Elster, SAIC team for hosted smart grid
Metering firm Elster will work with Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) to deliver a comprehensive hosted smart-grid solution for utilities.
The offering is designed to provide utility companies with a variety of advanced functionalities across electric, water and gas infrastructures.
According to Elster, the hosted end-to-end solution will be especially cost-effective for public power municipal and cooperative agencies, and will enable them to improve operating efficiencies and customer service.
The full life-cycle offering will help utility customers realise the benefits of “SmartGrid as a Service” (SGaaS), including demand response, distribution automation, meter data management, voltage conservation, transformer monitoring, electric vehicle charging and more. With the bundled offering, small and large utilities can operate a high-availability smart-grid system at significantly lower cost, according to Elster.
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