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For Immediate Release
April, 2010
Utiliworks??? Clients Win Second Consecutive
Project of the Year
The City of Ruston
Receives Smart Grid Project of the Year Award at
DistribuTECH 2010
April 6, 2010 ???
Krakow, Poland ???The City of Ruston, LA received
the Smart Grid Project of the Year by Utility
Automation and Engineering T&D Magazine, a
division of PennWell Corporation. The awards
were announced and distributed during the
opening keynote ceremony for DistribuTECH on
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 in Tampa, Florida. |
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Last year,
Utiliworks was a contributing party for the ???AMI
Project of the Year??? award, which was received
by the City of San Marcos. The PennWELL videos
for Project of the Year winners can be found
here:
http://www.elp.com/index/main-gallery.html. |
From left to right: Todd
Barlow (VP/ Operations, Utiliworks);
Darrell
Caraway (Public Utility Manger, City of Ruston);
Dale Pennington |
Dale
Pennington, Utiliworks??? Managing Director, explains that
the City???s project fully accommodates allcritical
aspects of a smart grid as defined by
EPRI.???Incorporating all these components which cut
acrossso many technical disciplines will make this one
of the
most aggressive and forward thinking smart
grid projectsin the U.S.,??? says Dale Pennington.
The
City of Ruston???s smart-grid energy management system
will develop a fully functioning Smart Grid by improving
customer systems, automating electricity distribution,
and deploying a smart meter network and data management
system, according to the DOE description of the ARRA
Smart Grid Investment Grant awarded to the City.
National
Metering Services Inc., based out of New Jersey,
performed the system integration and installation for
Ruston???s successful pilot program. National Metering
will continue to provide these services throughout the
continuation of Ruston???s Smart Grid project.
According to the statement of work, the City of Ruston???s
project target results include:
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1,287,994 KHW renewable energy generation
??? Fuel
reduction of 7,500 gallons
??? A 5% energy reduction
overall for customers
??? A 50% reduction of
distribution interruptions
??? An estimated community
cost savings of over $5,266,674
Darrell
Caraway, Public Utility Manager for the City of Ruston
says, ???Our goal was to provide the maximum benefit for
all of our customers and the technology we???re
implementing allows us to reach everyone regardless of
socio-economic status.???
From left to right: Todd
Barlow (VP/ Operations, Utiliworks); Darrell Caraway
(Public Utility Manger, City of Ruston); Dale Pennington
(Managing Director, Utiliworks)
Utiliworks
Consulting is a professional services company that helps
utility clients assess, design, procure and deploy
advanced metering systems and smart grid technologies.
Build your utility???s smart solution with Utiliworks.
http://www.utiliworks.com
Baton Rouge,
Louisiana, USA. info@utiliworks.com (225) 578-0080
National
Metering Services Incorporated, is highly experienced in
multiple meter technologies used in residential,
commercial and industrial meters applications.
Principles having a combined industry experience of 40
years in meter installations and customer service.
www.nationalmeteringservices.com
Krakow,
Poland. Kom 48 666 22 08 32
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Press Release
June, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
National Metering
Service Receives 2009 Best of Kearny Award
U.S.
Commerce Association???s Award Plaque Honors the
Achievement
WASHINGTON D.C.
June 8, 2009 --
National Metering Service has been selected for the 2009
Best of Kearny Award in the Industrial Equipment
Services category by the U.S. Commerce Association
(USCA).
The USCA "Best of Local Business" Award
Program recognizes outstanding local businesses
throughout the country. Each year, the USCA identifies
companies that they believe have achieved exceptional
marketing success in their local community and business
category. These are local companies that enhance the
positive image of small business through service to
their customers and community.
Various sources of
information were gathered and analyzed to choose the
winners in each category. The 2009 USCA Award Program
focused on quality, not quantity. Winners are determined
based on the information gathered both internally by the
USCA and data provided by third parties.
About
U.S. Commerce Association (USCA)
U.S. Commerce
Association (USCA) is a Washington D.C. based
organization funded by local businesses operating in
towns, large and small, across America. The purpose of
USCA is to promote local business through public
relations, marketing and advertising.
The USCA was
established to recognize the best of local businesses in
their community. Our organization works exclusively with
local business owners, trade groups, professional
associations, chambers of commerce and other business
advertising and marketing groups. Our mission is to be
an advocate for small and medium size businesses and
business entrepreneurs across America.
SOURCE: U.S.
Commerce Association
CONTACT:
U.S. Commerce
Association
Email: PublicRelations@us-ca.org
URL:
http://www.us-ca.org
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