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Sensus Customer NV Energy Gets Top Smart Grid Award at DistribuTECH
[February 01, 2013]

Sensus Customer NV Energy Gets Top Smart Grid Award at DistribuTECH


Feb 01, 2013 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- NV Energy, a Sensus smart grid customer serving the state of Nevada, has received a top industry award from Pennwell for Smart Metering Project of the Year.

According to a release, NV Energy has deployed the Sensus FlexNet communication network and 1.3 million smart endpoints to date. The utility was honored at the DistribuTECH Conference in San Diego, California.

"We took a very measured approach with our NVEnergize project," said Gary Smith, director of customer energy solutions. "What makes our project unique is that it covers virtually the entire state and once complete will bring operational benefits to our company and energy management benefits to 1.3 million customers statewide. Our partners in this project, like Sensus, have been integral to the deployment of NVEnergize." "We are pleased to see NV Energy recognized for its efforts in leveraging technology for the benefit of its operations and its customers," said Sensus President and CEO Peter Mainz. "The building of a smarter grid by this progressive utility is a benchmark for others in our industry." The Sensus FlexNet multi-application, two-way wireless communications system is based on open standards, interoperability and FCC licensed spectrum. Sensus has more than 12 million smart endpoints deployed at more than 300 electric, gas and water utilities in North America.



Sensus is a utility infrastructure company.

More information: www.sensus.com ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected]))

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