SAN MATEO, California, October 28 /PRNewswire/ --

eMeter, a global leader in clean energy technology, has announced that
CPS Energy has chosen its meter data management (MDM) solution, EnergyIP, for
their smart meter build out in support of more than one million electric and
gas smart meters.

"After an extensive evaluation, we found the right partner in eMeter with 
their EnergyIP solution.  eMeter demonstrated their experience with large 
scale smart meter deployments and their commitment to integration with our 
SAP customer system," said Chris Baron, Chief Information Officer, CPS 
Energy.

CPS Energy will be implementing EnergyIP to support its complete
meter-to-bill process, as well as the smart meter lifecycle. The latter
includes smart meter asset management, installation support, device
provisioning, and automated exception identification and handling. CPS
Energy's business case for MDM included significant benefits in all these
areas.

"eMeter's technology will help us realize the benefits of our AMI
investment by supporting our service-related goals such as improved outage
management, better-informed reliability planning, and enhanced customer
services," said Anthony Hawkins, Director of System Measurement and
Technology, CPS Energy.

eMeter provides the EnergyIP software that enables utilities to realize
the full benefits of their Smart Grid and Smart Metering initiatives
including demand response programs. Demand response programs have been shown
to enable electric consumers to conserve up to 20 percent of their
electricity use.

"We are pleased to welcome CPS Energy as our newest customer and thank
them for their vote of confidence in our EnergyIP product," said Cree
Edwards, Chairman and CEO of eMeter. "EnergyIP will provide CPS Energy the
ability to manage enormous amounts of meter data and provide real time
validation, processing and deliver this information to their customers. This
will be the foundation that will enable CPS Energy to better balance energy
supply and support energy efficiency and demand response offerings for their
customers."

eMeter and CPS Energy are both members of the Lighthouse Council, an SAP
led group of utilities and Smart Grid companies working to enhance
integration and connectivity with SAP's suite of products.

About eMeter Corporation

With 23 million meters under contract, eMeter Corporation of San Mateo,
California, provides software that enables electric, gas and water utilities
to realize the full benefits of their Advanced Metering and Smart Grid
initiatives. EnergyIP, eMeter's premier enterprise software platform, offers
a full suite of Meter Data Management functionality, an Integration Platform
for linking a variety of AMI (advanced metering infrastructure) systems to
multiple utility information systems and Business Process Management Tools
specializing in AMI implementation, operations and maintenance. eMeter's
experienced professional services team is available to plan, install and
configure the EnergyIP software, as well as provide strategic consulting
services related to meter data management, advanced metering and demand
response. eMeter recently announced a strategic partnership for global
distribution with Siemens Corporation. For more information, please visit
http://www.emeter.com.

Contact Information:
    John Shim
    eMeter Corporation
    +1-650-227-7770
    john.shim@emeter.com



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