Elster Electricity Celebrates a Successful Year with EnergyAxis System's Intelligent Two-Way Communications.RALEIGH, N.C. -- Elster Electricity, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , celebrates the worldwide acceptance of the EnergyAxis(R) System, now used by utility companies throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Canada, Mexico, South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , the Caribbean, and Asia. Since the EnergyAxis System's introduction in September 2003, Elster Electricity has received commitments from 25 utilities totaling over 10,000 system meters, with the average initial project deployment ranging from 500 to 1,500 system meters. The size, scope, and stage of deployment of each project vary. The utilities include large investor-owned and public power utilities that own and operate over 40 million meters. "We are pleased that our customers have recognized the advantage of Elster's true two-way capabilities," remarked Mark Munday, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Elster Electricity. "The EnergyAxis System provides state-of-the-art technologies including advanced radio communications, peer-to-peer hopping, and remote disconnect/reconnect features over a controlled mesh network A communications network in which there are at least two pathways to each node. If one of the paths fails, the other is still available. A "fully meshed" network means that every node has a direct connection to every other node, which is a very elaborate and expensive architecture. designed to enhance productivity and improve customer service." Utilities deploying the EnergyAxis System with the advanced metering technology provided by the REX REX - The original name for Restructured EXtended eXecutor. (R) meter are improving their operational efficiencies and recognizing cost savings in many areas of their business including metering, customer service, rates, load research, revenue protection, and distribution network management (outage out·age n. 1. A quantity or portion of something lacking after delivery or storage. 2. A temporary suspension of operation, especially of electric power. management, managing line losses, improved power quality, and system balancing). Customer comments illustrate the diversity of the deployments (targeted as well as large-scale) and the success of the system in providing smart metering solutions and customer service benefits. Salt River Project John Soethe, Manager of Revenue Cycle Services "When we saw this technology, we knew we immediately wanted to pilot it. Improved productivity will result not only from the REX meter's automated metering reading capabilities, but also from the automation of field activities. Customer service enhancements will result from streamlined back-office activities." (September 2003) Orlando Utilities Commission The Orlando Utilities Commission (a.k.a. OUC: "The Reliable One") is a municipally owned public utility providing water and electric service to the citizens of Orlando, Florida and portions of adjacent unincorporated areas of Orange County, as well as St. Irvin Lane, Manager of Electric Metering "The EnergyAxis System with REX meters has the potential to fill the gaps we have in our comprehensive AMR (1) (Adaptive Multi-Rate) A variable rate speech codec selected by the 3GPP for the 3G evolution of the GSM cellphone system (WCDMA). Using the Algebraic CELP (ACELP) compression technology, AMR provides toll quality sound at transmission rates from 4.75 to 12. strategy. With Orlando's high growth rate, we realize our need to improve technology in order to maximize productivity. Additionally, we recognize that we need to minimize trips to the field while continuing to offer our high level of customer service. Our experience with the system thus far indicates that product performance will meet or exceed our expectations." (January 2004) Mississippi Power Mississippi Power is an electric utility and a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlanta based Southern Company. Mississippi Power has 1,253 employees and serves most of the cities, towns, and communities within the 23 counties of southeast Mississippi. Company Bryan Seal, Supervisor of Electric Operations - Metering Services "Installation was very easy. We initially installed about 60 REX meters scattered throughout the first trial area that stretches out about one mile from end to end with a width of approximately 1/2 mile. When we activated the system every meter registered successfully, which was something I wasn't expecting in this area. I thought the terrain and trees posed potential obstacles, but we experienced no communications problems." (June 2004) Borough of Middletown, Pennsylvania Middletown is the name of more than one location in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania:
Thomas Handley, Middletown's Superintendent of the Electric Utility Department "After extensive research and analysis, Middletown decided that Elster's EnergyAxis System provided the best overall solution to meet our metering needs. We plan to redirect our existing workforce toward system reliability and maintenance while providing our customers with better billing and consumption information." (July 2004) Newmarket Hydro, Ontario, Canada Paul Ferguson, President of Newmarket Hydro, Ltd. "Newmarket Hydro considered other meter providers, including Ozz Corp., Itron and a pay-as-you-go system that a British company supplies for Woodstock Hydro. It chose Elster because of the EnergyAxis' bi-directional communication, said Paul Ferguson, president of the utility. "Typically, in an AMR (automated meter reading) application, all that the meter does is report the recorded usage or the metered usage," Ferguson added. "The whole intent of our pilot project with Olameter and Elster is to look at what functionality is there and how we can use that functionality." About the EnergyAxis System The EnergyAxis System for residential and small commercial and industrial metering automation uses a powerful two-way RF communication system with Elster's new, electronic single phase REX(R) meter. The system's advanced architecture uses Elster's A3 ALPHA(R) meter as the host for local data collection from a network of REX meters. Revenue metering data is stored in each REX meter. A3 ALPHA meters equipped with both wide area network (WAN) and RF LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. option boards function as data collectors and manage LAN networks of up to 1,024 REX meters. A3 ALPHA meter collectors store data collected from REX meters on the LAN and periodically upload the data to Elster's EnergyAxis Metering Automation Server (MAS) via a public WAN. Because A3 ALPHA meter collectors are also system meters, capital expenses, installation, and maintenance costs are reduced. Elster's Metercat(TM) Software, release 1.6, programs and reads the A3 ALPHA(R) electricity meter and supports maintenance tasks for the REX meter. The LAN uses an intelligent, two-way spread spectrum frequency-hopping technology with self-registration to provide secure, reliable communications between network meters and data collectors. This technology enables individual meters to act as repeaters, creating a dynamic communications path that optimizes signal strength and reliability. About Elster Electricity, LLC Elster Electricity, LLC, a subsidiary within E.ON's Ruhrgas Industries, offers integrated, cost-effective solutions including advanced electricity meters, communication solutions and metering automation systems for residential and commercial and industrial applications. Elster Electricity (formerly ABB n. 1. Among weavers, yarn for the warp. Hence, Noun 1. ABB - an urban hit squad and guerrilla group of the Communist Party in the Philippines; formed in the 1980s Electricity Metering) is located in Raleigh, North Carolina For other uses of this name, see Raleigh. Raleigh (IPA: /ˈrɑli/, ral-ee) is the capital of the State of North Carolina and the county seat of Wake County. and is a leading provider of electricity metering products and services throughout the world. Designed to meet the diverse electricity metering requirements of a global customer base, Elster's metering products include advanced high accuracy ANSI (American National Standards Institute, New York, www.ansi.org) A membership organization founded in 1918 that coordinates the development of U.S. voluntary national standards in both the private and public sectors. It is the U.S. member body to ISO and IEC. and IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iec.ch) An organization that sets international electrical and electronics standards founded in 1906. It is made up of national committees from over 60 countries. IEC - International Electrotechnical Commission electricity meters, the EnergyAxis System with intelligent two-way communications featuring the new electronic REX(R) meter, and the ALPHA(R) meter line. Elster Electricity serves customers through a global sales force. Visit Elster Electricity's website at www.elsterelectricity.com. |
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