Itron Releases Enhanced Enterprise Energy Management (EEM) Suite v3.6

Liberty Lake, WA — Itron Inc. announced recently that it has commercially released a new version of Enterprise Energy Management (EEM) Suite™ v3.6, with many new features to manage the real-world business process of understanding and analyzing energy consumption and risk, and to help companies gain control over their energy costs.

EEM Suite v3.6 combines a set of powerful software tools to help large enterprises manage energy and water usage in a single Internet-based solution that can be shared across multiple facilities. EEM Suite v3.6 features:

• Emissions Reporting Module – Usage information can be turned into valuable greenhouse gas reporting data for use internally or for reporting to third-party registries.
  
• Integration with Energy Star's Automated Benchmarking – This provides a benchmark for one facility against similar facilities nationwide. Data from EEM Suite can be electronically sent to the EPA's Energy Star National Energy Rating System and the rating returned and displayed in EEM Suite.
  
• Cumulative Summary Report – This tool allows the operator to track the cumulative variance between two time periods (e.g. this year vs. last) or two bill scenarios (actual vs. budget).
  
• Enhancements to Rate Analysis Reports – When there is incomplete data for the selected data, rate analysis reports will be displayed, and a warning message will be shown.
  
• Federal Reporting Module – New reports to assist federal entities in tracking of kWh/sqft savings against 2003 baseline year required by EPACT 2005. Specific report to assist Department of Defense Utility Energy Reporting requirements.
  
• Windows 2003 R2 and SQL 2005 Support – EEM Suite now supports SQL 2005.
  
• Minor Product Enhancements – More than 30 product enhancements are included in EEM Suite v3.6.

"In this time of increasing energy costs and environmental concerns related to climate change, organizations need to be aware of their carbon footprint — to know how energy is being generated, transported and used," said Eric Miller, vice president of Itron software solutions. "Through the implementation of best energy management practices, improved energy management analytics, and new technology, organizations can become much more efficient in their energy use and lower their energy costs while meeting corporate sustainability objectives. That is what Itron's EEM Suite can do."

About Itron Inc.
Itron Inc. is a leading technology provider to the global energy and water industries. Itron Inc. consists of two companies: Itron in North America and Actaris outside of North America. Our combined company is the world's leading provider of metering, data collection and utility software solutions, with nearly 8,000 utilities worldwide relying on our technology to optimize the delivery and use of energy and water. Our products include electricity, gas and water meters, data collection and communication systems, including automated meter reading (AMR) and advanced metering infrastructure (AMI); meter data management and related software applications; as well as project management, installation, and consulting services.