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Smart Metering Partners Announced

10 June 2009

The partnerships are with smart meter manufacturers Landis+Gyr and PRI Australasia for the provision of smart meters, and with Silver Spring Networks for the provision of network infrastructure, communications devices and software that will connect the smart meters to CitiPower and Powercor’s electricity distribution networks.

The agreements combined represent the largest single commitment so far to the Victorian Government’s Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Project and were formally announced by Victorian Minister for Energy and Resources, The Hon. Peter Batchelor MP in Melbourne today.

These combined agreements mark a major milestone in a project that will ultimately transform the way consumers use and think about electricity, and which will allow electricity distributors to manage the electricity supply more effectively and efficiently for decades to come,” he said.

CitiPower and Powercor expect to begin installing the smart meters late this year, and to complete the project by the end of 2013.  The Smart Metering Fact Sheet and Q&A Document have been prepared to provide additional information about the roll out program.