Bangor Hydro Electric Co. is implementing Itron software solutions to help the utility migrate from automated meter reading processes to an advanced metering infrastructure.

In January 2010, the Maine Public Utilities Commission approved an investment in smart grid infrastructure for Bangor Hydro. As part of its business case, Bangor Hydro will employ Itron expertise and technology to implement dynamic pricing and multichannel customer engagement that will help customers better understand and manage their energy usage. Detailed hourly interval readings from more than 100,000 meters will be processed, analyzed and presented via a Web portal to both residential and commercial and industrial customers with the Itron solution.

Itron Enterprise Edition Meter Data Management (IEE MDM) is a critical part of Bangor Hydro's smart grid initiative. Bangor Hydro needed a solution that was flexible and scalable in order to calculate billing determinants for multiple pricing programs, such as its day-ahead hourly pricing. IEE MDM validates the meter data, stores it in a centralized repository and calculates billing determinants, which are distributed to billing and Web applications.

For more information, visit www.itron.com or www.bangorhydro.com.