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Milton Hydro, Trilliant Expand Smart Grid Initiative in Ontario

By Anuradha Shukla, TMCnet Contributor

Milton Hydro and Trilliant have announced the expansion of Milton's existing Smart Grid initiative.

 

Milton Hydro is a local utility distribution company located in southern Ontario. Trilliant delivers Smart Grid solutions that enhance energy efficiency, utility operations, and renewable resource integration.

 

Milton began delivering Time-of-Use (TOU) billing to its customers in 2005, and now provides TOU billing for over 21,000 consumers. Currently in full production at Milton, including Trilliant hosted data services and software, the TOU provides for two-way communication capabilities between Milton Hydro and their customers.

 

The production testing and enrollment has been successfully completed with the province's centralized Meter Data Management and Repository (MDM/R) system.

 

Officials inform that this system is operated by the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) in its capacity as the Smart Metering Entity.

 

Milton Hydro has been using Trilliant technology since 2005 and is currently billing most of their customers on TOU rates. All new residential customers are immediately placed on TOU billing.

 

Trilliant's SecureMesh technology and associated data center applications include the necessary interfaces for integration with the MDM/R.

 

Under the "Energy Conservation Responsibility Act in 2006," all Ontario businesses and households must install smart meters by 2010. Responding to this mandate, Milton Hydro has completed the installation of smart meters for all their residential customers and hopes that all customers shall be on TOU billing by this fall.

 

Frank Lasowski, president and CEO at Milton Hydro recognizes Trilliant’s role in their success. The company has been a strategic partner of Milton Hydro for many years and helps them realize their plans to be a leader in the adoption of information technology that benefits their customers.

 

Milton Hydro has also deployed SkyPilot equipment as part of their smart metering program and Trilliant's recent acquisition of SkyPilot highlights their commitment to complete Smart Grid solutions.

 

“Very simply, Trilliant offers a working solution that meets or exceeds the Advanced Metering Infrastructure specifications and helps Milton Hydro bring new levels of value to our customers.”

Anuradha Shukla is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of Anuradha’s article, please visit her columnist page.

Edited by Stefania Viscusi