Eletropaulo Plans Brazil Smart-Grid Program to Boost Reliability
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Eletropaulo Metropolitana Electricidade de Sao Paulo SA, the Brazilian utility unit of AES Corp., is planning to install smart meters that will monitor electricity usage for as many as 80,000 customers to improve the reliability of its power grid and curb theft.
The three-year program may include other systems that will help the Sao Paulo-based utility keep track of power consumption as well as recharge points for electric vehicles, Paulo Pimentel, manager of automation services, said in an e-mail yesterday interview.