Cooper Power Systems, Inc. (Cooper Power Systems), a division of Cooper Industries, Ltd. (Cooper Industries), has been selected by EnergyUnited Electric Membership Corporation (EnergyUnited). Cooper Power Systems will deploy its Cannon power line carrier (PLC) advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) network throughout the EnergyUnited’s diverse service territory. Deployment of the system will begin immediately and will be completed over the next three years.
The infrastructure and its over 120,000 electric endpoints stretched across the 19 North Carolina counties served by EnergyUnited will be designed to provide AMI, Demand Response, and Smart Grid functionality.
“EnergyUnited selected the Cooper AMI solution because it matched our goal of providing our members with customer satisfaction, operational efficiencies and service reliability,” remarked Kathleen Hart, chief information officer of EnergyUnited. “After extensive evaluation, it was clear that the Cooper Power Systems vision of the future paralleled that of EnergyUnited. Its AMI solution will provide us with the advanced automation tools and the flexibility we’ll need to operate efficiently over the coming decades.”
“We are excited to get started on this project and look forward to providing automation solutions to EnergyUnited for years to come,” stated Cooper Power Systems group president, Mike Stoessl. Being selected by this leading energy services cooperative is yet another confirmation of the strength of Cooper Power Systems.”
More than 200 electric cooperatives throughout North America now utilize the Cooper Power Systems AMI solution and the company’s Yukon Platform.
Cooper Power Systems: Commitment to Smart Grid:
Cooper Power Systems practices a forward-thinking approach to providing utility customers with comprehensive reliability and productivity solutions and is well positioned to benefit from the $4.5 billion in funding allocated specifically for Smart Grid investment by the U.S. Department of Energy as part of the federal government’s economic stimulus plan. Within Cooper Power Systems, the Energy Automation Solutions (EAS) group is a leading provider of innovative technologies and solutions that allow electric utilities to optimize their performance in the areas of Advance Metering Infrastructure, Demand Response, Smart Sensors, and Distribution Automation – all technologies that will be critical to the overall development of a Smart Grid.
Cooper Power Systems is a US-based manufacturer of power delivery and reliability solutions.
EnergyUnited is a US-based power utilities company.