October 10, 2005—Itron Inc. has announced an agreement to provide the US Department of the Navy with metering technology and enterprise energy management software to support more efficient management of the US Navy’s energy resources at its bases in the U.S. and throughout the world.
With these tools in place, US Navy facility and operations managers will gain timely and detailed visibility into energy usage and billing data for facilities and bases throughout the world, says Itron. This will enable the Navy to identify specific areas to target for energy efficiency improvement, ensure utility billing accuracy, enhance the effectiveness of energy management assets already in place, and optimize procurement of energy from both retail sources and on-site generation assets, says the company.
Like other federal facilities, the Navy faces new, more stringent requirements for energy efficiency, the most recent of those set forth in Sections 101-107 and 109 of Energy Policy Act of 2005, which include requirements for federal facilities to re-invigorate energy reduction to achieve an overall 20 percent reduction in energy consumption by 2015 compared to a 2003 baseline.
Itron creates value for its clients by providing industry-leading solutions for electricity metering; meter data collection; energy information management; demand response; load forecasting, analysis and consulting services; distribution system design and optimization; web-based workforce automation; and enterprise and residential energy management. To learn more about the company, visit its Web site.
