Envision Charlotte is a public-private initiative launched in 2010 to reduce energy consumption in commercial buildings.

Collaborators on the smart water project include:

·         CH2M Hill is managing the entire project

·         Itron is providing water communication modules, the network infrastructure, cloud services and data aggregation

·         Verizon will gather the water usage data from a network of machine-to-machine (M2M) devices and transport near real-time information to kiosks utilizing its 4G LTE network

·         Siemens is providing project support

"Working collaboratively -- cities, utilities, governments, private sector businesses and technology partners -- we can transform the way the energy and water is consumed and managed," said Mark deVere-White, senior vice president of Itron North America. "As smart city initiatives like Charlotte’s  continue to expand, the convergence of energy and water data under a unified, common platform will simplify this transformation and help shape a sustainable future."

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