Feature
An upscale hotel-casino in Las Vegas placed a pretty safe
bet when it commissioned an enterprise energy management
system for its $1.6 billion complex.
If power is interrupted to a suite of facilities that
boast more than 3000 guest rooms and well over 100,000
square feet of gaming, entertainment and dining areas,
lost revenue can amount to around $3 million a day - a
gamble that's not worth taking. Full
story
Announcement
 Global
power and control specialist Schneider Electric
has agreed
to acquire
Power Measurement, with
the transaction expected
to complete by the second quarter 2005. We are very excited
about this news as it represents significant opportunities
for us to grow and enhance our leading-edge enterprise
energy management offerings to our customers worldwide.
Power Measurement assures you that you will continue
to receive the same exceptional level of product and service
quality you have come to expect from us. Our complete range
of innovative software, hardware and services is available
to meet your needs.
We look forward to an exciting future within the Schneider
Electric group of companies. For more information, refer
to the full news
release here. If you have any questions or concerns
please do not hesitate to call your local Power Measurement
representative or contact sales@pwrm.com.
Smart Tip
Don't
Lose Money Through Inaccurate Billing!
Companies with distributed operations and separate facilities,
or businesses that sub-let premises and industrial processes,
don’t always appreciate the importance of accurate
sub-billing for utility charges.
An advanced energy information system helps create exact
bills for specific departments or tenants, based on actual
usage, and can distribute them via paper, email or web.
Users will discover the true unit cost of production by
allocating energy expenses by process or production line,
and combining usage data with information on the number
of units produced.
In the commercial property market energy costs are crucial
- often exceeding 20% of business expenses - and accurate
information is vital to managing energy consumption and
quality, and keeping tenants happy. See how Power Measurement
energy information systems help property management customers in
this sector maximize their profits.
Industrial users, from petrochemical processing
to manufacturing to entertainment,
also see the real dollar value that accurate metering delivers
via sub-billing and cost allocation.
News |
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Have
you ever wondered what effect distributed generation
has on a utility grid? Armed with ION® 7600
power quality meters, the California Energy Commission
decided to find out - they spent two years monitoring
power quality and voltage fluctuations at 14 generation
and interconnection sites throughout the state... Full
story
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Power
Measurement’s Technical Support team in Victoria
has taken over call center support for all our
Retail Energy products, including 24/7 emergency
support for Energy Profiler Online, (EPO). Support
requests are handled by phone and email.
Support for all other Power Measurement technology
continues as before. Details
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Product Spotlight
The ION® 6100 Wireless Metering System offers outstanding
quality, versatility, and functionality in a wireless power
and energy metering system for North American customers.
Whether it’s for a new building or a retrofit, the
ION® 6100 eliminates the costly problems of routing,
conduit installation and cable connections.
Network addresses and CT ratios are pre-configured at
the factory - no complex programming or set-up configuration
is required. Check out its many other useful
features.
The ION® 6100 Wireless Metering System provides economical
energy monitoring for commercial properties, tracking both
usage and coincident demand readings, so you can accurately
bill tenants for all electrical costs.
For more information on ION® 6100 meters, see the Products
section of our website.
Experts Corner
Practical Advice on Getting the Most from Power
Measurement Technology
Question |
Could you please explain the difference between
10 base-T and 10 base-FL? Can I retrofit my ION® 7550
meter with either of these ports?
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Answer |
10base-T, which is also called Twisted-Pair Ethernet,
is one of several adaptations of the Ethernet standard
for Local Area Networks (LANs). It uses a twisted-pair
cable to a maximum length of 100 meters, and it operates
at 10 Mbps (mega bits per second). 10base-FL is a
specification for running Ethernet over fiber optic
cables. It also operates at 10 Mbps. However, the
main reason for employing fiber optic cable in Ethernet
networks is the maximum cable segment length in this
type of topology is 2000 meters.
You can easily retrofit your ION® 7550 meter
with a new communications card to support both 10base-T
and 10base-FL; however, you can only use one standard
at a time.
To learn more about your meter’s communications
options, see the technote available
from the Power Measurement website.
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Trade Shows & Conferences Calendar
Power
Measurement is scheduled to participate in the following
events in the coming months:
See our complete events
calendar.
Training
"ION Training really completes the Power
Measurement solution and gives me complete control of
our energy information system." - Brian
Morrison, City of Thomasville, Georgia, US
Power Measurement's training courses ensure that you optimize
your ION system by learning how to collect and display
information specific to your applications, and configure
advanced automated systems.
Each of our classroom courses provides an interactive, "hands-on" environment
where you can experiment, explore, and simulate many scenarios.
Technical trainers provide useful tips and strategies that
help you to maximize productivity on the job.
For convenient and cost-effective training at your location,
we offer the option of bringing the classroom to you through
our ION On-Site courses. Using your specific training requirements,
we create training designed to meet your needs.
See our latest training course offerings and schedule
at www.pwrm.com/training.
Register online, or send an email with your questions to training@pwrm.com.
Careers
Power Measurement has the right place for the right people!
To view current job opportunities, visit the Power
Measurement Careers page.
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