The Elster EnergyAxis smart grid solution will power an advanced metering infrastructure system for Fort Collins Utilities’ electric and water customers, delivering system and operational improvements.
As part of the Advanced Meter Fort Collins project, Fort Collins Utilities will deploy about 100,000 advanced electric and water meter endpoints by the end of the second quarter of 2013.
The Elster EnergyAxis solution, running on the Tropos Network communications system, will enable Fort Collins Utilities to analyze meter data to maintain high system reliability and provide more information to customers.
The Fort Collins smart grid deployment will also improve customer service by enabling two-way digital communication between the advanced meters and system managers.
Tropos Networks will provide the wireless backhaul system required to transmit electricity and water usage data from the Elster Smart Meter to Fort Collins Utilities.
The Advanced Meter Fort Collins project is partially funded by a US Department of Energy smart grid investment grant.
