RALEIGH, NC - January 12, 2009
Sensus announced that Atmos Energy Corporation has signed an agreement to further expand its deployment of the Sensus FlexNet advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) solution by adding another 55,000 smart meters to its regulated natural gas distribution system.
The additional meters will be installed in several areas throughout Southern Louisiana. This installation adds to successful deployments in New Orleans and Monroe, Louisiana, as well as in McKinney, Texas.
Five thousand of the meters to be deployed will be newly purchased and will be outfitted with SmartPoint transmitters. The remaining 50,000 meters will be retrofitted with SmartPoint transmitters.
Atmos Energy began its FlexNet AMI pilot in 2007 with 75,000 customers, all of whom are currently being billed from AMI data. Atmos Energy is also developing programs to access that data for additional customer-service functions beyond meter reading.
Colin Flannery, Sensus vice president, notes: “As an AMI technology leader, Sensus consistently produces reliable results for intelligence-driven water and electric utilities. Our partnership with Atmos Energy and its leadership brings this valuable AMI solution to the forefront in the natural gas utility industry.”
About FlexNet
FlexNet is the utility industry’s most powerful 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, empowering customers to communicate with a complete range of endpoint devices. FlexNet technology reduces cost, mitigates technology risk, enables pricing flexibility and demand response, and improves operation and maintenance efficiency for forward-thinking utilities. FlexNet offers simple, reliable performance that exceeds industry standards, cross-vendor compatibility, system scalability and future-proof operation.
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.
About Clark Public Utilities
Clark Public Utilities is a customer-owned public utility district that provides electric service to more than 182,000 customers throughout Clark County, Washington. The utility also provides water service to about 30,000 homes and businesses.
Issued 1/12/2009
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