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Governmental projections show that by the year 2025 there will be 2 billion more people inhabiting our planet consuming more energy. Energy demand will rise by 54 percent Environmental, legal and social pressures already constrain where and how fuels are obtained, generation plants are built and transmission lines are located. Without action, the problem will become markedly worse. Electricity demand in the U.S. is expected to grow by 141,000 megawatts in the next decade, while only 57,000 megawatts of new resources have been identified.
Key to managing our dwindling energy resources is measurement of usage. Measurement is one of the first steps toward management. In the electric and gas utility sector, OpenWay® by Itron is emerging as the AMI solution of choice for measuring, and ultimately managing, energy usage in the 21st century.
OpenWay combines smart metering and two-way communications to help utilities achieve operational excellence, enable all consumers to participate in resource conservation, and support the development of a smart grid.
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