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Siemens Canada designing NB Power’s energy roadmap for the next 10 years

August 15, 2012 | By Anthony Capkun



August 15, 2012 – Siemens Canada and New Brunswick’s NB Power announced plans for a multi-year smart grid reduce & shift demand (RASD) modernization plan that will invest in technology and educate customers.

“We look forward to working with Siemens,” said Gaetan Thomas, NB Power president and CEO. “This relationship will be long lasting, and will modernize the New Brunswick electricity system and the way our customers view their own electricity consumption. It will also provide long-term benefits to our customers.”

As part of the agreement, Siemens will build a smart grid centre of competence (CoC) in Fredericton, N.B., while delivering on an end-to-end design for smart grid. The company will design NB Power’s energy road map for the next 10 years.

“This partnership presents us with the unique opportunity to showcase Siemens’ world-class smart grid technology and expertise with a fully integrated and innovative utility like NB Power,” said Dr. Jan Mrosik, global head of Siemens Smart Grid. “We are very excited about this partnership and chance to work together.”

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The plan also involves the establishment of an R&D presence by way of an application development office to be located in Fredericton where design and rollout of smart grid software will take place. The Centre of Competence and R&D office combined will create about 40 new jobs in Fredericton.

“Siemens is celebrating 100 years of doing business in Canada this year, which represents a century of innovation and bettering the lives of Canadians,” said Robert Hardt, president and CEO, Siemens Canada (in photo). “What better way to look to the future than with this landmark partnership utilizing the leading edge of energy technologies, thereby sustaining the next hundred years.”


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