Anglian Water Awards Contract for Smart Water Meters to Elster

LUTON, England, December 10, 2010 /PRNewswire/ --

- V200 / V210 volumetric hybrid water meters with integrated radio set new standards in Smart Metering

Elster (NYSE: ELT) announced today that it has been awarded a contract from Anglian Water for the supply of V200 and V210 volumetric polymer hybrid Smart Meters.

A key advantage of the V200 and V210 polymer hybrid meters is that they comprise a fully integrated, tamperproof advanced meter reading (AMR) unit, alongside Smart Metering features to enable water providers to manage their resources more effectively.

Using advanced electronic register technology, the V200 and V210 hybrids are volumetric water meters which set new standards in automated meter reading. Easy to install with no complex commissioning, the V200 and V210 hybrids use intelligence within the electronic register to turn simple data into valuable metering information such as back flow, no flow and leakage detection.

The V200 and V210 hybrids have been designed to form an integral part of Elster's advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) system, ensuring water utilities are able to meet their targets for resource management and customer service.

"Anglian Water looks forward to the imminent installation of the V200 and V210 polymer hybrid meters from Elster as part of Anglian Water's extended trial of radio meters. The signs to date are encouraging on ease of installation, set up and use," said Paul Glass, project manager for Anglian Water.

"With world class design and manufacturing facilities based in the UK, we can see major benefits in being able to work with Elster. We can influence them in terms of designing products to meet our future needs and Elster can support us with a high volume supply of water meters," Glass added.

"We are delighted to have received the tender award from Anglian Water. The innovative V200 and V210 polymer hybrid water meters with integrated radios represent the latest technology in smart water meters," commented Jerry Lauzze, executive vice president of Elster's global water business.

About Elster

Elster (NYSE: ELT) is one of the world's largest electricity, gas and water measurement and control providers. Our offerings include distribution monitoring and control, advanced smart metering, demand response, networking and software solutions, and numerous related communications and services -- key components for enabling consumer choice, operational efficiency and conservation. Our products and solutions are widely used by utilities in the traditional and emerging Smart Grid markets.

Elster has one of the most extensive installed revenue measurement bases in the world, with more than 200 million metering devices deployed over the course of the last 10 years. It sells its products and services in more than 130 countries across electricity, gas, water and multi-utility applications for residential, commercial and industrial, and transmission and distribution applications.

For more information about Elster, please visit http://www.elster.com.

About Elster Metering Limited

Elster Metering Limited is a world leader in providing innovative water metering solutions, including low flow and leakage detection applications. Elster Metering Limited manufactures water meters for utility, commercial and domestic use at its factories worldwide and offers a complete water metering portfolio including solutions for revenue metering, cost allocation, network monitoring, distribution and industrial applications.

For more information about Elster Metering, please visit http://www.elstermetering.com

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