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ClipperCreek and Silver Spring Networks First to Market with Smart Grid-Integrated Electric Vehicle Charging Station
San Francisco April 30, 2010 – ClipperCreek, Inc., a leading producer of plug-in electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and Silver Spring Networks, a leading Smart Grid solutions provider, today announced the joint development of the first fully integrated, Level 2 Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment(EVSE) smart charging station. The companies are currently working with a variety of utilities to develop hardware and software needed to effectively manage the smart charging of electric vehicles.
The ClipperCreek EVSE is fully integrated with the Silver Spring Smart Energy Platform and enables endto-end connectivity from the utility back office to the smart charging station. Utilities and municipalities looking to roll out electric vehicle charging infrastructure can now integrate ClipperCreek’s Smart Gridnetworked charging stations into their demand management systems. Connecting charging stations to the Smart Grid will enable utilities and consumers to intelligently manage the charging load, keeping costs low and reduce the need to build additional generation capacity.
“It is important to manage the rapid growth of charging infrastructure to maximize the potential benefit,” said Jason France, ClipperCreek CEO. “Silver Spring Networks’ open, unified Smart Energy Platform will allow utilities and municipalities to easily integrate our charging stations without having to run separate, parallel networks.”
“Silver Spring is pleased to work with ClipperCreek to demonstrate how the Smart Grid can facilitate the adoption of electric vehicles,” said Judy Lin, Chief Product Officer for Silver Spring Networks. “The intelligence provided by our integration solution gives both consumers and utilities the control they need to keep electric vehicles safely and effectively charged and running.”
About ClipperCreek, Inc.
ClipperCreek brings customer solutions and product leadership to the electric vehicle charging infrastructure marketplace with reliable, safe and flexible, software-driven products that have been proven through 10 years of development and field experience. ClipperCreek is the only EVSE manufacturer to be certified to meet the current UL standards. ClipperCreek produced over 2,000 chargers in 2009 and is the exclusive provider of EVSE chargers for BMW’s Mini-E and for Tesla Motors’ Level 2 EVSE charging stations. ClipperCreek also provides chargers to power Mercedes, GM and Nissan vehicles. Visit www.ClipperCreek.com for more information.
About Silver Spring Networks
Silver Spring Networks is a leading Smart Grid solution provider that enables utilities to achieve operational efficiencies, reduce carbon emissions and empower their customers with new ways to monitor and manage their energy consumption. Silver Spring provides the hardware, software and services that allow utilities to deploy advanced solutions, including Smart Metering, Demand Response, Distribution Automation and Distributed Generation, over a single, unified network. Silver Spring’s Smart Energy Platform is based on open, Internet Protocol (IP) standards, allowing continuous, two-way communication between the utility and devices on the grid. Silver Spring has numerous deployments with leading utilities in the US and abroad, including Florida Power & Light, Pacific Gas & Electric, Pepco Holdings, Inc., Jemena Electricity Networks Limited and United Energy Distribution, among others. For additional information, please visit www.silverspringnet.com.
Media Contact:
ClipperCreek
Dave Packard
912-882-0702
Information@ClipperCreek.net
Lisa Magnuson
415-531-9199
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