Siemens Energy, Inc. (NYSE: SI) and BPL Global® (BPLG) are expanding their relationship in North America to provide a comprehensive Smart Grid portfolio.
Siemens is currently an investor in BPLG and a co-marketer of its transformer monitors, and now Siemens will team with BPLG to integrate and resell BPLG load management and distributed energy resource management solutions. Siemens and BPLG will integrate BPLG Smart Grid solutions with Siemens’ distribution automation applications, including its distribution management system (DMS), SCADA and substation automation solutions.
BPLG’s demand management solution integrates software, hardware and services that enable utilities to directly manage non-critical load for operational and market monetization needs. The solution provides electric utilities with direct control of dispatchable load with predictable and verifiable management of individual loads.
Siemens has Smart Grid solutions along the entire energy conversion chain from planning and consulting to the products and services required to enable the grid to operate intelligently. And Siemens also incorporates solutions for commercial and industrial applications as well as smart homes, including building automation, IT systems integration, advanced lighting technology and energy efficient appliances, for a comprehensive Smart Grid solution.
"Working with innovative partners like BPLG allows Siemens to strengthen our Smart Grid solutions,” said Mike Edmonds, vice president, Energy Automation, Siemens Energy, Inc. “Power SG Smart Grid solutions from BPLG enable Siemens to provide direct load management and distributed energy resource management integrated with our distribution automation solutions. This link will enable utilities to add controllable demand management to their smart grid deployments, creating enhanced value for distribution network operations.”
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