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Trilliant Networks and Stark Finalize Deal for SMETS1 Solution Throughout the United Kingdom
Trilliant Networks, provider of the most widely used AMI solutions in the UK, and Stark, a leading independent energy data and services provider, finalized a deal enabling the delivery of a SMETS1 solution leveraging Trilliant's Smart Metering System Operator (SMSO) platform for energy retailers to meet their SMIP obligations throughout the United Kingdom. Trilliant Network's Smart Metering ...
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Higher gas prices improves payback of heat network metering
Record high gas prices have multiplied the payback of installing individual smart metering systems in homes connected to heat networks, according to Switch2 Energy. "Residents typically save 35 to 50% on their bills where they have heat meters and pay only for the energy they use, rather than a fixed flat rate charge based on a share of the heat network fuel costs, as with unmetered properties, ...
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Champion of heat network excellence wins national award
The national award celebrates the stars who are transforming the heat network industry – to drive excellence in low carbon performance and support growth of the sector.As an active contributor to The Association for Decentralised Energy (ADE) and Heat Trust, he has helped to shape key policies, such as the Heat Networks Market Framework. He has also advised the Government on making energy costs ...
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How to improve communal heating efficiency in tower blocks
Improving the efficiency of communal heating in tower blocks is the topic of a presentation by Switch2 Energy's Ian Allan to Manchester's Housing Asset Management Conference on Thursday 19 July. Heat networks are one of the most effective methods for decarbonising heat in high density housing, but it is essential that they operate at peak performance to live up to their potential to deliver ...
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Karlstad’s utilities choose technology from Aidon for the new generation of smart energy system
Energy utilities in Karlstad, Sweden, have chosen Aidon as the provider of the next generation’s smart energy metering system. The contract includes a delivery of ca. 35 000 smart electricity meters, 5 400 district heat meters, the metering value collection as Aidon ACloud SaaS service, as well as Aidon One, a map-based service for a detailed overview on metering points and AMI ...
By Aidon Oy
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Itron and Deutsche Telekom to Offer Expanded Smart Grid Solutions and Services Options
Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ:ITRI), a global technology company that helps utilities measure, manage, and analyze energy and water, and Deutsche Telekom, a world leading integrated telecommunications company, announced today that they have signed an agreement to collaborate on delivering smart metering solutions to target markets in Europe. This agreement brings two leading companies together in the smart ...
By Itron Inc
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Seminar shows how to make district heating pay for both operators and residents
How local authorities and housing associations can achieve financial viability for district heating schemes, while ensuring fair pricing for residents, will be addressed at a free breakfast seminar in central London on Wednesday 25 January. The seminar is being hosted by Switch2 Energy, Winckworth Sherwood and The Carbon Trust, who will discuss software tools, cost modelling, metering options ...
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Free guide explains important updates to heat network regulations
The clock is ticking on the 27 November 2021 deadline for heat network suppliers to assess whether it will be compulsory to retrofit final customer meters in around 170,000 unmetered homes on their networks. Where metering is proved viable, they have less than a year (by 1 September 2022) to complete installations, which can deliver huge cost and carbon savings of 35 to 50%. The free guide ...
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Southern California Edison Installs Four Millionth Itron Smart Meter, Expands Energy Management Programs and Services for Consumers
Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI) announced today the installation of the four millionth smart meter by Southern California Edison (SCE), one of the nation's largest electric utilities serving central, coastal and southern California. The smart meters and associated smart metering systems installed by SCE are already supporting a variety of programs and services that ...
By Itron Inc
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Hawaiian Electric Companies Submit Plan To Modernize Island Grids
The Hawaiian Electric Companies filed their Grid Modernization Strategy with the Hawai?i Public Utilities Commission (PUC) earlier this week, providing a roadmap for building more resilient and renewable-ready island grids. Today's filing follows the submission of the companies' draft report in late June. The draft was posted online and presented at four public meetings on Maui, Hawai?i Island ...
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Elexicon Energy, Opus One Solutions, and Marshall Homes Design Canada's First Preplanned Nested Microgrid Residential Community
Elexicon Energy, the fourth largest municipally-owned electricity distributor in Ontario, real estate developer and builder Marshall Homes and Canada's Opus One Solutions, a top 100 Global Cleantech Company, have partnered together to create a living smart grid pilot community called Altona Towns.Funded by Ontario's Ministry of Energy, Northern Development under the Smart Grid and Grid Innovation ...
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San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) & Solar Solutions for Outage Management
SDG&E will test and deploy various smart grid technologies including energy storage, smart meters, energy-management systems and integrated renewable energy generation. The goal of the three-year project is to demonstrate how to maintain reliability in a more complex grid, leverage distributed resources to benefit the community and electric system, enable more active participation by ...
By Marcus Evans
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Social housing providers invited to tour Sheffield District Heating scheme
Social housing providers can take a look behind the scenes of one of the UK's most successful district heating schemes on Tuesday 13 March in Sheffield. The free half-day tour and seminar is being hosted by the heat network owner and operator Sheffield City Council together with its service partner Switch2 Energy and The Association for Decentralised Energy (ADE). The event is open only to ...
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How advanced smart metering for heat networks is achieving outstanding customer service
Ian Allan, Head of Research and Development for community heating specialist Switch2 Energy, will discuss the contribution of advanced smart metering to community and district heating projects in a presentation to the All-Energy Conference in Glasgow on Thursday 3 May (15.00 to 16.30). All-Energy is the UK's largest renewable and low carbon energy exhibition and conference, including more than ...
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ICT sector to lead the way on climate and energy targets, says European Commission
The European Commission today called on Europe's information and communication technologies (ICT) industry to outline by 2011 the practical steps it will take to become 20% more energy efficient by 2015. ICT equipment and services alone account for about 8% of electrical power used in the EU and about 2% of carbon emissions. But using ICT in a smart way could help reducing energy consumption in ...
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Frost & Sullivan Lauds Itron for Its Unique Open-Architecture Smart Grid Solutions
Frost & Sullivan announced today it has recognized Itron, Inc. with the 2011 North America Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Quality Leadership based on the firm's recent analysis of the smart meter market. Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents this award to a company that has developed high-quality products with innovative features and functionalities that enhance customer value and ...
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Micro Grid Focus 2013 Will Focus on Asia’s Islands on June 27-28 in Hainan, China
Renewable Energy Association of Hainan Province and CBI BIZ announced a call for papers, and will raise special symposium topics for the Micro Grid Focus 2013. The conference is scheduled for June 27th-28th at Pullman Sanya Bay Resort & Spa in Sanya City of China’s island province Hainan. Gathering senior engineers and managing directors, the Micro Grid Focus 2013 will cover microgrid ...
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Net Zero 2050: A little less conversation, a little more action please
Switch2 Energy urges the government to take urgent action on heat decarbonisation to deliver on targeted net zero emissions by 2050. The government must introduce radical heat decarbonisation policies if it is to deliver on its intention to legislate for net zero emissions by 2050, says Switch2 Energy. "Although the UK has made impressive strides in reducing emissions from power, progress on ...
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New York Power Authority Selects C3 IoT for Customer-Centric Digital Utility Transformation
TwitterFacebookGoogle + Send Save Print C3 IoT, a leading AI and IoT software platform for digital transformation, announced that the New York Power Authority (NYPA) has selected C3 IoT to provide the AI software foundation for NYPA's strategic plan to empower customers to be smart, engaged stewards of their energy efficiency goals. NYPA's statewide energy efficiency program is part of New ...
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Heat networks are logical choice to curb emissions in urban housing says Switch2 Energy
Heat networks are the logical choice for greener high-density housing development – to meet ambitious emissions reduction targets being considered by UK governments, says Switch2 Energy. Disconnecting new homes from the gas grid by 2025 and accelerating heat network deployment in towns and cities are two of the radical recommendations by the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) in its new ...
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