2009 News Archive

At the Copenhagen Climate Conference in Denmark this week the international community will try to come to consensus on a protocol to increase energy efficiency and prevent climate change. A new report from Landis+Gyr demonstrates that Smart Metering, combined with end user engagement, is a key way to help improve energy efficiency and therefore decrease CO2 emissions.

Utilities’ preferred meter platform for advanced metering deployments

Zug, Switzerland, November 6, 2009 – Landis+Gyr, the world’s largest electricity metering company, today announced the finalization of a US$100 million shareholder capital raising to fund the company’s rapid growth in smart metering.

300,000 Meters Installed in North Texas; Call for Other Industry Participants to Take Action

Erlangen/Zug, Switzerland - October 5, 2009 - Siemens and Landis+Gyr, a leading provider of smart metering solutions, have agreed a partnership in order to elaborate common standards. The standards will not only establish interoperability but will also give utilities the requisite security for their investments in smart grids.

Zug, Switzerland, October, 1 - Landis+Gyr has won the largest industrial, commercial and grid (ICG) meter contract to date in Eastern China. The company will deliver over 600 grid meters to the Jiangsu Power Grid enabling improved utility energy efficiency and both the quality and availability of energy data.

Standard Interfaces will Spur Rapid Development of Smart Metering

Jyskä, Finland - September 22, 2009 - Landis+Gyr introduces the new release of its residential system software, now with a new brand name, Gridstream AIM. The software presents the 4th generation of company’s AMM systems and 25 years of AMM experience. Gridstream AIM is the flagship of Landis+Gyr’s Gridstream solution portfolio for advanced metering management.

Zug, Switzerland, – Landis+Gyr, in cooperation with SAP AG (NYSE: SAP), is offering energy utilities a new dimension in the transparency and availability of energy data.

Reynosa Named Best Plant Finalist for Work Environment and Customer Service

Zug, Switzerland - September 3, 2009  – Landis+Gyr welcomes the EU energy package, which officially comes into force today, as a positive move towards the development of the Smart Grid. The two Directives and three Regulations are the latest acts to achieve an integrated EU-wide energy market and to enhance consumer protection measures.

Alpharetta, GA, USA – Landis+Gyr, the global leader in energy management offering utilities next generation smart grid solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Heath Thompson to the role of Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, North America. A seasoned technology executive, Thompson has over 26 years experience leading software development organizations, delivering advanced software and security products, helping companies develop technical strategy, instituting best practices for software and security product design, and building development and delivery organizations for products and services.

San Jose, CA and Zug, Switzerland – July 31, 2009 – Cisco and Landis+Gyr today announced that they will work together on a holistic approach to smart grid communications infrastructure that is expected to  help utility companies and their customers manage energy better. The collaboration between Cisco and Landis+Gyr is expected to accelerate the delivery of standards-based solutions for the energy industry and facilitate the integration of existing capabilities with renewable power sources, plug-in vehicles and distribution automation functionality.

Technology Will Help Spread ‘Culture of Conservation’, Empowering Brazilian Consumers to Manage Energy Better

California’s capital consumers empowered to manage energy bills, environmental

New online application enables consumers to better understand home energy usage

Nearly 250,000 Smart Meters Installed and Ready to Empower Consumers

Landis+Gyr, the global leader in energy management and advanced metering technology, today signed a multi-year contract with CitiPower and Powercor Australia to provide smart meters to more than one million Victorian electricity end users.

Deployment Empowers Consumers to Improve Energy Efficiency, Reduce Costs

Landis+Gyr has called for collaboration following the Government’s backing for a national roll-out of smart meters to all UK homes and businesses yesterday.

Vote requires full deployment in all EU Member States by 2022

Global Leader in Energy Management Recognized for Excellence in Client Service

Gridstream deployment within Austin Energy’s territory to be completed this year

New York, NY – March 26, 2009 – Landis+Gyr, the global leader in energy management offering utilities next generation smart grid solutions, today announced a contract with Pepco Holdings, Inc. (PHI) to supply the major portion of the smart meters for use in the deployment of PHI’s advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) in the state of Delaware, with flexibility to expand usage of the smart meters in other areas of PHI’s service territory.

Vattenfall Lämpö chooses Landis+Gyr for AMM multi-energy implementation

Dr Peter Heuell takes on the role of CEO for Germany with immediate effect. Herbert Brunner, previously CEO, becomes Chief Operating Officer (COO) and takes over responsibility for global management of the heat metering business. The management team is completed by a third member, Bernhard Hubert, who continues to hold the position of Chief Financial Officer.

Deployment will empower consumers to cut energy bills, greenhouse emissions

Zug, Switzerland – February 5, 2009 – A powerful European Consortium of leading meter manufacturers, utilities and technology providers came together for the first time this week in Madrid, Spain, to kick start the Open and Public Extended Network (OPEN) meter project, set to define and develop open standard telecommunication protocols and data formats for smart metering. 

Companies to integrate Landis+Gyr’s Advanced Metering Infrastructure with SAP® for Utilities to deliver new level of transparency and availability for Energy Utilities

Landis+Gyr Greece wins tender to supply the country’s Public Power Corporation (PPC) with 60,000 ripple control receivers for tariff switching.