eMeter Announces Itron Joins Interoperability Program

San Mateo, Calif., November 19, 2008–

eMeter, a global leader in clean energy technology, announced today that Itron, a leader in Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) solutions has joined itsIntegratedMDMSM Program. 

“The purpose of eMeter’sIntegratedMDMProgram is to foster closer cooperation and interoperability between eMeter’s EnergyIPTM, the leading independent Meter Data Management (MDM) System, and leading AMI technologies,” said Larsh Johnson, eMeter CTO.   “With the capabilities of AMI systems evolving so rapidly, this program is designed to provide utilities with assurance that if they select a participating AMI technology, the technology will operate with the EnergyIP MDMS now and in the future.  Utilities selecting AMI solutions can be fully confident that our products will work well together and meet or exceed performance requirements. “   

This program formalizes the long-term working relationship that eMeter has enjoyed with Itron.  Under the program, each of the AMI companies independently agreed to cooperate in the integration of their AMI technology with the EnergyIP software.   The eMeterIntegratedMDMprogram consists of the following elements:

1. Interoperability

   .  Enabling eMeter’s MDM to interoperate with the participating AMI technologies.

2. Independence

   of MDM and AMI Systems

   .  Creating open, independent MDM that allows  utilities to  select from the participant’s offerings now and in the future. 

3. Integration Planning

   .  On-going development cooperation and release planning between eMeter and the AMI companies covering existing and future functionality.    

“Itron is pleased to be a member of the eMeterIntegratedMDMprogram and believes that interoperability between EnergyIP and OpenWay is beneficial to our shared customer base – today and tomorrow,” said Kip Gering, OpenWay Product Manager. “eMeter’s IntegratedMDM Program allows EnergyIP and OpenWay to compliment our present and future feature set ensuring that our customers get full value of our AMI solution.

Itron joins Iskrameco, Silverspring Networks, Current Technologies, EDMI, Eka Systems, Elster, Landis+Gyr, Sensus and Trilliant as the newest member of theIntegratedMDMprogram.  eMeter developed EnergyIP specifically to support the installation, operation, and management of AMI systems and the data they generate.  eMeter’s software is the leading multi-vendor AMI integration platform built upon an open Service Oriented Architecture incorporating real-time messaging technology.  EnergyIP supports a wide range of growing Smart Grid functions, ranging from interval metering to Home Area Networks (HANs).

About eMeter Corporation

With over 23 million meters under contract, eMeter Corporation of San Mateo, California, provides software that enables electric, gas, and water utilities to realize the full benefits of their Advanced Metering and Smart Grid initiatives.  EnergyIP, eMeter's premier enterprise MDM software platform, offers a full suite of Meter Data Management functionality, an Integration Platform for linking a variety of AMI systems to multiple utility information systems, and Business Process Management Tools specializing in AMI implementation, operations, and maintenance.  eMeter's experienced professional services team is available to plan, install, and configure the EnergyIP software, as well as provide strategic consulting services related to meter data management, advanced metering, and demand response. eMeter recently announced a strategic partnership for global distribution with Siemens Corporation.  For more information, please visitwww.emeter.com.

About Itron Inc.

Itron Inc. is a leading technology provider to the global energy and water industries. Itron Inc. consists of Itron in North America and Actaris outside of North America. Our 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; project management, installation, and consulting services. To know more, start here:www.itron.com.

Contact Information:

John ShimeMeter Corporation(650) 227-7770john.shim@emeter.com

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