PERI Software Solutions, Inc. plans to attend National Assn. of Regulatory Utilities Commissioners (NARUC) Conf. in Wash. DC

NEWARK, NJ, January 23, 2011 (Press-News.org) PERI Software Solutions, Inc. plans to attend the National Assn. of Regulatory Utilities and Commissioners (NARUC) Winter Meeting (Feb 13-17) and the joint NARUC/DOE Annual Electricity Forum (Feb 16-17), at the Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel (999 Ninth Street NW • Washington, District Of Columbia 20001 USA)

"We received great reception on PERI's case studies," said President & CEO Sarav Periasamy, Software Solutions, Inc., Newark, NJ. "We showed regulators and ratepayers examples of energy efficiency and security of smart grid technology in our presentations at the NARUC Summer Conference in Sacramento and annual national meeting last November in Atlanta. We look forward to meeting more commissioners and discussing our Energy Practice at PERI."

Cyber security of smart meters has raised concerns nationally among public utility commissioners. Recently, Perisamy told the Government Technology Magazine, "Currently there are multiple levels of security concerns. In terms of consumers, to start with, the concerns are privacy -- how their information will be safeguarded and how it will be used for or against them, permissions for how data will be shared with multiple agencies, who is liable in holding that particular data and who the consumer will go after if something goes wrong for them."

And Tim Maurer, who heads PERI's Energy Practice, told Smart Grid Today (this month) PERI offers "custom software that will help utilities deploy new rate structures -- and, just as important, integrate this data and analytics into their back office systems."

Utilities have undertaken most deployments of smart grid technology like meters -- to reduce their costs, Maurer said, noting that relatively few ratepayers have participated. To scale up the smart grid, more will need to do so -- because of what's in it for them.

PERI works with owners of commercial buildings to install systems that generate power use data, integrate it with data on pricing and options, feeding all of the data into a building's automated controls, all in real time. "It is all in the name of cutting power use and power bills," said Maurer.
PERI also works with utilities to provide homeowners with hardware and software that respond to the utility's demand signals by controlling thermostats and energy-eating appliances like water heaters, microwaves and irons.

Pls call for advanced interviews or interviews at the conference 818-618-9229.