이트론(Itron)은 에너지 및 물사용에 현명한 기술과 서비스를 제공하는 기업으로, 댈러스(Dallas)-포트워스(Fort Worth) 지역 약 18만 명의 주민들에게 물 관련 서비스를 제공하기 위한 그랜드프레리의 물 유틸리티(GPWU, Grand, Prairie Water Utility)를 발표했다.  이트론사는 유틸리티에 수도계량기 시스템을 포함해 주민들의 상하수도 서비스를 향상시키기 위해 선발되었다.

 

이 유틸리티는 전문적인 서비스와 클라우드에 기반된 분석을 통해 향후 4년 동안 이트론사의 스마트워터솔루션(smart water solution)을 설치해 운영 효율성을 증가시키며, 고객에게 권한을 부여해 참여를 개선하고 효과적으로 물을 관리할 예정이다.

 

 

 

Itron Inc., a technology and services company dedicated to the resourceful use of energy and water, announced that the City of Grand Prairie Water Utility (GPWU), which serves 180,000 water customers in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area, has selected the company to upgrade its water metering and customer service systems.

 

Over the next four years, GPWU will install Itron's smart water solution -- including professional services and cloud-based analytics -- to increase operational efficiencies, enhance customer empowerment and involvement, and more effectively manage the delivery of water.

 

GPWU will enhance customer service, improve operational analysis, better understand consumer demand, and support water conservation efforts by utilizing Itron's analytic software application to translate advanced data collected into actionable intelligence. The Utility's customers will have online access to their accounts and consumption information, helping them better understand their water usage and actively participate in managing their water consumption.

 

"After extensive review of numerous proposals and review of several existing systems that have been upgraded in a similar manner, the City chose Itron because of its established credibility, proven expertise, successful projects in service, and cost-effective approach," said Ron McCuller, public works director. "We look forward to benefiting from Itron's smart water solution, which will help us meet our central program objectives of improved customer service and efficient water management."

 

[출처 = Water World / 2015년 11월 3일]