Toronto Hydro Pilots Elster Electricity's EnergyAxis System with Two-Way, Smart Metering Communications.RALEIGH, N.C. -- Meter-Based System Offers Easy Installation and Maintenance While Meeting the Government of Ontario's Smart Metering Initiative Elster Electricity, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , a leading provider of metering solutions worldwide, announces that Toronto Hydro, the largest municipal utility in Canada, is piloting the EnergyAxis(R) System. The EnergyAxis System is a metering automation system that utilizes a 900 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. controlled mesh network with Elster's single-phase electronic REX REX - The original name for Restructured EXtended eXecutor. (R) meters and A3 ALPHA(R) meter collectors. Toronto Hydro is testing the system's two-way communications capability in three locations in the City of Toronto. The EnergyAxis System enables Toronto Hydro to collect hourly interval and time-of-use metering data on electricity consumption from commercial installations, townhouses, and single-family residences. Toronto Hydro is testing the system's two-way meter-to-meter communication capabilities by stretching communications distances between meters up to 1,000 feet and installing meters in communications-challenged locations such as metal boxes and the basements of older homes. In addition, Toronto Hydro is utilizing the EnergyAxis Metering Automation Server (MAS) hosted by Elster in Raleigh, NC. MAS enables Toronto Hydro to use additional system features such as flexible rate structures, two-way communications and on-demand meter reads in response to the Government of Ontario's Smart Metering Initiative. The Government of Ontario The Government of Ontario refers to the provincial government of the province of Ontario. Its powers and structure are set out in the Constitution Act, 1867. In modern Canadian use, the term "government" refers broadly to the cabinet of the day, elected from the Legislative has established targets for the installation of 800,000 smart electricity meters by December 31, 2007 and the installation of smart meters for all Ontario consumers by December 31, 2010. Toronto Hydro's very thorough program to test the system under the Smart Meter Initiative requirements should be beneficial to other Ontario utilities looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. smart meter solutions. "We are very interested in this pilot program and we expect that it will help us prepare for smart metering in Ontario," says Blair Peberdy, vice president communications and public affairs of Toronto Hydro Corporation. "We are delighted that Toronto Hydro has chosen to test the EnergyAxis System to meet the Government of Ontario's Smart Meter Initiative," stated Jack Robertson, general manager of Elster Metering in Canada. "It's impressive to see how proactive Toronto Hydro has been to respond to the Government's directive. They have been quick to realize the benefits of a full two-way system that can do interval and TOU in the meter, without requiring special communication towers or repeaters. They can easily install the meters and the system creates its own communication network." About Toronto Hydro { www.torontohydro.com } Toronto Hydro Corporation is a holding company which operates through its wholly-owned subsidiaries including Toronto Hydro-Electric System Limited, a local distribution company (LDC LDC See: Less developed countries LDC See less developed country (LDC). ) which distributes electricity; Toronto Hydro Energy Services Inc. which manages an existing portfolio of electricity contracts and is engaged in the development and sale of energy efficiency products and services; and Toronto Hydro Telecom Inc. which leases fibre optic cable Noun 1. fibre optic cable - a cable made of optical fibers that can transmit large amounts of information at the speed of light fiber optic cable transmission line, cable, line - a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power capacity and provides managed data services. The principal business of Toronto Hydro Corporation is the distribution of electricity by Toronto Hydro-Electric System Limited (THESL THESL Toronto Hydro-Electric System Limited ). THESL owns and operates an electricity distribution system, which delivers electricity to over 670,000 customers located in the City of Toronto. THESL is the largest municipal electric distribution company in Canada and distributes approximately 20% of the electricity consumed in Ontario. About Elster Electricity, LLC { www.elsterelectricity.com } 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, commercial, and industrial applications. Elster Electricity 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. Elster's metering products include 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, and the ALPHA meter line. Elster Electricity serves customers through a global sales force. About Elster Metering (Canada) { www.elstermetering.com } Elster Metering is a leading supplier of electricity and water meters and related 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. equipment and systems in Canada. Elster Metering is a division of Canadian Meter Company, Canada's leading gas meter supplier, and part of E.ON's Ruhrgas Industries. Elster Metering is located in Burlington, Ontario and offers a wide variety of metering and AMR solutions. Elster Metering delivers metering solutions across Canada focusing on helping customers achieve their metering goals. |
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