Smart Grid Technology draws good crowd of mostly utilitiy executives

Stephen Keehn, SDGE, A Sempra Energy utility on Smart Grid Technology


 
 

Stephen Keehn, project manager, Green Iniatives, Transmission Planning, San Diego Gas and Electric, A Sempra Energy utility attended the 2010 Smart Grid Technology Update Conference in San Diego. He defines what Smart Grid is, and has special interest in the tech, since his new job is about educating people about Smart Grid technology.

PERI Software Solutions Inc., a smart grid technology leader, plans to exhibit and participate in the 2010 Smart Grid Technology Conference & Expo, hosted by San Diego Gas & Electric, June 2nd & 3rd, San Diego, CA. The event touts to be a powerful utility led tech conference that will outline ways to step up smart grid technologies. PERI will be amongst a dozen exhibitors and plans to display its latest smart grid technology.

“We need to educate and engage consumers in the transformation of smart grid technologies,” said President and CEO Sarav Periasamy. PERI Software Solutions, Inc. “Research shows that 60 percent of the electricity generated in this country is lost to inefficiencies, and the fact that smart grid technology is green and does not cost more, customers will feel good about saving energy and the environment.”

PERI offers a solution that consists of smart electric meters that are capable of collecting fine grained household electrical usage data and transmitting it over secure communications protocols like mobile phones using general packet radio service (GPRS) or WIFI Mesh.


“The data collected is integrated into a smart grid enterprise information system,” explained Periasamy. “The application supports data collection, analytics, system planning, engineering, operations, energy management, asset management, and value-added customer services. Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Smart Meter and Demand Response form the core enabling technologies for the smart grid.

Beyond automated meter reading for billing purposes, the smart meters grid serves as information gateways to customers. It offers improved revenue management and proactive customer communications about energy efficiency. Through dynamic rate price programs and Home Area Network applications and devices the smart grid also enables customers to manager the user of energy in their home in near real time.
PERI's most recent move was opening its Los Angeles office earlier this year, which Periasamy has described as a way to step into the region's technology services market. PERI has developed 14 products and scored with customers such as Toyota and Blue Cross Blue Shield. Its hardware products have flourished in India in the desktop PC and wireless devices markets. On the intelligent hardware/embedded software front, PERI has developed iSystem, a product that integrates voice, video and data into one communication system.

For more about PERI visit: perisoftware.com.

For media interviews call: George Mc Quade, MAYO Communications, 818-340-5300, Publicity@mayocommunications.com

About PERI (www.perisoftware.com) Founded in 1999, PERI is a global business solutions company, which has grown to more than 700 plus employees and delivers high value-cost effective technology based business solutions. For more info visit: www.PERIsoftware.com.

[Editors: For images and media interviews please call: Aida Mayo or George McQuade at 818-340-5300 or 818-618-9229 or email Publicity@MayoCommunications.com.

Smart Grid Technology takes center stage in San Diego -PERI Software to Discuss Security Concerns

PERI Software to Display Smart Grid Technology and Discuss Infrastructure Security Concerns

 “Research shows that 60 percent of the electricity generated in this country is lost to inefficiencies” said Sarav Periasamy, President and CEO, PERI Software Solutions, Inc.

                 San Diego, CA – “The emerging technology that allows the integration of Home Area Network to the Smart Grid has added security concerns that have to be addressed especially with data, multi-application integration and communication networks,” said Chief Technology Officer Satish Chetty, PERI Software Solutions, Inc., one of the nation’s fastest growing Asian-owned, global business solutions companies, based in Newark, NJ with offices in San Jose, Los Angeles and Chennai, India. Chetty plans to speak on application security for Smart Grid technology at 2010 Smart Grid Technology Conference & Expo, hosted by San Diego Gas & Electric, June 2 -3, 2010, San Diego, CA.

             

The Smart Grid conference is expected to reveal ways to step up smart grid technologies. PERI will display its latest Smart Grid technology among a dozen exhibitors and sponsors. “Research shows that 60 percent of the electricity generated in this country is lost to inefficiencies, and the fact that smart grid technology is green and does not cost more, should help customers feel good about saving energy and the environment,” said Sarav Periasamy, President and CEO, PERI Software Solutions, Inc. "Smart Grid technology transforms the way utilities can deliver power to customers.”

            Smart Grid and Smart Metering introduce access control, network and application security concerns at and beyond the meter. PERI will be discussing how to prepare a security policy, understand and prevent network security issues and respond to incidents. Attendees will also hear PERI talk about the role based access control of data, devices, networks and applications, along with audits and reinforcements.

            The two-day Smart Grid technology conference, sponsored by San Diego Gas and Electric Company,  will also feature industry leaders from Austin Energy, TVA, Google, Seattle City Light, Southern California Edison, Better Place, Sempra, EPRI, and Verizon Wireless to name a few.
            Other subjects expected to be discuss include future of smart grid cleantech industry, which is estimated to hit $11.8 billion by the end of 2015. The conference will also feature “the pros and cons of in-home wireless standards such as open source and ZigBee, to see which home area networks will allow efficient home automation. The two day event will also outline topics such as “how to manage in-home data from multiple sources such as consumer devices, electric vehicles and smart meters to streamline operations.” And attendees will get the low down on the latest open platform based utility-technology partnerships to hear who they need to connect with for future gains.

            PERI offers a solution that consists of smart electric meters that are capable of collecting fine grained household electrical usage data and transmitting it over secure communications protocols like mobile phones using general packet radio service (GPRS)
or WIFI Mesh.

            “The data collected is integrated into a smart grid enterprise information system,” explained Periasamy. “The application supports data collection, analytics, system planning, engineering, operations, energy management, asset management, and value-added customer services. Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Smart Meter and Demand Response form the core enabling technologies for the smart grid.

            Beyond automated meter reading for billing purposes, the smart grid serves as information gateways to customers. It offers improved revenue management and proactive customer communications about energy efficiency. Through dynamic rate price programs and Home Area Network applications and devices the smart grid also enables customers to manager the user of energy in their home in near real time.

            For more about their products and services visit: www.perisoftware.com. For more about the smart grid tech conference and agenda visit:

http://www.smartgridupdate.com/smartgridtechnology/programme.shtml
            [Editors: For images and advanced media interviews with PERI, please call: Aida Mayo or George McQuade at 818-340-5300 or 818-618-9229 or email Publicity@MayoCommunications.com.]

 

[Editors: For images and media interviews please call: Aida Mayo or George McQuade at 818-340-5300 or 818-618-9229 or email Publicity@MayoCommunications.com.