This event will be brought to you live from DistribuTECH 2012 Room #205! 

A panel featuring representatives from Elster, Elster EnergyICT, Survalent, Entergy and Pike Research will engage in a conversation regarding the benefits of voltage conservation. In 2011, Elster created the Smart Grid Voltage Conservation Alliance (SGVCA) for the purpose of accelerating the adoption and validate the business benefits of voltage conservation for utilities through the convergence of Distribution Automation (DA) and Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI). Alliance charter members- Elster, Survalent and Entergy- will showcase the benefits of voltage monitoring and the associated energy savings without consumer behavior change as goals of the SGVCA.

Reducing voltage by four to six percent can result in real energy savings between three to five percent, but most utilities are unable to effectively manage voltage variations due to the lack of voltage monitoring at both the individual meter as well as across the distribution circuit. Leveraging the convergence of DA and AMI for voltage monitoring, utilities will be able to gain additional insight from the substation down to the customer endpoint, and increase operational efficiencies through voltage conservation while extending the capabilities and advantages of AMI.

This presentation will highlight the benefits of voltage monitoring and conservation and the initiatives of the SGVCA. The panel will also emphasize how utilities can improve operational efficiency through voltage conservation.

Paul Olivier Director of Smart Grid/AMI ENTERGY
David W. Green Executive Vice President Customers & Markets, North America Elster Solutions, LLC
Clint Wheelock President Pike Research
Jon Rennie Vice President and General Manager ABB Distribution Components
Young A. Ngo Vice President Survalent Technology
Claude Godin President Elster EnergyICT

Elster (NYSE: ELT) is one of the world’s largest electricity, gas and water measurement and control providers. Its offerings include distribution monitoring and control, advanced smart metering, demand response, networking and software solutions, and numerous related communications and services – key components for enabling consumer choice, operational efficiency and conservation. Its products and solutions are widely used by utilities in the traditional and emerging Smart Grid markets. 

Elster has one of the most extensive installed revenue measurement bases in the world, with more than 200 million metering devices deployed over the course of the last 10 years. It sells its products and services in more than 130 countries across electricity, gas, water and multi-utility applications for residential, commercial and industrial, and transmission and distribution applications.

For more information about Elster, please visit www.elster.com/en/index.