon will work with Holley Metering Limited to develop advanced smart metering products for the massive China market. Holley Metering expects to ship 10 million meters into China and international markets this year. Under its agreement with Echelon, the two companies will collaborate to develop products that meet the stringent requirements Continue reading →
Of all critical infrastructure, the public water system might seem the least vulnerable to a cyber attack. But that might be changing, with the increasing adoption of advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) that controls the water supply remotely, according to John McNabb, water expert and security researcher. via Black Hat: Water Smart Meters Vulnerable To Attack.
The city of Auburn, Indiana, has selected Tantalus to provide its Smart Grid communications technology to support the municipality’s plans for a fully automated metering solution that can adapt as the smart grid evolves. Located in Northeast, Indiana, Auburn leaders have worked to keep the city ahead of the technological curve, beginning back in 1985 Continue reading →
Sensus announced Wednesday that is incorporating encryption and key management technologies from IBM into its FlexNet Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) system in an effort to advance data security as a critical component of the smart grid. The initiative hopes to further enhance the existing security capabilities of the Sensus network infrastructure. via Sensus selects IBM Continue reading →
In an effort to further fortify smart grid security, Sensus is incorporating encryption and key management technologies from IBM (News – Alert) into its FlexNet Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) platform via Sensus to Fortify Smart Grid Security with IBM Encryption and Key Management.
A Smart Grid solution developed by Tropos Networks (News – Alert) and Itron, Inc., has been selected by Avista Corp. as part of the $38 million Smart Grid Demonstration Project in the city of Pullman, Washington, and the nearby community of Albion, according to an announcement. via Avista Selects Joint Solution from Tropos and Itron.
Tecate has announced the availability of custom and standard ultracapacitor cells and modules engineered for automatic meter reading (AMR) and smart-grid applications. Parts are members of the company’s UL 810 recognised Powerburst offering, which is comprised of the general-purpose TPL and TPLS series of 2.7V cells, as well as the TPLE series of 2.3V cells Continue reading →
