Itron Provides Energy Software Tools to McKinstry
January 2007
Itron EEM Suite Offers Increased Energy Efficiency, Usage Analysis for McKinstry
LIBERTY LAKE, WA — January 2007 — Itron Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI) announced today the implementation of its Enterprise Energy Management Suite™ (EEM) software by McKinstry, a leading energy services and facilities management company headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
McKinstry will offer EEM Suite with its InfoCentre facilities management platform to enhance the way McKinstry manages operations for its customers. EEM Suite will add a new dimension of energy analysis and monitoring to McKinstry’s capabilities and dramatically increase the impact of its active energy management service. McKinstry customers can expect significant reductions in energy costs with improved comfort in their facilities.
The Itron EEM Suite combines Bill Analyst™, Meter Data Analyst™ and Advanced Forecasting to empower large energy users — including manufacturers, college campuses, municipalities and government facilities, hospitals and companies with multiple facilities — to achieve efficiencies in energy billing practices, business operations, and usage forecasting. McKinstry will focus on the part of the energy value chain that will drive the highest return on investment for its customers and reduce overall energy costs.
“We were looking for a combination of tools that enhance our ability to provide active energy management to our customers,” said Mikeal Porter, operations manager for McKinstry. Itron EEM Suite will increase the predictability of energy expenditures, so Porter expects that McKinstry customers will act quickly on the data collected. Mikeal Porter states, “We are excited about collecting information through EEM Suite to drive intelligent energy decisions and savings.”
“With energy costs and environmental concerns rising together, McKinstry’s actions put them on the front line of innovative resource management and conservation,” said Philip Mezey, Itron’s senior vice president for software solutions. “Itron’s powerful analytical tools will assist McKinstry in saving energy for their customers and running their facilities more efficiently and effectively.”
About Itron
Itron is a leading technology provider and critical source of knowledge to the global energy and water industries. Nearly 3,000 utilities worldwide rely on Itron’s award-winning technology to provide the knowledge they require to optimize the delivery and use of energy and water. Itron creates value for its clients by providing industry-leading solutions for electricity metering; meter data collection; energy information management; demand response; load forecasting, analysis and consulting services; distribution system design and optimization; web-based workforce automation; and enterprise and residential energy management. To know more, start here: www.itron.com.
About McKinstry
Established in 1960, McKinstry is full service design, build, operate and maintain (DBOM) firm. McKinstry’s professional staff and trades people deliver a variety of services including mechanical engineering, construction (HVAC, plumbing, fire protection, electrical), architectural metals, 24/7 service and maintenance, energy/LEED services and onsite facility management to our many clients. Headquartered in Seattle we also offer our high performance design build and facility management services at branch offices in Spokane, Washington; Portland, Oregon; Denver, Colorado and Minneapolis, Minnesota. As an early adopter of the DBOM process, McKinstry advocates collaborative and sustainable solutions that are designed to ensure occupant comfort, improve systems efficiency, reduce facility operational costs and ultimately optimize client profitability for the life of their building. For additional information on McKinstry visit www.mckinstry.com.
For additional information, contact:
Christina Kelly
Marketing/Communications Specialist
(509) 891-3268
