Chatham-Kent Energy And Corix Utilities Open New Measurement Technology Centre
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
Chatham-Kent — Chatham-Kent - Chatham-Kent Energy (CKE) and Corix Utilities (Corix) are today officially opening the new Corix Measurement Technology Center in Chatham-Kent, Ontario. The Measurement Technology Centre comes about as a result of partnering between CKE, Corix and Terasen Gas. Today’s event included the official presentation of the meter shop accreditation certificate by Alan E. Johnston, the President of Measurement Canada.
“This shows some of the positive results we are seeing from our new partnership with Corix,” said Ray Payne, President and CEO of Chatham-Kent Energy. “The Corix Measurement Technology Centre will lead to additional growth for us, including in the area of smart meters, where we are leading the Province of Ontario in the deployment of a fully compliant smart meter solution.”
The new Measurement Technology Centre takes advantage of Corix’s significant experience and expertise in the area of measurement and metering. This experience includes over 3 million gas, water and electric AMR installations and meter changes across North America for a diverse range of customers that includes investor-owned utilities, municipalities and cooperatives. Corix has also tested and calibrated over 900,000 meters in 125 communities across the U.S. and Canada and has read over 200 million meters since 1995. In Ontario, Corix already is a leading provider of water meter deployment and meter reading services through the Canadian Water Services division of Ontario Water Products.
“The Measurement Technology Centre was one of several specific initiatives we talked about with our partner and we are excited to see it up and running,” said John Shaw, Corix’s Director of Special Projects. “We believe that the expertise and relationships of Corix in measurement and metering technology, combined with Chatham-Kent Energy’s leadership in smart meter deployment will bring further measurement and meter opportunities in Ontario. The Corix Measurement Technology Center will be able to deal with a wide variety of metering technologies, so we can support different vendors and municipal electric distribution companies across Ontario in achieving their smart meter deployment plans.”
Corix Utilities Inc. is part of the Corix Group of Companies. Based in Vancouver, B.C., Corix specializes in providing infrastructure solutions in the water, wastewater and sustainable energy sectors. It has over 1000 employees in 40 locations across North America. Corix is a private company whose primary owners are the BC Investment Management Corporation and CAI Capital Management Inc., two large and stable members of the Canadian investment community who specialize in public pension fund
About Chatham-Kent Energy
Chatham-Kent Energy is a subsidiary of the Municipality of Chatham-Kent. Chatham-Kent Energy was incorporated in 2000 and is a holding company with 3 subsidiaries – Chatham-Kent Hydro, Chatham-Kent Utility Services and Middlesex Power Distribution Corp.
Chatham-Kent Energy employs 85 full time staff and serves a total of 39,000 electricity customers, with 32,000 in Chatham-Kent and 7,000 customers in the Township of Strathroy-Caradoc and the Municipality of North Middlesex.
About Terasen Gas
Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Terasen Gas is a subsidiary of Fortis Inc., the largest investor owned utility in gas and electric distribution in Canada. Terasen Gas delivers natural gas and piped propane to homes and businesses throughout B.C. With approximately 900,000 customers in 125 communities, Terasen Gas provides service to 95 per cent of B.C.'s natural gas customers and is the third largest natural gas utility in Canada.
About Measurement Canada
Measurement Canada is the governing body which administers and enforces the Electricity and Gas Inspection Act, the Weights and Measures Act and is responsible for regulating and safeguarding the accuracy of trade measurement throughout Canada.
For more information, contact:
| Chatham-Kent representative: Ray Payne President and CEO Chatham-Kent Public Utilities Commission (519) 352 6300 raypayne@ckenergy.com |
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Corix representative: Stephen Bruyneel Director, Public Affairs The Corix Group of Companies (604) 313 4492 |
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