UPA and U-SNAP Alliance Develop Partnership
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Universal Powerline Association (UPA) & U-SNAP Alliance Develop Partnership to Collaborate on Providing Smart Grid Consumer Product Solutions
The U-SNAP Alliance was formed by a group of utility industry leaders to create a low cost connector standard to enable consumer products to communicate with any vendor's smart meter. www.usnap.org
Under the agreement, the UPA and U-SNAP will cooperate with each other to support each group’s activities and to share information to the mutual benefit of the two organizations’ memberships and overall objectives. A primary focus will be on the creation of U-SNAP based powerline solutions for connecting U-SNAP devices over the grid to the meter and beyond.
“This collaboration will combine the technical and marketing capabilities of both organizations to successfully meet market challenges and to further enhance interoperable and coexistent powerline networking technologies for the benefit of consumers worldwide” stated Daniel Drolet, Chairman of the UPA.
"The U-SNAP Alliance looks forward to working closely with the UPA to ensure the support for, and promotion of, the bridging of UPA Global Powerline Technologies with U-SNAP Smart Grid and Energy Aware Consumer Products," said Jon Rappaport, Chairman of U-SNAP Alliance.
The UPA and U-SNAP Alliance will be announcing additional technical efforts & results in the coming weeks. Global Utilities, Appliance Manufacturers, Meter Manufacturers and other interested parties are invited to be a part of the effort by joining the UPA’s Utility Commission. Retailers are also encouraged to participate through the UPA’s Retail Advisory Council.
