Accenture Selected to Design Smart Meter System Infrastructure for ComEd Pilot Program.Data management infrastructure will enable more responsive and efficient customer service CHICAGO -- ComEd, a unit of Exelon Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : EXC EXC Exception EXC Excellent Condition EXC Excellency EXC Enduro Cross Country (motorcycle racing/riding style) EXC Electronic Cross Connect (Nortel) EXC Exchange Component EXC Exclusion Dictionary ), has chosen Accenture (NYSE: ACN ACN Accenture (stock symbol) ACN Accenture ACN Australian Company Number ACN Automatic Collision Notification (US DOT) ACN Acetonitrile ACN Anglican Communion Network ) to design and deploy the data management system for its proposed Advanced Metering Infrastructure Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) or Advanced Metering Management (AMM) refers to systems that measure, collect and analyse energy usage, from advanced devices such as electricity meters, gas meters, and/or water meters, through various communication media on request or (AMI) pilot. The pilot, if approved by the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC ICC See: International Chamber of Commerce ), will assess how advanced technology can improve service reliability, help customers make smarter decisions about energy use and contribute to lower energy costs and reduced carbon emissions. Accenture will help ComEd integrate the smart meter A Smart meter generally refers to a type of advanced meter (usually an electrical meter) that identifies consumption in more detail than a conventional meter; and optionally, but generally, communicates that information via some network back to the local utility for monitoring and infrastructure, including its data management system, with its existing information technology systems and business processes. Accenture will also collaborate with Itron, a leading provider of intelligent metering, data collection and utility software solutions, to integrate Itron's Enterprise Edition Meter Data Management into ComEd's existing suite of applications. By using a services-oriented architecture approach, Accenture will provide ComEd with a flexible infrastructure that allows the utility to respond more quickly and cost effectively to customer needs. In its petition to the ICC, ComEd recommended that 141,000 smart meters be deployed in 11 suburban communities and the city of Chicago, as part of one of the most comprehensive tests of smart meters in the nation. "The ability to read meters remotely and receive data more quickly with the smart meter system infrastructure will allow ComEd to increase operational efficiencies," said Fidel Marquez, senior vice president, Customer Operations, ComEd. "The information from the meters coupled with the new data management system means that we potentially can better utilize our field force, improve response to power outages This is a list of famous wide-scale power outages. 1965
Kyle Jordan, a senior executive in Accenture's Utilities industry practice, said, "This smart meter pilot and new AMI infrastructure well-positions ComEd to take its operational performance to a higher level and to increase the level of customer satisfaction. More importantly, the pilot enables ComEd to align its grid and energy management strategies to Illinois' smart grid  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . vision and plans." About Commonwealth Edison This article is about ComEd in Illinois. For ConEd in New York, see Consolidated Edison. Commonwealth Edison (or "ComEd"), owned by Exelon Corporation, is the largest electric utility in Illinois, serving the Chicago and Northern Illinois area. Company Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd) is a unit of Chicago-based Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC), one of the nation's largest electric utilities, with approximately 5.4 million customers. ComEd provides service to approximately 3.8 million customers across northern Illinois, or 70 percent of the state's population. About Accenture Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. Combining unparalleled experience, comprehensive capabilities across all industries and business functions, and extensive research on the world's most successful companies, Accenture collaborates with clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments. With approximately 177,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, the company generated net revenues of US$23.39 billion for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2008. Its home page is www.accenture.com. |
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