Cooper Power Systems Announces its Cannon Demand Management Solution Selected by Baltimore Gas and Electric.A Demand Management Solution That Will Enable over 600 Megawatts of Clean Energy Capacity by 2011 HOUSTON -- Cooper Power Systems, a division of Cooper Industries Cooper Industries NYSE: CBE is one of the oldest large companies in the United States, having been founded in 1833 as a partnership in Mount Vernon, Ohio. Incorporated in Ohio as The C. & G. , Ltd. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : CBE CBE Commander of the Order of the British Empire (a Brit. title) CBE n abbr (= Companion of (the Order of) the British Empire) → título de nobleza CBE n abbr (= ), announced today that it has been selected by Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE BGE Baltimore Gas and Electric BGE Big Green Egg (grill) BGE Beyond Good and Evil (Nietzsche) BGE Busch Gardens Europe BGE Branch If Greater or Equal BGE Bacterial Growth Efficiency ), a subsidiary of Constellation Energy Constellation Energy (NYSE: CEG), headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, generates, trades, supplies, and distributes energy. The company operates over 35 power plants in 11 states (mainly Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, West Virginia, and California) under its operating , to provide a system for peak demand reduction designed for BGE's residential customers. The Cannon Demand Management solution, which is a product of Cooper Power System's Energy Automation Solutions (EAS (Electronic Article Surveillance) A security system for preventing theft in retail stores that uses disposable label tags or reusable hard tags attached to the merchandise. ) group, supports a number of BGE goals including ensuring system reliability and helping customers manage their energy use. Cooper expects the project will represent $42 million in revenue over the period 2008-2011--and when expanded to full capacity, it will provide more than 600 megawatts of clean energy capacity by 2011. Cooper Power Systems' EAS group is providing BGE a solution comprised of its Yukon[R] enterprise software, along with a combination of state-of-the-art smart thermostats and control switches utilizing a wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. system. "With the largest demand response business in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Cooper is committed to supplying world-class technology solutions that assist our utility customers in improving service reliability while providing clean energy and reducing customer bills," said Cooper Power Systems President Mike Stoessl, "The Cannon Demand Management solution will support the combined needs of BGE and EmPOWER Maryland (the State's energy consumption reduction initiative) - satisfying their common goal to reduce energy use and provide bill savings to the end consumer." "BGE selected the Cannon Demand Management solution after a thorough evaluation process," said William Pino, director of electricity supply and forecasting for BGE. "BGE announced its Smart Energy Savers Program(SM) in January of 2007, and during the summer successfully piloted the residential demand response program to support a reduction in peak electric demand usage and energy conservation efforts. BGE's Smart Energy Savers Programs(SM) is a customer-focused service tailored to give residential consumers more options for managing their energy costs. The program includes several initiatives such as Cannon's Demand Management solution utilizing smart thermostats and air conditioner load control switches, energy efficiency/conservation programs (such as rebates for energy efficient appliances and discounts for compact florescent flo·res·cence n. A condition, time, or period of flowering. See Synonyms at bloom1. [New Latin fl light bulbs) and advanced metering (smart meters) to facilitate dynamic pricing options for our customers." Editor's note Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : For more information, please contact Tim Rice Sir Timothy Miles Bindon Rice (born 10 November 1944) is an English Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Tony Award and Grammy Award winning lyricist, author, radio presenter and television gameshow panelist. at Burson-Marsteller, 412-394-6611 or Tim.Rice@Marsteller.com About Baltimore Gas and Electric Company BGE, www.bge.com, headquartered in Baltimore, is Maryland's largest gas and electric utility, delivering power to more than 1.2 million electric customers and more than 640,000 natural gas customers in Central Maryland. The company's approximately 3,000 employees are committed to the safe and reliable delivery of gas and electricity, as well as enhanced energy management, conservation, environmental stewardship and community assistance. BGE is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Constellation Energy, www.constellation.com, a FORTUNE 125 company also headquartered in Baltimore with subsidiaries that generate, sell and deliver energy and provide other energy-related services to customers throughout North America. About Cooper Power Systems Cooper Power Systems, Inc., with revenues of approximately $1.3 billion, is a division of Cooper Industries, Ltd. (NYSE: CBE). Cooper Power Systems is a global manufacturer of world-class power delivery and reliability solutions for the electrical and industrial markets. Through its Energy Automations Solutions group, it is also a leading provider of software, communications and integration solutions that enable customers to increase productivity, improve system reliability, and reduce costs. For more information, go to www.cooperpower.com, www.cannontech.com or www.cybectec.com. About Cooper Industries Cooper Industries, Ltd. is a global manufacturer with 2007 revenues of $5.9 billion, approximately 87 percent of which are from electrical products. Incorporated in Bermuda with administrative headquarters in Houston, Cooper employs approximately 31,500 people and operates eight divisions: Cooper B-Line, Cooper Bussmann, Cooper Crouse-Hinds, Cooper Lighting, Cooper Power Systems, Cooper Safety, Cooper Wiring Devices Cooper Wiring Devices is a division of Cooper Industries and provides a wide range of residential, institutional and industrial specification grade electrical devices for consumers and building contractors. External links
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