[June 19, 2013] GE and Trilliant Provide Smart Grid SaaS for Public Power Utilities Tweet Jun 19, 2013 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Trilliant, a Smart Grid communications provider, announced ahead of the 2013 APPA National Conference & Public Power Expo that the company's Smart Grid Communications Platform has been chosen by GE to be a part of GE's Grid IQ Solutions as a Service (SaaS) offerings for the public power industry. According to a release, public power utilities are exploring and considering smart grid investments to enhance operational efficiency, improve reliability and increase customer engagement. Deploying smart grid technology can pose challenges for public power utilities given their business and operating conditions. Some public power utilities may choose not to invest the capital or information technology resources necessary for integration with their own infrastructure. Others may not have the business processes and organizational expertise required to deploy new smart technology on their own, but see the need. "The Trilliant Communications Platform is a powerful option for our SaaS offering," said Mike Carlson, general manager-software solutions for GE's Digital Energy business. "Our end-to-end solutions, combined with the Trilliant Platform, provide our public power customers with a powerful combination to efficiently and effectively achieve their smart grid goals." The company noted that Trilliant's SecureMesh, part of the Trilliant Communications Platform, is a combination of wireless networking technologies pre-engineered to work seamlessly together and purpose- built for the smart grid. The Trilliant Communication Platform provides utilities with the flexibility to phase in their smart grid deployments to meet their most pressing needs first. Utilities can choose which smart grid capabilities -- Smart Distribution, Smart Metering, or Smart Consumer -- they want to deploy first. "We look forward to working alongside GE to support our public power customers," said Rob Conant, CMO at Trilliant. "Trilliant has successfully aligned with GE to deliver industry-leading smart grid solutions. Our advanced communications technology, combined with GE's excellent smart grid leadership, will continue to help make our utility customers successful." Trilliant will be at the 2013 APPA National Conference, public power's largest annual gathering. GE provides solutions in energy, health and home, transportation and finance. GE's Digital Energy business provides protection and control, communications, power sensing and power quality solutions. More information: www.trilliantinc.com www.ge.com www.gedigitalenergy.com ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]