RALEIGH, N.C., May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Elster (NYSE: ELT)
announced today that WPPI Energy, a regional power company with 51
consumer-owned utility members serving more than 195,000 homes and
businesses in Wisconsin, Upper
Michigan and Iowa, has selected
Elster as a provider for its multi-utility advanced metering data
collection and management service. WPPI Energy will deploy Elster's
EnergyAxis® solution to create a hosted advanced metering
infrastructure (AMI) system that will improve customer service and
meter reading for participating member utilities.
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WPPI Energy will integrate Elster's EnergyAxis Management System
to enable network management, control and operation for its
participating member utilities. In conjunction with the Meter Data
Management System which WPPI Energy also hosts for its members,
Elster and WPPI Energy will provide members with the benefits and
savings realized through hosted AMI solutions.
"WPPI Energy continues to invest in innovative technologies that
enable us to more efficiently operate our electric system while
meeting the evolving needs of our member utilities," said WPPI
Energy Sr. Vice President of Member and Customer Services Tom
Paque. "Our member utilities vary broadly in terms of size and
customer base, and incorporating EnergyAxis as an AMI solution
gives access to a trusted and field-proven technology to the
benefit of all customers."
"Elster's work with WPPI Energy supports its mission to provide
utilities with comprehensive and flexible solutions to deliver
greater grid efficiency," said Ed
Myszka, President of Elster Solutions.
"Elster looks forward to working with WPPI Energy during this
deployment, and continues to work with American Public Power
Association (APPA) member utilities to make Smart Grid benefits
more tangible to consumers across the country," Myszka added.
"Elster's ability to provide scalable smart metering solutions
proves that it is the right choice for public utilities," said
Steve VanderMeer, senior vice
president of planning & marketing, Hometown Connections.
"By choosing EnergyAxis, WPPI Energy is getting a powerful,
cost-effective tool that will help increase productivity, reduce
costs and improve their bottom line," VanderMeer added.
About Elster
Elster (NYSE: ELT) is one of the world's largest electricity,
gas and water measurement and control providers. Its offerings
include distribution monitoring and control, advanced smart
metering, demand response, networking and software solutions, and
numerous related communications and services – key components for
enabling consumer choice, operational efficiency and conservation.
Its products and solutions are widely used by utilities in the
traditional and emerging Smart Grid markets.
Elster has one of the most extensive installed revenue
measurement bases in the world, with more than 200 million metering
devices deployed over the course of the last 10 years. It sells its
products and services in more than 130 countries across
electricity, gas, water and multi-utility applications for
residential, commercial and industrial, and transmission and
distribution applications.
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