Learn About Smart Meters Now Being Utilized By Major Utilities Companies Worldwide in the October Issue of Energy Digital
(SAN DIEGO, CA, October 1, 2010) - Energy Digital's October issue presents an in-depth look into utilities companies across the globe that see implementing smart meters as an intelligent solution for controlling energy consumption.
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Learn About Smart Meters Now Being Utilized By Major Utilities Companies Worldwide in the October Issue of Energy Digital
(SAN DIEGO, CA) - Energy Digital's October issue presents an in-depth look into utilities companies across the globe that see implementing smart meters as an intelligent solution for controlling energy consumption.
Italian company, Enel, introduced its smart metering system in 2005, and has since acquired a total of 32 million customers, who are remotely managed and serviced. According to Enel, "The Smart Metering System is one of the fundamental building blocks for the development of the Smart Grids, which adapt the grids to the new electrical market scenario."
The SmartMeter™ system deployed by California-based PG&E is used for the collection of electric-and-natural-gas usage data from residents or businesses. The program was developed as a statewide effort to upgrade the energy infrastructure of California.
The UK-based utility company, First Utility, is the first to partner with Google for the development of the Google PowerMeter, which obtains electrical-usage data from the First Utility smart meter, and it is then displayed on a personalized iGoogle homepage.
Read the full story in Energy Digital.
