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Australia’s Jemena and UED select Silver Spring Networks for Smart Grid
Project launches international expansion for leading provider of Smart Grid networking technology
Redwood City, California, April 15, 2009, Melbourne Australia, April 16, 2009 - Silver Spring Networks, a leading Smart Grid networking solutions company, announced today that it has been selected by Jemena Electricity Networks (JEN) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of energy infrastructure company Jemena Limited, and United Energy Distribution (UED) to provide the network to support the rollout of a government-mandated Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) program.
Under the agreement, Silver Spring Networks will provide network infrastructure, devices,
software and variety of services in support of the AMI Program. The deployment, which will begin on September 1, 2009 and be completed by 2013, will network approximately 1 million homes and businesses throughout Victoria, Australia. “Silver Spring Networks is delighted to launch its international expansion with Jemena Ltd and UED,” said Scott Lang, Chairman, CEO and President, Silver Spring Networks. “Progressive utilities worldwide understand the value of the Smart Grid for achieving efficiencies and empowering customers. It’s the future of our industry and Jemena and UED are leading in this significant transition.”
As part of the project, UED and Jemena will deploy other applications, including Remote
Connect/Disconnect and Demand Response. The implementation plan is designed to allow these utilities to comply with the Victoria DPI mandates for smart metering.
“Jemena is committed to delivering the best possible energy saving solution for today that also provides a quality platform for future technologies to make it easier for our customers to save energy and reduce environmental impact. Partnering with Silver Spring Networks will help us achieve this goal”, said Paul Adams, Managing Director, Jemena.
“This smart meter rollout will allow customers to better manage their energy consumption at a
time when we are all becoming more energy focused,” said Hugh Gleeson, CEO, UED.
About Silver Spring Networks
Silver Spring Networks is a Smart Grid network solutions provider that enables utilities to achieve operational efficiencies, reduce carbon emissions and offer their customers new ways to monitor and manage their energy consumption. SSN provides the hardware, software and services that allow utilities to deploy and run unlimited advanced applications, including Smart Metering, Demand Response, Distribution Automation and Distributed Generation, over a single, unified network. SSN’s Smart Energy Network is based on open, Internet Protocol (IP) standards, allowing continuous, two-way communication between the utility and every device on the grid. SSN has successful deployments with utilities serving 20 percent of the US population, including Pacific Gas & Electric, Pepco Holdings, Florida Power & Light and Oklahoma Gas & Electric. In 2008, the World Economic Forum honored Silver Spring Networks as a Technology Pioneer. SSN also holds numerous patents in the area of utility network optimization. For additional information, visit us at www.silverspringnetworks.com.
About United Energy Distribution (UED)
UED is a Victorian electricity distribution company. UED’s network encompasses over 660,000 end customers, and services an area of 1,450km2 in southeast Melbourne and the Mornington Peninsula.
About Jemena
Jemena provides electricity, gas and water infrastructure and contracted works services and
owns the Jemena Electricity Network covering the northern and inner western suburbs of
Melbourne, and over 320,000 customers.
Media Contact:
Silver Spring Networks
Lisa Magnuson
lisamag@silverspringnet.com
(+1) 415-531-9199
Ruder Finn
Kate Guerin
guerink@ruderfinn.com
(+1) 212.593.6377 office
