2010 News Archive

ATLANTA, GA. – Dec. 15, 2010 – The Landis+Gyr advanced electric meter manufacturing plant in Reynosa, Mexico has been recognized as one of the 10 best plants in North America by IndustryWeek magazine for 2010.

ATLANTA, GA. – Dec. 14, 2010 – The Central Lincoln People’s Utility District, a publicly-owned electric utility located along Oregon’s rugged coastline, has selected Landis+Gyr to provide a complete smart grid network and advanced metering solution.

ATLANTA, GA. and BALTIMORE– Oct. 19, 2010 – Landis+Gyr and SafeNet announced they have signed a reseller agreement to integrate SafeNet’s Luna Hardware Security Module (HSM) into Landis+Gyr’s Gridstream™ end-to-end security architecture, creating a highly secure environment to exchange and store utilities’ sensitive cryptographic keys in a trusted hardware device.

Atlanta - September 28, 2010 – Landis+Gyr announced it has been selected by CoServ Electric to provide advanced metering and smart grid technology for the utility’s eCoGrid initiative. CoServ Electric will deploy Landis+Gyr’s Gridstream™ technology that supports advanced metering, distribution automation and personal energy management applications, and will bring two-way communications capabilities to the utility’s more than 150,000 electric meters.

ATLANTA, GA. – Sept. 13, 2010 – Landis+Gyr has qualified the Sprint 4G network as a compatible communications vehicle to interface with the Gridstream™ smart grid solution for advanced metering, grid automation and personal energy management.

ATLANTA, GA. – Sept. 9, 2010 – Landis+Gyr is deploying its Gridstream™ solution as the advanced metering and grid automation technology platform for Kansas City Power & Light’s (KCP&L) comprehensive SmartGrid demonstration project

ATLANTA, GA. – July 29, 2010 – Gridstream™, Landis+Gyr’s smart grid solution for advanced metering, grid automation and personal energy management, successfully completed compatibility testing with WiMAX network provider Vecima Networks.

ATLANTA, GA. – June 21, 2010 – Landis+Gyr, the world’s largest smart meter solutions provider, today announced it has been selected by CPS Energy, the largest electric and natural gas municipal utility in the U.S., to deploy Landis+Gyr’s Gridstream™ smart grid solution for its more than one million electric and natural gas customers in San Antonio, Texas.

ATLANTA, GA – May 27, 2010 – Landis+Gyr announced it has signed an agreement with RSA, The Security Division of EMC, to provide enhanced security for its Gridstream™ smart grid network. Smart grid technologies have the power to transform electricity efficiency and reliability, and building security into the smart grid ecosystem from the start helps companies address potential vulnerabilities and risks to the system. The engagement between the two companies will build upon Landis+Gyr’s expertise in advanced metering infrastructure and applications, and RSA’s proven track record in security and information risk management.

ATLANTA, GA. – May 18, 2010 – Landis+Gyr is moving ahead to deploy an advanced metering system to more than 700,000 AEP Texas electric consumers in south and west Texas, after successfully completing the first phase of installations.

ATLANTA, GA. – April 7, 2010 – Landis+Gyr announced it has completed deployment of more than 1 million advanced meters for Ameren Illinois utilities, the electric and gas utility serving electric and natural gas customers in southern Illinois.

Atlanta, GA – March 31, 2010 – Landis+Gyr and Obvient Strategies have entered into a licensing agreement whereby Landis+Gyr will market and sell Obvient Strategies’ business intelligence software products for utility applications, while further integrating those products into the Gridstream™ family of smart grid solutions.

ATLANTA, GA. – February 11, 2010 – Landis+Gyr announced the release of the Gridstream™ PLC (TS2) module for the FOCUS® AX advanced meter. This new module for PLC networks allows utilities to select optional features such as ZigBee® RF to communicate with home area network devices.

ATLANTA, GA. – Jan. 22, 2010 – Landis+Gyr and DC Systems have entered into a licensing agreement that allows Landis+Gyr to market DC Systems software products for controlling distribution automation systems, while further integrating those products into the Gridstream™ family of smart grid solutions.
 

ATLANTA, GA. – January 14, 2010 – Investments in building a smart grid are creating jobs now and leading to new business opportunities in the energy efficiency industry, Landis+Gyr North America CEO Richard Mora told leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives during a meeting in Washington, D.C.