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"Silver Spring's technology solution provides us with a reliable, efficient and secure smart grid platform needed for smarter energy management and for improving reliability for our customers"

Mark De Laeter, General Manager, Customer Services Division of Western Power

Western Power owns and operates one of the largest, most isolated electricity networks in the world, powering more than 850,000 homes and businesses connected to the South West Interconnected Power System. Their service territory covers 322,000 square kilometers of Western Australia, including the major population center of Perth. Western Power, the lead proponent of the Perth Solar City program, is committed to deploying a smart grid infrastructure as part of the Australian Government’s $94 million Solar Cities program.

Silver Spring’s unified infrastructure delivers exceptional total cost of ownership with the ability to run multiple applications over a secure IP-based network. Silver Spring will provide its Smart Energy Platform in support of Western Power’s efforts including training and technical support, managed services and systems integration consulting. This rollout is an important phase in Western Power’s efforts to provide customers with the information vital to energy management and savings. It also represents a significant step towards meeting the future electricity demands of a rapidly expanding population. Silver Spring's Smart Energy Platform will support Western Power’s implementation with a range of smart grid applications and devices, including in-home wireless devices that will allow customers to track the real-time cost of their energy use and Demand Response programs. Silver Spring’s Customer IQ, an interactive web portal, could enable Western Power customers to manage their energy usage securely and efficiently – from anywhere.