September 14, 2001—Sage Systems and Itron, Inc. have partnered to deliver a new energy monitoring solution that will connect meters to the Internet, with the initial focus on electric meters. The technology will give electric, gas and water utilities the ability to create networked Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) systems by leveraging the existing public telecommunications infrastructure. The Sage/Itron solution takes advantage of Itron’s Encoder-Receiver-Transceiver (ERT) meter-mounted modules that allow electric, gas and water meters to be read using radio communications. Over 17.5 million Itron ERTs have been deployed to date, the majority of which are being read with a walk-by or drive-by solution using Itron’s R/F data collection technology.
The new Sage/Itron solution will allow meter data to be accessed via the Web without any new house wiring. Energy providers will be able to gather meter data from the Aladn Internet Gateway using a combination of pager, telephone, or high-speed Internet access, depending on the type of system installed. For more information, contact Itron.
