Solutions

Resource Conservation:

  • Provide two-way demand response to reduce peak energy use
  • Collect, manage, and transmit high resolution usage data
  • Present innovative time-based rate programs and incentives

Risk Mitigation:

  • Offer proven AMI solutions with service-oriented MDM
  • Enable rapid deployments with hosted systems
  • Integrate new technology with legacy systems

Customer Satisfaction:

  • Provide fast, efficient, personalized service
  • Retain loyal customers with innovative energy programs
  • Deliver pricing and billing information via in-home displays and the web

Operational Excellence:

  • Apply integrated technologies to the Smart Grid
  • Enhance service scheduling, delivery, and outage planning
  • Provide PLC and RF-based AMI/AMR systems for gas, water, and electric

What's New

HUNDREDS OF UTILITY LEADERS TAP THEIR CREATIVE VISION AT THE ACLARA CLIENT CONFERENCE

APRIL 22, 2013
More than 650 utility customers will gather this week for the annual Aclara Client Conference at the Marriott Kansas City Downtown in Kansas City, Mo. Those attending the event, which marks its fifth year, will drive the company’s product vision as well as learn about the company’s new developments in advanced metering infrastructure, cellular technology, consumer engagement solutions, and mobile applications. Aclara Technologies LLC is a leading provider of intelligent infrastructure technologies for water, gas, and electric utilities and is part of the Utility Solutions Group of ESCO Technologies Inc. The conference runs April 22 to April 25.

ANDERSON MUNICIPAL LIGHT AND POWER COMMITS TO ACLARA TWACS TECHNOLOGY

April 17, 2013
Anderson Municipal Light and Power has announced plans to implement the TWACS power-line communications system from to read electric meters. The utility will employ the system to reduce costs and improve service to the almost 60,000 residents of Anderson, Ind., a city about 25 miles northeast of Indianapolis.

ACLARA ANNOUNCES ETWACS NEXT GENERATION ADVANCED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR ELECTRIC UTILITIES

February 19, 2013
Aclara Technologies LLC today announced enhanced TWACS® (eTWACS™) at TechAdvantage 2013 in New Orleans. Aclara’s TWACS power-line communications technology is the leading advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) solution nationwide, communicating with more than 13.5 million deployed smart devices and retrieving hourly data with a read rate higher than 99 percent for over 360 utilities.

Aclara Mobile Experience Offers Utilities an Integrated, User-Friendly Way to Engage Consumers

January 30, 2013
Aclara Technologies LLC, a leader in intelligent infrastructure solutions and part of the Utility Solutions Group of ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE:ESE), today introduces the Aclara Mobile Experience™ (AME™). AME is a turnkey solution for Apple iOS and Google Android devices that performs a diverse range of applications such as usage tracking, bill pay, outage reporting, customer service and others. AME will enable electric, gas, and water utilities to integrate a diverse set of consumer-facing applications into a secure and easy-to use mobile solution.

ESCO ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF SMART GRID SOLUTIONS PROVIDER

January 3, 2013
ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE: ESE) today announced that it has acquired the assets of Metrum Technologies LLC, (“Metrum”) a smart grid solutions provider based in Waco, Texas. The transaction also includes Metrum’s research and development center located in Dallas. Metrum will become part of Aclara Technologies LLC, a member of ESCO’s Utility Solutions Group. Terms were not disclosed.

Aclara Announces Support for U.S. Department of Energy Green Button Initiative Improving Consumer Access to Usage Information

October 2, 2012
Aclara will fully support the next phase of the Green Button initiative, Connect My Data, which allows utilities to automatically deliver usage data to consumers through third-party applications that help them understand and analyze it.

ACLARA TO DEPLOY INTEGRATED CONSUMER ENGAGEMENT AND DEMAND RESPONSE SOLUTIONS AT FORT COLLINS UTILITIES

September 26 , 2012
Aclara today announces a contract with the City of Fort Collins Utilities to deploy an integrated consumer engagement and demand response solution.

PALATKA GAS AUTHORITY TO IMPLEMENT ACLARA STAR NETWORK ADVANCED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE

September 24, 2012
Florida’s Palatka Gas Authority will implement the STAR Network advanced metering infrastructure to automatically read the 3,500 commercial and residential natural gas meters that PGA serves. Palatka Gas Authority chose the radio-frequency-based fixed-network to improve service as well as reduce costs.

Aclara to Deploy Consumer Engagement Software Solution at Sacramento Municipal Utility District

September 11, 2012
Aclara®, a leader in Intelligent Infrastructure technologies for utilities, today announces a contract with Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) to deploy its best-in-class consumer engagement software platform.

Two-Way Communications Network for Gas Utilities Efficiently Collects and Stores Meter Data to Improve Billing and Operations

July 30, 2012
The new Aclara Series 3000 family of gas-meter transponders equips its STAR Network advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) system with two-way communications capability, providing efficient, automatic, and hourly collection of time-stamped meter readings

Aclara STAR ZoneScan Cited as One of Ten Stand-Out Technologies at ACE12

July 23, 2012
Aclara’s STAR® ZoneScan leak-detection system was named one of the 10 Stand-Out Technologies from ACE12 by Water Online, a leading publication covering the water industry.

Aclara Demand Response Management System Advances Load Control at Twin Valleys Public Power District

April 26, 2012
Aclara®, a leader in Intelligent Infrastructure technologies for utilities and part of the Utility Solutions Group of ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE:ESE), today announces a contract with Nebraska's Twin Valleys Public Power District (TVPPD) to deploy Aclara’s TWACS and Demand Response Management System (DRMS) technologies. The integrated solution will provide a single, fully-integrated platform for demand response, advanced metering and data collection, and power system management.

Two Wins for MDM and Consumer Engagement Cement Aclara Mid-Market Momentum

April 19, 2012
Lafayette Utilities System (LUS), which provides electric, water, wastewater, and telecommunications services to approximately 62,000 electric customers and 52,000 water customers in Lafayette, La., will implement the Aclara Meter Data Management (MDM) system, while Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation (BREMC), Lenoir, N.C., will deploy Aclara Consumer Engagement as well as MDM. These two new mid-sized utilities cement Aclara’s leadership in providing meter data management (MDM), meter data analytics (MDA), and consumer-engagement solutions that meet the diverse requirements of electric, gas, and water utilities of diverse size and market.

Aclara DRMS Brings Comprehensive Load Control to Cuming County Public Power District

April 4, 2012
Aclara®, a leader in Intelligent Infrastructure technologies for utilities and part of the Utility Solutions Group of ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE:ESE), today announced a contract with Nebraska’s Cuming County Public Power District (CCPPD) to deploy the Aclara Demand Response Management System (powered by Calico). CCPPD, a long-time Aclara customer, has agreed to purchase the solution to expand the load-control capabilities of its existing TWACS network infrastructure.

White House Cites Aclara's Support for Green Button Initiative

January 26, 2012
Building a Strong, Lasting Economy with Energy Innovation… Today, the White House, in a press release from the Office of Science and Technology Policy, linked to Aclara’s announcement of its support for green button initiative, which offers usage data to eight million utility customers.

Upcoming Events

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

AMI Technology Symposium for Water Utilities

Marriott Renaissance Hotel  White Plains, NY

Aclara Technologies is hosting a one-day invitation-only complimentary AMI Water Symposium at the Marriott Renaissance Hotel in White Plains, New York to discuss the customer service, billing accuracy, and conservation challenges facing water utilities today. Warren C. Liebold, Metering and Conservation Director for the New York City Department of Environmental Protection, will be the Keynote presenter.

April 22-25, 2013

2013 Aclara Client Conference

Kansas City Marriott Downtown Kansas City, MO

Aclara clients converge on Kansas City, MO April 22-25th, as hundreds of extremely knowledgeable professionals from across the country and around the world gather for technical sessions, industry updates, networking functions, and social events at the annual Aclara Client Conference.

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