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BPLG: Smart Grid Technology
Contact: Thorne King, +1 724.933.7704, info@bplglobal.net, http://www.bplglobal.net
BPL Global is a Leading Smart Grid Technology Provider to Electric Utilities
Synopsis
Smart Grid technology helps electric utilities meet the 2020 clean energy goals set by many countries. A Smart Grid integrates management of the electric network from generation through distribution and consumption. Our software manages the flow of electricity among generation, storage and usage significantly increasing energy efficiency. Clean, renewable energy sources such as wind and solar deliver more electricity. Monitoring critical utility assets avoids outages, improving reliability. One of the fastest growing companies in Pittsburgh, BPLG is a global Smart Grid innovator. The company is working with electric utilities to build Smart Grids with projects underway or in discussion in ten G-20 countries.
Overview
Countries depend on reliable and affordable electric power as a key driver of economic development. At the same time, we must drive innovation to achieve a sustainable new energy economy with more efficient use of our energy resources and clean alternatives. We face the critical challenge of global warming. This makes transformation to a new energy economy vital to reenergized growth throughout the world. Leading counties have set investment in electrical infrastructure as a top priority. Not building more of the same, new investment will be in an intelligent grid with more renewable energy. BPLG provides Smart Grid solutions that are a vital part of the answer. The company is part of Pittsburgh's "new energy" sector and a success story for Pittsburgh's approach to economic development.
BPLG is a Smart Grid technology company dedicated to leading the transformation of energy efficiency and reliability. The company provides software solutions and services to electric utilities enabling an intelligent grid to more efficiently manage load, integrate distributed energy resources, improve service reliability and optimize cost and capital productivity. BPLG partners with local utilities, ISPs, equipment suppliers and financiers to create end-to-end solutions integrating the best in software, communications, hardware and managed services to aggressively deploy our solutions around the world. Part of the clean technology sector of the electric utility industry, our applications provide the critical foundation for a coordinated, intelligent grid to deliver energy more efficiently for a greener environment.
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