Landis+Gyr (www.landisgyr.com) has entered into a contract with Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD; Sacramento, California, U.S.) to supply all of the planned 620,000 smart meters for use in the deployment of SMUDs advanced metering infrastructure (AMI).

Under the agreement, SMUD plans to deploy the technology-rich Landis+Gyr FOCUS family of smart meters for residential, industrial and commercial customers throughout its service area. Smart metering solutions provide a two-way flow of data between customer meters and utility backend systems. With this two-way data flow, utilities will be able to offer customers a broad array of new pricing, demand-response and energy-automation options that enhance the efficiency and reliability of the electric grid. Customers will benefit from more information, expanded choices, simpler and smarter management of their energy, as well as the potential to reduce the environmental impact of their energy use.

Landis+Gyr's electric meter contract is part of SMUD's AMI rollout that recently received regulatory approval. Landis+Gyr will work on this project with partner Silver Spring Networks, provider of the communications solution.

In recent months, Landis+Gyr has unveiled several major AMI deals with utilities across the globe, including two announced in Texas — most recently a five-year advanced-metering contract with utility AEP-Texas, as well as the state's largest with Oncor for more than 3 million homes and small businesses, in addition to selection as the primary meter vendor for Pacific Gas and Electric Co.'s deployment of over 5 million smart electricity meters.