Peoples Natural Gas to Modernize Distribution System with Itron
August 18 2016 - 8:45AM
Business Wire
Itron smart gas solution to improve operational
efficiency and enhance customer service
Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ:ITRI), a world-leading technology and
services company dedicated to the resourceful use of energy and
water, announced today that Peoples Natural Gas has signed a
contract with Itron. The utility, which provides natural gas
service to approximately 700,000 customers in Western Pennsylvania,
West Virginia and Kentucky, will deploy Itron’s smart gas solution.
The solution will enable Peoples to operate more efficiently and
ensure overall system integrity, while paving the way for future
smart city applications.
With the solution, Peoples can streamline operational processes,
reduce costs and enhance customer service levels with detailed
meter data. This data will give the utility greater visibility into
system operations and customer consumption patterns so it can
improve reliability. Peoples will take advantage of mobile data
collection to eliminate estimated billing and the need for field
workers to enter the customer premise, improving worker safety and
customer privacy.
As a part of the contract, Itron will install approximately
460,000 OpenWay Riva™ gas communication modules over the next five
years. The modules give Peoples the flexibility to automate meter
reading today with the ability to expand the system in the future
to include a multi-purpose network for smart gas and smart city
applications and an increasingly diverse ecosystem of meters,
network devices and distributed assets.
“Itron’s smart gas solution gives us the technology we need
today to improve our operations while preparing us for the future,”
said Ruth DeLost-Wylie, senior vice president & CIO at Peoples
Natural Gas. “We look forward to working with a leader in the gas
industry to enhance the way we operate so we can improve service to
our customers.”
“At Itron, we are working to create more insightful utilities,
smarter cities and a resourceful world. We are glad to be able to
help Peoples Natural Gas achieve its goals of improved operational
efficiency and customer service,” said Tony Spiritoso, Itron vice
president of sales for Gas in North America. “Whatever the
challenge, Itron has the solutions to help our customers achieve
the business outcomes they need.”
About Itron
Itron is a world-leading technology and services company
dedicated to the resourceful use of energy and water. We provide
comprehensive solutions that measure, manage and analyze energy and
water. Our broad product portfolio includes electricity, gas, water
and thermal energy measurement devices and control technology;
communications systems; software; as well as managed and consulting
services. With thousands of employees supporting nearly 8,000
customers in more than 100 countries, Itron applies knowledge and
technology to better manage energy and water resources. Together,
we can create a more resourceful world. Join us: www.itron.com.
Itron® and OpenWay® are registered trademarks of Itron, Inc. All
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Itron and the third party unless expressly stated.
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