Greentech Lead America: Itron announced that E.ON, one of
the largest utility companies in Hungary, has selected the company to supply
smart meters for its energy use pilot program.
Under this agreement, Itron will supply the utility firm
with more than 7,600 smart meters for business and residential customers across
the country.
E.ON serves electricity to 60% of the residents and
businesses across Hungary and 28% of the country in gas. The company is leading
the country in innovation with the largest smart meter pilot program in
Hungary.
“The automated monitoring and control will provide a
wealth of new information for E.ON about energy usage, thus allowing utilities
to more effectively serve their customers,” said Istvan Biro, Itron regional
business unit manager. “This pilot GPRS meter installment in Hungary is only
the preliminary step in increased efficiency in energy technology across the
region.”
The deployment will begin later this month and is
an expansion of an initial gas and electric meter pilot that is currently
underway.
 Itron general packet radio service (GPRS) meters
allow for automated monitoring and increased communication about energy usage.
The meters will be installed at a random selection of E.ON’s 2.5 million
customers. The data derived from the smart meters will be used to evaluate
consumer energy use and efficiency.
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