RALEIGH, NC - November 11, 2008
Sensus FlexNet users, at their annual Users Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, completed the formation of the Sensus FlexNet Users’ Group and the election of its leadership team and formation of subcommittees focused on particular areas of interest. Joel Westvold of Portland General Electric (PGE) was elected the first chairman for the group.
The group is open to all utilities, water, gas and electric, using Sensus Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) FlexNet solution.
“The goals of the group are to provide a forum for utility users of Sensus AMI solutions to exchange best practices and provide feedback to assist Sensus in continuing and furthering its leadership role in the industry,” said Westvold, director of AMI at PGE.
As the FlexNet Users Group solidifies and matures through their regular Web-based exchanges and national meetings, they will communicate through a concerted voice to guide Smart Power Grid and Intelligent Metering Solutions development. This dialogue will benefit every utility customer through increasing the efficiency of energy delivery and new tools to encourage wise and earth-friendly use of utility resources.
About FlexNet
FlexNet is the utility industry’s most powerful, broadly fielded AMI solution that provides customers with the technology to achieve unmatched results in range, redundancy, resiliency, recovery and reliability. Only FlexNet has primary-use, FCC licensed spectrum, supplying uncluttered transmissions for water, gas and electric utilities in both rural and urban areas, regardless of terrain. FlexNet fits seamlessly into a utility’s operational and customer service strategic plan, enabling communication with a complete range of endpoint devices providing a highly secured platform for the Smart Grid. FlexNet technology reduces cost, mitigates technology risk, enables pricing flexibility and demand response, and improves operation and maintenance efficiency for forward-thinking utilities. The FlexNet solution is totally upgradeable; from the endpoint firmware through the rack based collector and the network interface, protecting the total infrastructure investment from obsolescence for years to come. The Sensus FlexNet solution helps utilities improve their customers experience, reduce their carbon footprint and protect their capital investment.
About FlexNet Users Group
The Sensus User Group was established by FlexNet users in 2008 to promote best practices and the exchange of ideas. Because Sensus believes that communication is key to success, a web site is provided by Sensus to facilitate this communication. Users, through this web based forum, exchange ideas, solve problems, and maintain a conduit for information with Sensus. The web site is www.myflexnetsystem.com
About Sensus Metering Systems
The Sensus Metering Systems companies are leading world-class providers of water, gas, heat and electric meters including comprehensive metering communications system solutions that comprise both automatic meter reading (“AMR”) and advanced metering infrastructure (“AMI”) systems. Additional linked businesses include Smith-Blair, Inc. a leading provider of pipe clamp & coupling products for the water, gas, and industrial markets; and Sensus Precision Die Casting a producer of complex, high quality die castings.
Issued 11/11/2008
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