Silver Spring Networks in pact with CPFL for smart grid network rollout in Brazil

Greentech Lead America: Silver Spring Networks, a
networking platform and solutions provider for smart energy networks, has
entered into an agreement with CPFL Energia, a private electric energy company
in Brazil, for a foundational smart grid networking project across the
company’s distribution area in Brazil.

As per the agreement, CPFL will adopt Silver Spring Smart
Energy Platform to deploy a robust smart grid infrastructure for a diverse
range of commercial and industrial customers throughout its distribution area.
CPFL will also use this infrastructure to expand smart grid coverage for Low
Voltage (residential) clients and facilitate new Distribution Grid automation
projects.

“CPFL is adopting a Telecom infrastructure
technology which will allow introduction of smart grids in Brazil and, for
that, we are counting on Silver Spring to set a global benchmark in how we
provide our clients with power and information. We believe that the smart grid
system will significantly improve the Company’s operating efficiency,
particularly in terms of energy metering, automation and network operation
processes,” said Mauro Carmello, manager of operations and automation at
CPFL Energia.

CPFL Energia heads the distribution segment through
its eight distributors, which serve 569 municipalities in the States of Sao
Paulo, Rio Grande do Sul, Parana and Minas Gerais.

The Silver
Spring Networks Smart Energy Platform combines advanced networking
infrastructure, software and services to enable a wide range of smart grid
applications.

“Our proven, standards-based networking platform
creates an open and interoperable base on which smart grid applications can be
implemented, bringing electricity industry innovation to an increasing number
of Brazilian consumers,” said Eric Dresselhuys, executive vice president
of Global Development at Silver Spring Networks.

Silver Spring Networks integrates advanced grid sensor to smart
energy platform

Recently, Silver Spring Networks announced its advanced
faulted circuit indicator was integrated into its standards-based Smart Energy
Platform. This new distribution automation (DA) solution provides utilities
real-time, location-aware intelligence on the integrity of their distribution
lines.

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