According to the company, its reseller Engineering Center ENERGOAUDITKONTROL was awarded a contract for networking 10,000 homes in a pilot project that is being monitored by the Russian government as a potential model for the country.
PermEnergo expects the pilot project to save its customers up to 20% of their electricity usage while lowering its operating costs and improving the overall grid efficiency.
Installation of the energy control system is expected to be complete by the end of 2011.
The PermEnergo pilot project falls under a federal program called ‘Count. Save. Pay.’, a key part of Russia’s plan for infrastructure modernization.
The project is part of a smart grid initiative by Interregional Distributive Grid Co of Urals and Volga, the business that manages distribution companies for the Perm, Sverdlovsk, Chelyabinsk, and Kurgan regions of Russia.
PermEnergo is part of part MRSK group based in Russia.
