FierceSmartGrid Announces List of Fierce 5 Smart Grid Utility Leaders of 2011

WASHINGTON, DC – September 28, 2011 – FierceSmartGrid (http://www.FierceSmartGrid.com) today announced a new “Fierce 5” list, recognizing companies for smart grid leadership. The editors at FierceSmartGrid, with input from industry executives and analysts, selected the winners based on their vision, innovation, time to deploy, technology, and the potential to take the next steps needed to advance the industry, as well as percentage of smart meters deployed compared to service territory size.

FierceSmartGrid is a weekly email newsletter tracking the latest developments in smart grid technology and news. More than 7,000 CTOs and technical infrastructure decision makers rely on the publication for a quick, authoritative briefing on the week’s top stories, including new trends and technologies.

“We carefully evaluated numerous organizations looking for those that we thought were worthy of distinction,” said Barbara Vergetis Lundin, Editor of FierceSmartGrid. “Each company was selected for its potential to have a profound impact both on the industry as well as consumers.”

A profile of each of the "Fierce 5" companies is available on the FierceSmartGrid Web site at http://www.fiercesmartgrid.com/special-reports.

The 2011 Fierce 5 winners are:

1. Austin Energy
2. Pacific Gas & Electric
3. Portland General Electric
4. Sal River Project
5. San Diego Gas & Electric

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