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Metrix, a division of Mighty River Power Limited, and Elster Electricity, LLC, a leading provider of metering solutions worldwide and part of Elster Group, the world’s leading manufacturer and supplier of highly accurate, high quality, integrated metering and utilization solutions to the gas, electricity and water industries, announce that Metrix is deploying Elster’s EnergyAxis® System in Auckland, New Zealand. Metrix is initially deploying 5,000 meters and testing the system’s two-way meter-to-meter communication capabilities.
"Elster is pleased to be working with Metrix to address its AMI needs. Our systems platform was designed to be adaptable to customer requirements and provides a wealth of information to address the varied utility and utility customer needs. Elster is delighted that the EnergyAxis System is being successfully used in so many locations around the world," said Ronald B. Via, vice president of Elster Electricity.
Metrix is testing the system to evaluate how smart metering technology will enable it to add value to the services it delivers to retail electric providers, and to energy consumers. To quote Ian Howell, Business Solutions Manager, Metrix: “We are pleased to be working with Elster on this exciting project that will undoubtedly have a major influence on the future of smart metering in New Zealand. Our experience with the EnergyAxis system has been very positive so far and we look forward to sharing the benefits of this state-of-the-art technology with our customers.”
The EnergyAxis System is a metering automation system that utilizes a 900 MHz controlled mesh network with Elster’s residential electronic REX® meters and A3 ALPHA® meter collectors. Metrix selected Elster's EnergyAxis System after evaluating various technologies globally and visiting several EnergyAxis System deployments in North America.
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