As part of the European Energy Directives and following recommendations from the Commission de Regulation de l’Energie to begin testing smart meters in France, GrDF decided to set up various pilot programs in four different towns for residential gas meters over a period of one year.
The objective of this experiment is to study the possibility of a future mass deployment for France’s 11 million residential gas consumers. In Saint-Omer, Itron is providing automated meter reading by supplying, installing and maintaining its EverBlu fixed data collection system.
Marcel Regnier, senior vice president and COO of Itron International, said: “Itron has a broad experience with major energy utilities all over the world, and has several initial deployments with key gas distribution companies in Europe. We are very proud to have a leading role in this project which confirms Itron as a strong and reliable partner for future pilots and implementations in smart metering.”
