Echelon Corp. (ELON) Receives European Smart Metering Innovation of the Year Award 2012
Echelon Corp., a global leader in open standard energy control networking, announced today that its Networked Energy Services (NES) smart grid system has received the European Smart Metering Innovation of the Year Award 2012. The award, which recognizes innovation and achievements from smart metering solution providers, was presented to Echelon at the Smart Metering UK and Europe Summit on Jan. 26 in London. The awarding judges included utilities and industry experts from across Europe. Echelon was chosen because its system has redefined the function of a smart meter, adding to the device’s traditional automated billing role and additionally making it…