by Rebecca Walker — April 7, 2010—Landis+Gyr, the world’s largest electricity metering and smart meter solutions company and a pioneer of worldwide smart grid realization, announced it has been selected by the U.K.’s largest energy supplier, British Gas (parent company Centrica), to support the U.K.’s first commercial-scale smart meter deployment in an energy efficiency effort that could save consumers more than 200 million pounds in energy bills.
The deal will see British Gas deploy up to one million of Landis+Gyr’s “dual fuel” electricity and gas smart meters, along with Landis+Gyr’s innovative touch screen in-home display, in UK customer homes, marking one of the fastest, largest and most advanced smart meter deployments in Europe.
Under the deployment, which will precede the U.K.’s main smart metering rollout, consumers will be able to independently manage their energy consumption, cut their energy bills and protect the environment.
As part of the development, Landis+Gyr will share details of its smart metering system with third parties, allowing U.K. businesses a fast track to the creation of new and innovative solutions aimed at consumers, suppliers and utilities alike.
Landis+Gyr is the leading provider of integrated energy management solutions tailored to energy company needs. For more information, see the Web site.
