Provincial Electricity Authority to Use Itron AMI Technology and
Software to Modernize Grid in City of Pattaya
LIBERTY LAKE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 19, 2018--
Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI), which is innovating the way utilities and
cities manage energy and water, in collaboration with its consortium
partner ALT Telecom Public Company Limited was selected by Provincial
Electricity Authority (PEA) to deploy the utility’s first Advanced
Metering Infrastructure (AMI) using Itron’s OpenWay®
Riva solution, including 116,000 OpenWay Riva enabled smart meters. The
solution, which will be deployed in the City of Pattaya, will help PEA
transform its operations and improve distribution system efficiency,
reliability and safety.
As one of the largest utilities in southeast Asia, PEA provides
electricity to more than 18 million customers. This deployment will help
meet PEA’s goal to better understand the benefits of AMI and prepare to
roll out AMI nationwide.
With the OpenWay Riva solution, PEA will benefit from secure, resilient
and multi-application network infrastructure and technology platform
that features distributed computing power at every level of the network,
including in every electric meter. This enables real-time analysis of
data and secured peer-to-peer communication among meters and intelligent
devices within the network to manage rapidly changing electric grid
conditions. In addition, the solution’s adaptive communications
technology dynamically determines the best network path, including radio
frequency, cellular or power line carrier, to optimize communications.
PEA will also take advantage of Itron’s meter data management solution,
Itron Enterprise Edition™(IEE). The solution will provide consistent,
meaningful data to upstream utility applications, easing IT integration
of AMI and facilitating the distribution of meter data across the
utility.
“With Itron’s OpenWay Riva solution, we will be able to enhance our
operations, automate grid performance and directly engage consumers to
manage their energy better,” said Pongsakorn Yuthagovit, director of the
System Planning department at PEA. “By starting with a targeted
deployment in the City of Pattaya, we will better understand the
benefits of this technology and be better prepared for our nationwide
AMI deployment in the future.”
“With more than 200 million communication modules deployed worldwide,
Itron has the experience to help PEA improve its electricity delivery
and better engage with customers,” said Mark de Vere White, president of
Electricity, Itron. “Our consortium partner, ALT, will help us to apply
the power of OpenWay Riva, to help PEA realize great benefits for energy
usage in Thailand and better serve customers.”
About Itron
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deliver critical infrastructure services to communities in more than 100
countries. Our portfolio of smart networks, software, services, meters
and sensors helps our customers better manage electricity, gas and water
resources for the people they serve. By working with our customers to
ensure their success, we help improve the quality of life, ensure the
safety and promote the well-being of millions of people around the
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