Project includes gas communications modules to 3.3 million meters in
company's six-state service territory
LIBERTY LAKE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ:ITRI) announced today that CenterPoint Energy Inc.'s
(CenterPoint Energy) natural gas distribution business will complete
installation of advanced metering technology across the utility's
six-state service territory by the end of 2015. Communication modules to
nearly 1.3 million gas meters have already been installed in parts of
the company's service territory in Minnesota, Oklahoma, Louisiana and
Texas. Upon project completion, 3.3 million communication modules will
be installed in these states as well as Arkansas and Mississippi.
The Itron solution includes communication modules that attach to
CenterPoint Energy's customers' existing natural gas meters, allowing
meter readings to be collected once a month by a mobile meter reading
device mounted to CenterPoint Energy vehicles. This technology
eliminates the need to enter yards to obtain monthly readings and
improves the productivity of the utility's meter readers by allowing a
single employee in a vehicle to read up to 10,000 meters per day.
"Itron is proud to partner with our longtime customer CenterPoint Energy
as they lead the gas industry in implementing gas distribution
technologies," said Carl Porter, vice president of sales, marketing and
delivery for Gas North America at Itron. "Itron's core mission is to
provide value to our customers and help them achieve their business
objectives. We look forward to continuing to work with CenterPoint
Energy as they deploy Itron's smart gas metering solution across their
entire territory."
About Itron
Itron is a global technology company. We build solutions that help
utilities measure, manage and analyze energy and water. Our broad
product portfolio includes electricity, gas, water and thermal energy
measurement and control technology; communications systems; software;
and professional services. With thousands of employees supporting nearly
8,000 utilities in more than 100 countries, Itron empowers utilities to
responsibly and efficiently manage energy and water resources. Join us
in creating a more resourceful world; start here: www.itron.com.
Itron, Inc.
Sharelynn Moore, 509-891-3524
Vice
President, Corporate Marketing and Public Affairs
sharelynn.moore@itron.com
Source: Itron, Inc.
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