The Truly Open Solution
For more than one hundred years, utilities have provided reliable, low-cost services. But today, utilities must overcome the realities of aging infrastructure and escalating demand while struggling to address increasing customer expectations and environmental issues.
These challenges are driving an economical redesign of distribution networks–one that offers two-way communication that will improve customer service, reliability, efficiency and security.
According to Flex Your Power, California's statewide energy efficiency marketing and outreach campaign, an office building with 50,000 square feet can reduce operating costs by $40,000 per year through no-cost and low-cost actions.
The Internet Protocol allows us to stay connected to everything, everywhere, all the time. Common applications include Voice-Over IP, email and the web. IP networking technology is continuously replenished through monumental R&D investment levels–an anticipated trillion dollars worldwide over the next 10 years.
Silver Spring Networks builds networks that enable a utility to make the business change necessary today to improve efficiency, reliability and customer service while reducing costs. Built for real-time networking, open standards permit multiple vendors to compete while allowing scale to occur at continental proportions. Open networking allows for continued seamless integration of new networking technologies while continuing to provide proven redundancy, integrity and reliability.