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CenterPoint installs millionth smart meter

Less than two years after beginning the installation of smart electric meters in the Houston area, CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC has installed its one millionth meter.

The company began installing Itron OpenWay smart meters in March 2009 and is on schedule to complete the installation of more than 2 million system-wide by mid-2012.

Electric smart meters are part of Energy InSightsm, CenterPoint Energy’s system of integrated smart technologies.

“With the installation of nearly 2.2 million smart meters system-wide and our intelligent grid initiative scheduled to be completed in 2013 in central Houston, we will have made significant improvements to modernise our electric infrastructure while giving customers the tools to help save on their energy bills,” said Kenny Mercado, division senior vice president for regulated operations technology at CenterPoint.

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Dan Ilett

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