The Intergraph Smart Grid Operations Command-and-Control Center integrates the various technologies that make up a smart grid – outage management, distribution management, SCADA, infrastructure management, smart meters – into a consolidated interface.
EMeter enables electric, gas and water utilities to realize the full potential of their advanced metering and smart grid projects by managing the large volumes of data provided by smart meters, the company said.
By joining EMeter’s Integrated MDM (iMDM) partner program, Intergraph will ensure future interoperability between its smart grid control center technology and EMeter’s EnergyIP platform, making it easier for joint utility customers to integrate smart meters and AMI into their grids.
As an open MDM platform, the EMeter EnergyIP platform offers utilities choice and flexibility in selecting from multiple AMI systems for their smart grid initiatives.
The company added that the integration will provide grid operators with end-to-end network visibility and management capabilities to provide utilities with the full operational benefits of their advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) and smart meter deployments for use in outage detection and response.
In addition to EMeter, Intergraph is a strategic partner of Siemens, together working on a number of smart grid projects.
Lisa Caswell, vice president of alliances at EMeter, said: “Intergraph provides a key piece of the smart grid puzzle. The clear integration of smart grid information into a consolidated, user-friendly interface is a unique and necessary capability, and EMeter is pleased that Intergraph will be enabling utilities to easily incorporate advanced meter information into their views.”
