PRIME Alliance

ADD Semiconductor

ADD Semiconductor is a leading semiconductor company focused on the development of System-on-Chip (SoC) devices with communication capabilities for large volume markets. The main focus of ADD is to develop SoCs for the automatic meter management / automatic meter infrastructure (AMM/AMI) market and smart grid applications. The concept of the smart grid is to build a wide communication network between everything which is connected onto it. ADD Semiconductor is also developing solutions for smart lighting, home and building automation, and solar energy to allow the grid to become smarter. The unique fully digital implementation of our designs gives us the best quality and performance and the best reliability and robustness. Digital filtering provides extreme selectivity accuracy and high sensibility even in the worst conditions you might find in some parts of the world. Furthermore, ADD designs are based on standard, open and cost free protocols. Learn more at www.addsemi.com.

CURRENT

CURRENT's Smart Grid systems and software applications help utilities to optimize the efficiency of power delivery operations, extend the life and enhance the performance of distribution assets, and allow a two-way interaction with various customer end-points. CURRENT is closely working with the leading European utilities ENEL, EDF, ENDESA, Iberdrola, CEZ a.o. as part of several European Union-sponsored projects, including OpenMeter, INTEGRIS and ADDRESS to expand the use Smart Grid technology to benefit electric utilities and residents of the European Union. CURRENT Technologies International GmbH is a fully integrated subsidiary of CURRENT Group, LLC, a privately-held company based in Germantown, MD, founded in year 2000. Investors include EnerTech Capital, Google Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co., and Liberty Associated Partners, among others.

Iberdrola

IBERDROLA is Spain's leading energy group, one of the top five electricity companies worldwide, and global leader in wind energy. This has been possible thanks to a solid, long-term industrial project that has created value, founded on a sustainable growth strategy and the efforts of a multicultural workforce of 33,000 professionals in 40 countries. With 30 million customers, IBERDROLA is working towards providing the cleanest energy on the planet. After more than 150 years of progress, IBERDROLA plays a leading role in the evolving international energy panorama, in which secure, competitive and sustainable supply is paramount and in which clean technology will be decisive in combating climate change and reducing dependence on fossil fuels. In 2010, Networks Business, Electric and Gas Transmission and Distribution in Spain, United Kingdom and the United States, represented 39%of Group EBITDA and 25% of its investments. IBERDROLA has recently completed the acquisition of Brazilian electricity distribution company Elektro for $2.4 billion a transaction that reaffirms its commitment to expand in one of the markets viewed as key to its international growth strategy. Elektro has 2.2 million customers mainly in Sao Paulo state.

Itron

At Itron, we're dedicated to delivering end-to-end smart grid and smart distribution solutions to electric, gas and water utilities around the globe. Our company is the worldâs leading provider of smart metering, data collection and utility software systems, with nearly 8,000 utilities worldwide relying on our technology to optimize the delivery and use of energy and water. Our offerings include electricity, gas, water and heat meters; network communication technology; collection systems and related software applications; and professional services. To realize your smarter energy and water future, start here: www.itron.com

Landis+Gyr

Our Company: Landis+Gyr is the global industry leader in total metering solutions for electricity, gas, heat/cold and water for energy measurement solutions for utilities. Focused on quality, reliability and innovation, the Group offers a complete portfolio of energy meters and integrated smart metering solutions, enabling utilities and end-users to make better use of scarce resources, save operating costs and protect the environment by managing energy better. With an installed base of over 300 million electricity meters Landis+Gyr is the premier global advanced metering solutions provider. Vision and Strategy: Landis+Gyr helps utilities manage energy better. As the largest global player in electricity metering with one of the broadest portfolios of products and services in the electricity metering industry our meters and solutions empower utilities and consumers to improve their energy efficiency, reduce their energy costs and thus contribute to a sustainable use of resources. Our vision is that energy production and use can work in harmony with a sustainable environment. Through the development and innovation of our energy meters and solutions we constantly strive to make this happen. As an undisputed leader in advanced metering solutions our strategy is to create products and services designed specifically for each region and country, tailored exactly to the needs of our local utility customers and consumers. Our offering is in the three broad segments of; Advanced Metering Infrastructure (smart metering), Demand Response (smart grid), and metering products. Employees of Landis+Gyr serve in numerous international standardisation committees on all levels. Landis+Gyr has the resources and the know-how to develop standards as well as interoperable products based on standards.

STMicroelectronics

STMicroelectronics is a global leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications with innovative semiconductor solutions. ST aims to be the undisputed leader in multimedia convergence and power applications leveraging its vast array of technologies, design expertise and combination of intellectual property portfolio, strategic partnerships and manufacturing strength. In 2010, the Companyâs net revenues were $10.35 billion. Further information on ST can be found at www.st.com. Leader in semiconductors for energy management, ST pioneered since the 80s power-line communication solutions for smart metering and smart grid market. Further information can be found at www.st.com/powerline and www.st.com/metering

Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments semiconductor innovations help 80,000 customers unlock the possibilities of the world as it could be - smarter, safer, greener, healthier and more fun. Our commitment to building a better future is ingrained in everything we do, from the responsible manufacturing of our semiconductors, to caring for our employees, to giving back inside our communities. This is just the beginning of our story. TI's Smart Grid solutions: TI offers smarter grid solutions through innovative products, leading edge software and compliant integrated system solutions. TI's Smart Grid portfolio uniquely combines readily available silicon, software and support for comprehensive grid infrastructure, utility meters and home or building automation systems. Learn more at www.ti.com/smartgrid

ZIV

ZIV METERING SOLUTIONS, S.L. belongs to the ZIV Group which started in 1993 designing, manufacturing and marketing digital relays for HV and MV electric networks. The Group employs today more than 350 people (60% university degrees) and is a world player in digital protection, control, metering and communication equipment/systems for electric power networks. In 1998 ZIV began its metering activities. For more information on ZIV GROUP, please visit www.ziv.es. Metering Products: • Complete range of revenue meters • AMM Systems • Modems, routers, data concentrators, switches and other communication equipment • Energy Data Management • EV charging stations

Accent Spa

Founded in 1993, Accent (www.accent-soc.com) is an ISO 9001:2008 certified world leader in semiconductor integration of communications and metering technologies for the Smart Grid industry. The company is backed by renowned investors such as Sofinnova Partners and Tallwood Venture Capital. Accent is a worldwide operation with offices in Italy, China, France, and United States. Accent's ASMgrid modular, silicon platform offering integrates the widest technology breadth providing Smart Grid equipment manufacturers solution flexibility, rapid time to market, and significantly lowered production costs.

Accenture

Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, with more than 215,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Combining unparalleled experience, comprehensive capabilities across all industries and business functions, and extensive research on the worldâs most successful companies, Accenture collaborates with clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments. The company generated net revenues of US$21.6 billion for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2010

ADD Grup

Established in 1992, ADD GRUP develops and manufactures AMI system, named ADDAX IMS, for electricity, gas, water, heat and street lighting. ADD GRUP was one of the pioneers to launch AMI system with communications based on high-speed data transmission over LV and MV PLС alongside with other known communication media. ADDAX IMS supports all main features, modern and highly technological system should have: data transmission on long distances, communication in two directions, openness, scalability and reliability. Total number of smart meters installed worldwide exceeds 1,9 mln.

Apator

Apator SA is leading Grupa Apator, a dynamic Polish capital group,which currently includes 9 companies â 7 Polish and 2 foreign. Grupa Apator is a pioneer in the implementation of innovative technical solutions and its sales income grows every year. Thanks to the application of modern technologies our products have the highest quality and win the recognition of our Clients. Grupa Apator focuses its activity in two segments of the electromechanical industry: metering and switchgear. Offer of the companies of Grupa includes metering equipment for all utilities (prepayment and post-payment electrical energy meters, heat meters, gas meters, water meters, temperature sensors). The above offer is a base for the development of systems enabling energy usage metering, remote reading, teletransmission and visualisation of data. Grupa Apator has a strong position and years of experience concerning safe making and breaking of electrical circuits. Please visit us at www.apator.eu.

ASEME

The ELECTRIC COMPANIES ASSOCIATION (ASEME, Asociación de Empresas Eléctricas) is a national wide professional organization that groups, coordinates and defends the interests of its associates. Additionally, it promotes the cooperation and collaboration within its members. It was founded on the 16th of November of 1970, under the 19/1977 Law which has endowed the association with legal status and legal capacity. The Association represents Spanish distribution system operators with less than 100.000 clients and the energy supply companies linked to this group of distributors. ASEME is a non profit organization, which works for the wellbeing of its associates and in defense of their legal, economic and technical interests. ASEME has become a valid representative entity for local energy distributors’ system operators in Spain. In 1991 ASEME promoted the settlement and became member of the European Association of local energy distributors GEODE (Groupement Européen des enterprises et organismes de Distribution d’Energie, www.geode-eu.org.

CEZ

CEZ Group The parent company and core of CEZ Group is ÄEZ, a. s. the largest electricity producer in the Czech Republic. CEZ Group was created in 2003, when ÄEZ, a. s. merged with several regional distribution companies. Today, CEZ Group belongs among ten of the largest energy companies in Europe, both in terms of installed capacity and number of customers. It occupies a leading position on the electricity market in Central Europe. CEZ Mereni CEZ Mereni, s.r.o., was established in order to detach and centralize electricity metering sevices originally provided by regional distribution companies (Severoceska energetika, a.s., Severomoravska energetika, a.s., Stredoceska energetika, a.s., Vychodoceska energetika, a.s. and Zapadoceska energitika, a.s.). The company is the continuator of VCE â merici technika, s.r.o. CEZ Mereni, s.r.o. is a member of CEZ Group and provides services in the following areas: * installation and operation of electric meters and switching elements, * collection, processing and administration of data, * electric meter administration services, * repairs and inspections of electric meters, * handling and prevention of unauthorised take-offs.

Circutor

Since its foundation in 1973, CIRCUTOR SA has focused its activity on the design, manufacture and marketing of electrical energy efficiency equipment. Equipment used for energy measurement and control purposes, power factor compensation and filtration of harmonics and perturbances, industrial electric protection and a wide range of industrial and residential meters,, with a solid innovative spirit and a close collaboration with its customers. Its R&D team is composed of more than 50 engineers, with its own testing laboratory and a proprietary production system that uses state-of-the-art technologies. CIRCUTOR is a growing company. It operates in more than 100 countries and 50% of its turnover is from exports The company's products are present in all electrical energy generation and consumption processes, offering different electrical energy generation, transmission and distribution solutions, down to the final consumption by the end-user, in all types of industries (automotive, textile, chemistry, steel, etc.) and the service sector (hotels, airports, public buildings, etc.) CIRCUTOR's mission is: * To provide a safe and healthy work environment, managing all aspects to make sure that health is protected and safety is guaranteed. * To manage all aspects that can minimise the impact on the environment and protect natural resources. * To provide products that complies with the requirements set forth by its customers, as well as legal, regulatory and organisational requirements.

Enverv Inc

Advanced SoC Solutions for Smart Grid, Metering and Control Applications: EnVerv is a fabless semiconductor company in the United States with its headquarter in San Jose and sales offices worldwide. Our Power Line Carrier (PLC) solutions enable high performance communications via Low-Voltage (LV) and Medium-Voltage (MV) power lines with the goal of providing efficient and effective communications means for Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) as well as other powerline-based smart control and monitoring applications.

Fujitsu Semiconductor

Fujitsu Semiconductor Europe is a major supplier of semiconductor products. The company provides advanced systems solutions to the automotive, digital TV, mobile telephony, networking and industrial markets. Engineers from design centres dedicated to microcontrollers, graphics controllers, mixed-signal, wireless, multimedia ICs, ASIC products and software development, work closely with Fujitsu Semiconductor’s marketing and sales teams throughout EMEA to help satisfy customers' systems development requirements. This solutions approach is supported by a broad range of advanced semiconductor devices, IP, building blocks and software. Fujitsu Semiconductor Europe is serving the European Smart Grid Market with Semiconductor-based solutions like FRAM memories, Microcontrollers and Powerline Communication ASSPs. Find out more about our PRIME certified Powerline Communication solution here: http://www.fujitsu.com/emea/services/microelectronics/plc/MB87S2080/

Gas Natural Fenosa

Gas Natural Fenosa is one of the leading multinational companies in the gas and electricity sector, operating in 25 countries, with around 20 million customers and 17.3 gigawatts of installed power. Following the acquisition of the electricity company Union Fenosa, the third largest in the Spanish market, Gas Natural Fenosa has achieved its objective of integrating its gas and electricity businesses in a single company with extensive experience in the energy sector, and the ability to compete more efficiently in global energy markets. Today, Gas Natural Fenosa is the largest integrated gas and electricity company in Spain and Latin America, leading the natural gas sales market in the Iberian Peninsula; it is the number one distributor of natural gas in Latin America. With a fleet of 10 methane carriers it is also one of the biggest operators in the liquefied natural gas ("LNG") market in the world and is a company of reference in the Atlantic and Mediterranean basins where it supplies 30 billion cubic metres.

GE Energy

GE's Digital Energy business is a global solutions provider modernizing and optimizing how we generate, move, and consume energy. Digital Energy invents, improves and integrates communications, automation, and power delivery technologies to enable cleaner, smarter, and more efficient power for electrical infrastructures and consumers around the world. GE’s Digital Energy business employs more than 5,000 people globally and partners with more than 250 local sales and service representatives on every major continent all over the world. We're a global business with local capabilities.

Iskraemeco

Iskraemeco is a leading global metering solution provider. More than 60 years of tradition, quality and expertise are key success factors. The constant innovation process is meeting contemporary challenges of the customers, enabling them to respond quickly to changes in technology, economy, environment and industry regulation. The company’s mission “We make efficient energy use easy” is our contribution to sustainable development.

ITE

The Energy Technological Institute (Instituto Tecnológico de la Energía, ITE) is a private, non-profit-making Spanish association whose services, products and technological projects are addressed to national and international public bodies and companies in the power, electric, electronic and communications sectors. Since it was set up (1994) ITE has gradually evolved, applying the most advanced technologies in its developments and consolidating research results. Its horizontal nature has meant that it has at all times been able to respond to the requirements and needs of companies in different sectors, with services, training, research and innovation developments. The goal of the company is to provide companies with solutions by incorporating technology, from execution of R&D projects and services, tests, training and technological diffusion, for their products, services and processes to be safe and more efficient, thus increasing the competitiveness of the electric, electronic, power, communications, automation and capital goods sectors.

IUSA Mexico

IUSA, is a tiny light that emanated…… from a tenuous candlelight and grew in intensity and scope; today it continues to shine brightly. Grupo IUSA, which has worked with an improvement spirit since its beginnings, was born due to the enterprise and vision of Alejo Peralta y Díaz Ceballos who, at the early age of 18, established the company “Peralta Hermanos”, dedicated to the manufacture and assembly of ironwork candle collars, which served to illuminate millions of Mexican homes. A small flame was lighted back then; a symbol of faith. Since then, work has been relentless with the sole purpose of achieving success. IUSA Globally …. Due to the effort of our entire team of collaborators worldwide, IUSA has achieved a totally horizontal integration in materials for the conduction of electricity and fluids, manufacturing over 6000 products in our own plants. The devices produced surpass international standards and quality regulations required for each market and destination country. IUSA exports to 33 countries in America, Europe, and Asia, and has 3000 distributors worldwide. The quality of IUSA has gone beyond borders to integrate United Copper Industries and Camlee Industrial Metals as part of the strategy to offer copper solutions not only in Mexico but also in different parts of the world. IUSA is proud to have contributed to the electrification of Mexico. Since the 1940’s it has been a supplier of electrical materials for the Mexican government, and is currently considered a trustworthy supplier for PEMEX and the Federal Electricity Commission, since our products meet all national and international quality standards. Currently, IUSA is the leader in power meters and has revolutionized the measuring of consumption through its new Smart Self-Managing Metering System. During 2009 to 2010, it has been bought 5.280 millions of this simply smart meters.

Janz

Janz is renown for it precision measuring devices and is one of the most competitive suppliers of energy metering products and systems for energy management. It provides products to a high quality and the company, its laboratories and its processes fulfill the requirements of several international standards (e. g. ISO 9001: 2008 and EN ISO/IEC 17025). In particular, its products have been meeting international standards for over 50 years. The company is headquartered in Lisbon (Portugal) with international offices throughout the world and is particularly strong in the markets in Portugal, Spain, Angola, Cape Vert, Mozambique and Macau with new production units in Angola. A strong partnership with Contar Electrónica Industrial Lda, allows Janz to offer always the state of art in metering technology. Janz has a firm interest in sustainable development and places particular emphasis on having an active role in society, and in the environment preservation through the supply of SMART GRID and AMM solutions, allowing a new perspective of energy management.

Orbis

ORBIS TECNOLOGIA ELÃCTRICA, S.A. At ORBIS we design, manufacture and market electrical control, metering and regulation equipment, which complies with international safety, quality and environmental protection standards. This equipment is produced for our own brands using our own technology. 60 years of experience as an European manufacturer, with four production centres in the UE and a global presence in more than 60 countries, our obsession with continuous improvement, our powerful management tools and above all, our loyal, highly qualified and committed work force. Our innovation and technology can be seen in more than 25 million products installed around the world, giving new solutions for the management and efficiency of the energy. Our brand ORBIS and more than 300 products, comprise the most extensive catalogue and multispecialist offer of control and metering equipment on the market. We specialised in a range of areas including electrical installation, calibration and metering equipment, industry, home automation, climate and comfort, instrumentation, street lighting and energy saving.

Paltek

PALTEK Corporation, based in Yokohama, has been supporting and promoting the PRIME Alliance and PRIME Specification and products in Japan since early 2010. PALTEK represents ADD Semiconductor, one of the founding members of the Alliance. We promote the PRIME standard and PRIME-compliant products through a range of marketing and sales activities, including preparing localized materials, holding seminars and exhibiting at tradeshows. We also assist Japanese customers traveling to Europe to study PRIME. PALTEK will continue its efforts to make PRIME the technology of choice for smart meters and networks in Japan and around the world.

Renesas

Renesas Electronics Europe is a wholly owned subsidiary of Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723), the world’s number one supplier of microcontrollers and a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions including SoC solutions, secure MCU applications and a broad-range of analog and power devices. In Europe Renesas comprises four business groups that serve the region’s key markets and which include a team dedicated to delivering products and solutions tailored for Smart Grid and Metering applications. The business groups are backed up by a European Engineering Group that provides technical support to local customers as well as designing leading-edge products and solutions specifically for the European market, such as metering reference platforms and communications stacks. With more than 30 years of metering experience, Renesas is a full metering building-block solution supplier, from dedicated system-on-chip devices to reference designs. Further information about Renesas Electronics Europe can be found at: www.renesas.com

RIZ Transmitters

RIZ Transmitters is a Croatian company establised in 1948. It is the world known producer of radio broadcasting equipment. Our products are the result of our own development, research and production teams, and of the quality which is in all aspects comparable with the products coming from the world known corporations. 20 years ago our group of experts started developing a new programme of smart electronic watt-hour meters with accessories. At present, RIZ is the largest producer of power-meters in Croatia, and leading producer in the region. We produce single-phase and poly-phase smart meters, meter reading equipment and data collection sorftware. Our AMI system offers remote and local data exchange over various physical media using various, internationally standardized communication protcols. More information at www.riz.hr.

Sagemcom

French high-technology group with an international dimension, Sagemcom operates on markets of broadband (digital home, digital set-top box, broadband and residential terminals), telecom and energy (M2M, telecommunications infrastructure, smartgrid and metering), and management of documents (printing terminals, software and solutions, digital production workflow). European Leader in the metering sector for over 20 years, Sagemcom designs and manufactures a complete range of both smart and traditional meters for domestic and industrial purposes. This technical mastery allied to a globally recognized know-how in the telecommunications business makes Sagemcom a key player in the smart metering area. With a turnover of over 1.4 billion Euros, Sagemcom employs 6 000 people on five continents; already a European leader in most of its key markets, Sagemcom aims to become a world leader in high added value communicating terminals.

Sentec Ltd

‘Sentec is the world leading supplier of smart grid and smart metering technology. With nearly 10 million meters deployed globally incorporating our technology and over a decade of experience in smart meter design and development for gas, water and electricity, Sentec is the partner of choice to develop transformative smart grid products. We do this by providing world-beating sensing technology and engineering expertise to help our partners achieve innovation-led growth through new metering and smart grid products. Our focus is on developing cost effective and future proof products that can be upgraded in the field to provide outstanding longevity. Our partners include utilities, meter manufacturers, AMI providers and many others across the smart meter value chain who will endorse our track record. Approaching the 10 million meter milestone, with over 170 billion service hours and $11.5 billion of revenue collected, Sentec technology and expertise is tried and tested. Contact us to find out how our latest designs can help you provide the best smart metering solutions.’

Sistema Avanzados de Control

SAC is a leading Automation and Control engineering and hardware & software manufacturing company that provides turnkey projects for Energy, Water, Oil and Gas, Industrial Plants, Buildings, Safety and Security, and Environment. Our spirit of technological self-improvement together with our vocation to serve and provide our Customers with solutions to their Automation and Control problems are the basic pillars on which SAC focus its activity. SAC provides the best automation and control solutions of the market thanks to keeping inside the company the most talented engineers, a very High Performance Research & Development Department, and the most motivated Sales Team, which main target is to offer the most reliable solution to our Customers.

Tecnalia Research & Innovation

Tecnalia Research & Innovation has been born out of the merger between Cidemco, ESI, Euve, Fatronik, Inasmet, Labein, Leia and Robotiker, thus creating the largest private Research, Development and Innovation (R+D+i) group in Spain and one of the leading ones in Europe, with a staff of over 1,400 people and a turnover of 125 million euros. The keys turning the vision of Tecnalia Research & Innovation into reality are marked by the following: its private nature; the focussing of its activity on Applied Research; the fact that it is a centre of international excellence (international R+D contracts, foreign researchers, and international accompaniment of local industries, licences, IP, etc.); the impact it has on local industry (R+D and Innovation projects with companies, spin offs, training, E+C services); its openness; and the fact that it has become a centre that attracts people who want to develop their creativity, and organisations (networks) keen to interact and co-generate knowledge with Tecnalia.

Telvent

Telvent Delivers a Complete Smart Grid Solution Suite to Utilities To meet the needs of the evolving electric industry, Telvent has developed a full suite of Smart Grid solutions designed to arm utilities with the toolset necessary to take an active role in the rapidly emerging smart grid system. Although the task can seem overwhelming, Telvent provides utilities with solutions that are built on an open architecture using common standards and can be easily integrated into existing technologies. This makes the Telvent Smart Grid Solutions Suite deployment easier and assures that your investments in the new grid will be compatible with evolving Smart Grid technologies. Telvent’s comprehensive solution suite is designed to help utilities efficiently plan, design and reliably operate the smart grid. With a focus on interoperability and security, the Telvent Smart Grid Solution Suite includes products for Smart Operations, Smart Networks, and Smart Metering.