Dive Summary:
- Ameren Illinois has selected Landis+Gyr to provide a comprehensive advanced metering and meter data management solution for the utility's smart grid initiative.
- The utility will deploy Landis+Gyr's Gridstream RF mesh solution to enable two-way advanced metering; the network technology helps utilities manage peak energy loads, improve outage response, and promote energy efficiency.
- The project is part of Ameren's Modernization Action Plan, which aims to make significant upgrades to the state's grid over the next decade.
From the article:
Ameren Illinois' Modernization Action Plan (MAP) aims to make significant upgrades to the grid. In addition to advanced metering, Ameren Illinois plans to implement new outage-sensing technologies and fortify the existing distribution infrastructure. The MAP will serve as the blueprint that will guide Ameren Illinois throughout its 10-year grid modernization program.
Ameren Illinois will install new Gridstream network and metering equipment to meet the anticipated data and communication requirements of future smart grid applications. Complementing the Gridstream solution, Landis+Gyr will also be deploying the Ecologic meter data management system. ...