RALEIGH, N.C., Jan. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- 


    WHAT:   On Tuesday, January 24th at 12:00 p.m. CST,
            Elster will join other industry leaders from
            ABB, Entergy and Survalent to discuss the
            benefits of voltage conservation and the
            associated energy savings. The panel,
            moderated by Pike Research, will highlight how
            utilities can improve operational efficiency
            through voltage conservation and the mission
            of the Smart Grid Voltage Conservation
            Alliance (SGVCA).


            Elster created SGVCA in 2011 to accelerate the
            adoption and validate the business benefits of
            voltage conservation for utilities through the
            convergence of Distribution Automation (DA)
            and Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI).


            Reducing voltage by four to six percent can
            result in real energy savings between three to
            five percent, but most utilities are unable to
            effectively manage voltage variations due to
            the lack of voltage monitoring at both the
            individual meter as well as across the
            distribution circuit. Leveraging DA-AMI
            convergence for voltage monitoring, utilities
            will be able to increase operational
            efficiencies through voltage conservation
            while extending the capabilities and
            advantages of AMI.

    WHEN:  Tuesday, January 24, 2012
           12:00 PM (CST)

    WHERE: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Room #205
           San Antonio, TX
            *To register for the live webcast, please visit
            http://bit.ly/v6YE1Q

    WHO:    David W. Green, Executive Vice President
            Customers & Markets, North America, Elster
            Solutions, LLC
           Claude Godin, President, Elster EnergyICT
            Paul D. Olivier, Director of Smart Grid/AMI,
            ENTERGY
           Clint Wheelock, President, Pike Research
            Jon Rennie, Vice President and General Manager,
            ABB Distribution Components
            Young A. Ngo, Vice President, Survalent
            Technology

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About Elster

Elster (NYSE: ELT) is one of the world's largest electricity, gas and water measurement and control providers. Its offerings include distribution monitoring and control, advanced smart metering, demand response, networking and software solutions, and numerous related communications and services - key components for enabling consumer choice, operational efficiency and conservation. Its products and solutions are widely used by utilities in the traditional and emerging Smart Grid markets.

Elster has one of the most extensive installed revenue measurement bases in the world, with more than 200 million metering devices deployed over the course of the last 10 years. It sells its products and services in more than 130 countries across electricity, gas, water and multi-utility applications for residential, commercial and industrial, and transmission and distribution applications.

For more information about Elster, please visit www.elster.com/en/index.

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