2010 News

Zug, Switzerland - December 13, 2010 – Landis+Gyr, the global leader in energy management solutions, will supply ORES with its Gridstream solution, which includes software, the AIM system that runs on PLC technology as well as 1250 smart meters. 250 of these homes will have smart electricity meters as well as smart gas meters- which will use a common communications link from the home to seamlessly send multi-energy data back to the utility. The first phase of the pilot project is due to be complete in Spring 2011, with 100 smart meters installed in the city of Nivelles and a further 100 installed in Marche-en-Famenne.

Zug, Switzerland - December 13, 2010 – Landis+Gyr, the global leader in energy management solutions, will supply ORES with its Gridstream solution, which includes software, the AIM system that runs on PLC technology as well as 1250 smart meters.

Zug, Switzerland - 26 November, 2010 - Landis+Gyr, leading provider of smart metering solutions, will enable the migration of the entire customer base of Finnish public utility Kuopio Energy to smart metering by the end of 2013. The deal, which is a turnkey delivery, was signed today in Kuopio, Finland, for the delivery of 50,000 smart electricity meters, the smart metering software Gridstream AIM, as well as installation and project management – all by Landis+Gyr.

Zug, Switzerland - November 23, 2010 – Landis+Gyr, the global leader in energy management solutions, has been selected as one of the world’s most promising privately held companies based on clean technologies and innovation criteria. Landis+Gyr has been listed on the 2010 Global Cleantech 100 in recognition of its past performance in delivering smart grid products and services, as well as in recognition of its expected impact over the coming years.

Zug, Switzerland/Brussels, Belgium - November 17, 2010 – Today, the European Commission released a Communication on the EU’s energy infrastructure priorities, where smart metering features prominently. Landis+Gyr, the global leader in smart metering and energy management solutions, welcomes the Communication and fully agrees with the European Commission’s assessment that the transition from the current grid infrastructure to smart metering and smart grid technologies is not progressing as fast as needed.

Zug, Switzerland - September 30, 2010 – Landis+Gyr, the global leader in energy management solutions, has delivered its 10,000^th SyM² meter. The development comes as conversion of meter parks to the new industry standard for industrial and commercial customers is continuing to gather pace. Landis+Gyr developed the SyM² standard in close coordination with the German utilities RWE, EnBW and E.ON Energie, and was first to bring an SyM²-compliant meter to the German market at the end of 2009 with the E750 product family.

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.

With the Smart Grid making headway in energy management, the leading role of utilities is increasing significantly. We at Landis+Gyr embrace the opportunity to guide and support our forward-thinking customers with the solutions that optimize their grid assets and contribute to environmental conservation.

Gridstream is an integrated solution that packages Landis+Gyr’s Smart Metering offering and enables Smart Grid. Our Smart Metering portfolio includes the latest multi-energy meters, network management technology, and personal energy management tools. Being an end-to-end solution, Gridstream helps utilities manage their energy across the entire electricity supply chain.

Sydney, Australia and San Francisco, California, August 30, 2010 — Landis+Gyr, a global leader in energy management and advanced metering technology, today announced the signing of a software reseller agreement with Grid Net™, a leading global real-time, all-IP Smart Grid and Smart Home software platforms provider.

Zug, Switzerland, 17 August 2010 – Landis+Gyr, the world’s leading provider of smart metering solutions, has signed a major contract to enable Finnish utility Turku Energia Sähköverkot (Turku Energia Electricity Networks) to complete its rollout of smart metering to its entire customer base. Turku Energia Sähköverkot’s investment not only fulfils legislative requirements, but also im- proves the efficiency of the utility’s internal processes and customer service portfolio.

Cooperation agreement will enable the deployment of smart, fully open and interoperable end-to-end energy management solutions in Portugal and Spain, two of Europe’s fastest growing smart grid markets. The partnership embeds CURRENT’s PRIME standards-based software into Landis+Gyr’s Gridstream^TM solution portfolio delivering an interoperable system, key to offering future multi-energy solutions to Iberian Peninsula markets.

Zug, Switzerland, July 7, 2010 – Landis+Gyr introduces version 1.0 of its Gridstream MDUS smart metering software. This software provides an end-to-end smart metering solution integrated with the SAP for Utilities business system. With this development, utilities now can handle their metering data management activities from a single system.

Zug, Switzerland, June 28, 2010 – Landis+Gyr, the global leader in smart metering, today announced the signing of a landmark agreement with one of the largest Finnish utilities, Helen Electricity Network.

Zug, Switzerland, June 22, 2010 – Landis+Gyr announced today that it had completed the deployment of over 400,000 GridstreamTM enabled smart meters and the related AIM software to E.ON Elnät AB, one of the largest Swedish grid companies.

Zug, Switzerland, 15 June 2010 – Siemens IT Solutions and Services and Landis+Gyr are presenting their joint, fully-integrated, end-to-end smart metering solution for the first time on June 15 and 16, 2010, at the EMEA Conference SAP for Utilities 2010 in Brussels. It combines the IT provider’s smart meter Integration and Enablement (SMIE®) solution coupled with the infrastructure and the Gridstream me- ter data system of one of the leading providers of integrated energy management solutions.

Zug, Switzerland, 20 May – The world goes smart. In tomorrow’s smart world, smart meters form the foundation of an interconnected system expanding from smart metering to smart grids and smart home applications. To secure the interoperability required to ensure a seamless flow of data and smooth upgrades towards new applications, three smart metering industry leaders have founded the IDIS (Interoperable Device Interface Specifications) Industry Association in Zug, Switzerland to make interoperability a reality in the smart metering industry.

Zug, Switzerland, 31 March - Landis+Gyr, a world leading provider of integrated energy management solutions, and Acea Distribuzione, the largest municipal utility in Italy, have completed one of Europe’s largest smart metering rollouts in Rome. The integrated Advanced Metering Management (AMM) system, provided by Landis+Gyr together with Ericsson and BTicino, now serves 1.4 million households.

Million meter contract for electric, gas smart meters to save British Gas customers more than £200m by 2020

London, 29 March 2010 - Landis+Gyr, the world’s largest electricity metering and smart meter solutions company and a pioneer of worldwide smart grid realisation, today announced it has been selected by the UK’s largest energy supplier, British Gas (parent company Centrica (LSE:CNA)) to support the UK’s first commercial-scale smart meter deployment in an energy efficiency effort that could save consumers more than £200 million in energy bills.

Zug, Switzerland, 11 March – Landis+Gyr, the leading supplier of smart metering and energy management solutions, had its Poland based operations listed as one of the 500 most valuable enterprises in the country by the local edition of Forbes Magazine, the flagship publication of the American publishing and media company. Landis+Gyr Poland made the list as a Forbes Diamonds selectee for 2010, a category that includes the best companies using a number of evaluation criteria.

 Zug, Switzerland, 8 March - Landis+Gyr, a world leading provider of integrated energy management solutions, has formally established its presence in Russia by opening a new office in Russia’s capital Moscow this month. After several years of successful business in the growing economy, the company is further developing its network to ensure a stronger connection to the market.

Zug, Switzerland, 3 March, 2010 – Landis+Gyr, the leading global supplier of smart meters and energy management solutions,will be contributing to the further development of Slovenia by the deployment of smart metering infrastructure and energy efficiency tools for the residential sector to the country’s largest utility, Elektro Ljubljana. The utility’s decision to invest in advanced metering is based on a compelling business case rather than a response to regulatory requirements.

Smart metering infrastructure that includes direct consumer feedback is the only way to create true energy efficiency and a smart grid environment to benefit all

Zug, Switzerland, 24 February 2010 – The concept of energy efficiency, often
referred to as the fifth fuel and smart metering are currently the subject of dis-cussion among the European institutions. Landis+Gyr explained how the fifth fuel can be maximised at a debate organised by the European Energy Forum at the European Parliament in Brussels.

Landis+Gyr partner, SAP, has put together two films discussing smart metering, the smart grid and the future of energy management.
 

Zug, Switzerland, 8 February – Landis+Gyr, the leading global supplier of smart meters and energy management solutions, continues to expand its leadership position in the Polish market having recently signed a contract with ENION, the second largest electricity distributor in Poland, for its residential and ICG metering applications, further strengthening relations between the two leading companies.

Zug, Switzerland, 3 February, 2010 – Landis+Gyr, as part of its contribution to the development of an energy conscious future, today launches AGUILOG®, a solution designed to optimise utility operations and improve overall service efficiency.