(Raleigh, N.C.) Wake Electric Membership Corporation (Wake Electric) of Wake Forest, North Carolina has begun implementing a Sensus FlexNet™ advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) system for its more than 35,000 members in a seven-county area surrounding the state’s capital of Raleigh. (more…)

(Wake Forest, N.C.) PowerSecure International, Inc. (Nasdaq: POWR)  reported its proprietary IDG® PowerBlock generator technology operated flawlessly to support a West Coast data center during the recent blackout. PowerSecure’s PowerBlock system carried the full load of the facility for the eleven hour duration of the blackout, protecting the data center’s operations until utility power was restored. The widespread nature and timing of the outage also impacted the ability of the data center to ensure its fuel supply was adequate – and PowerSecure’s employees quickly initiated actions on behalf of the customer to ensure fuel was readily available for any possible outage duration. (more…)

(Raleigh, N.C.) Sensus, a leading smart utility infrastructure company, has appointed James J. Hilty as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) following six months as interim CFO. Mr. Hilty has been with the company for 19 years, and previously served as the vice president of business development focusing on corporate development, strategic planning and investor relations. (more…)

(Raleigh, N.C.) Sensus is incorporating encryption and key management technologies from IBM (NYSE:IBM) into its FlexNet™ Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) system in an effort to advance data security as a critical component of the smart grid. The initiative will further enhance the existing security capabilities of the Sensus network infrastructure. (more…)

(Melbourne, Fla. and Greensboro, N.C.) National Solar Power today announced the names of seven communities in the southeast U.S. that are in serious contention to be the one chosen by the company as the site for the construction and operation of the world’s largest solar farm. The finalists’ list of communities includes four in Florida, two in Georgia and one in North Carolina. (more…)

(Raleigh, N.C.) Each year, gas utilities dispatch thousands of orders to shut off residential service for safety, move outs or lack of payment. If service personnel can’t access the meter, a second trip is required, further increasing operational costs. Sensus, a utility infrastructure company providing solutions for the gas industry, is now offering the first stand-alone Remote Gas Shutoff (RGS) device. Gas utilities can now safely discontinue service on the first call by accessing the RGS as a walk-by or drive-by system. Utilities that have deployed the Sensus FlexNet™ fixed-base communications system can do so from an office location. The FlexNet system, which is based on open standards and private spectrum, transmits on two watts of power. (more…)

(Raleigh, N.C.) Sensus, the leading smart utility infrastructure company, is positioned to accelerate growth in its product portfolio and expand into new markets. Last week Sensus announced it has assumed a new debt structure totaling $675 million. Backed by Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs & Co. and Deutsche Bank, the move gives Sensus greater flexibility to expand and grow its business globally. (more…)

(Raleigh, N.C.) Sensus USA Inc. (“Sensus”), a leading technology company providing energy and water utility customers worldwide with innovative conservation products and services, announced today that it has accepted for purchase an aggregate of $274,980,000 (99.99%) of its 8-5/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2013 (the “Notes”) that were tendered in connection with its previously announced tender offer and consent solicitation. (more…)

(Charlotte, N.C.) The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W) (NYSE: BWC) and its consortium partner, BE&K Construction Company, LLC (BE&K), have been awarded a contract worth more than $668 million to engineer, design, procure and construct a new, state-of-the-art waste-to-energy power plant for the Solid Waste Authority (SWA) of Palm Beach County in West Palm Beach, Fla. B&W also was awarded a contract to provide operation and maintenance (O&M) services for the new facility. The first 10-year phase of the 20-year O&M agreement is valued at approximately $235 million. (more…)

(Raleigh, N.C.) FloLogic a technology and marketing company located in North Carolina, announced today that it had been selected as an endorsed vendor to exhibit at the national Roto-Rooter Franchisee Association convention, at The Breakers, in Palm Beach, Florida. (more…)

(Charlotte, N.C.) Mariner, an industry-leading business intelligence and performance management solutions provider, has announced several changes to its organizational structure that have been resulted from the company’s consistent growth in several key business sectors. To spearhead its continued focused growth, Mariner has named two Group Vice Presidents, David Fitzgerald and Peter Darragh, as well as a Distinguished Architect, Wayne Snyder. (more…)

(Wake Forest, N.C.) PowerSecure International, Inc. (Nasdaq: POWR) today announced that it has added over sixty employees so far in the first four months of 2010 to support its growth. The increase in PowerSecure’s staff includes additions to its Interactive Distributed Generation, Utility Services, and EfficientLights LED lighting businesses. These significant hiring needs are driven by the positive growth trends these businesses demonstrated as 2009 progressed, and the large amounts of new business awarded to the Company in 2010. (more…)