ESCO Announces AMI System Expansion at CFE in Mexico

ESCO Technologies Inc. today announced that Mexico’s electric utility Federal Commission of Electricity (CFE) has issued an additional purchase order for Aclara PLS Inc.’s TWACS® power-line technology through Ambar Electroingenieria, Aclara’s AMI distributor for Mexico, and prime contractor for the entire project. The initial, prime... 

GE Energy to Provide Distribution Management System for EDF Energy Networks in London

GE Energy announced today that EDF Energy Networks is installing GE’s power distribution management software system to help manage EDF’s London electricity distribution network. The new distribution system completes the final phase in EDF’s integration strategy that will benefit eight million customers in the United Kingdom. Since privatization... 

Pacific Gas and Electric Plans to Deploy up to 3.3 Million GE Meters Equipped with SmartMeter(TM) Technology by 2011

Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) of California plans to deploy as many as 3.3 million GE meters equipped with SmartMeter™ technology to utility customers in northern and central California. These meters will help customers manage their energy consumption and costs, while helping the utility improve customer service. Overall, PG&E plans to... 

Landis+Gyr Unveils Four-Year Advanced Metering Contract with PG&E

Landis+Gyr, the global leader in energy management offering utilities next generation “smart grid” solutions, today announced a four-year contract to supply a major portion of the planned deployment of more than 5 million advanced electric meters to California utility Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E). Under the agreement, the... 

ZigBee Smart Energy to Be Expanded for Wired Use on HomePlug

Today utilities led by American Electric Power, Consumers Energy, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Reliant Energy, Sempra, and Southern California Edison are working with the ZigBee® Alliance and the HomePlug® Powerline Alliance to develop a common application layer integrated solution for advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) and home area networks... 

Trilliant Incorporated Secures $40 Million Equity Financing From MissionPoint Capital Partners and zouk ventures

Trilliant Incorporated, a leader in delivering intelligent network solutions that form the nervous system of the Smart Grid, today announced that it has closed a $40 million equity investment from an affiliate of MissionPoint Capital Partners and zouk ventures. MissionPoint and zouk are leading international investors in the low-carbon and clean energy... 

Greenbox Technology and Silver Spring Networks Partner With Oklahoma Gas and Electric to Help Consumers Reduce Home Energy Use

Greenbox Technology, creators of energy management software for the home, announced today that they have partnered with smart grid infrastructure experts Silver Spring Networks to successfully deploy the Greenbox(TM) interactive energy management platform for Oklahoma Gas and Electric (OG&E). The goal of OG&E’s Positive Energy(TM) SmartPower...