Dive Summary:
- Indianapolis Power & Light Co. and Landis+Gyr have agreed to extend their existing network management agreement for the utility's advanced metering network.
- The agreement will mean Landis+Gyr will move the network towards its two-way Gridstream solution, which is a mesh network connecting advanced meters and distribution devices.
- Once the network is installed, IPL will be able to support both its current meters and ones that are being developed to use two-way communicating functions.
From the article:
The Gridstream solution is a mesh network that connects advanced meters, distribution devices and home area networks as part of a smart grid. Once the new network is installed, IPL will have a scalable and future-ready platform that will support both currently deployed meters and new meters with two-way communications capabilities and data functions. ...