Emera Maine Chooses DVI for Voltage Optimization Project

RICHMOND, Va., July 27, 2017

"This project will help us gain the knowledge of how this technology can maximize the life of our existing equipment and respond to peak demand in a smarter way through more efficient energy use," said Robert Belliveau, Vice President, Engineering & Operations, Emera Maine. "Voltage optimization has the potential to deliver significant cost savings for our customers. We look forward to working with DVI on this important project."

Hampden, Maine was chosen as the project site by the utility to take advantage of the varied physical and customer characteristics of these circuits. The project will enable Emera Maine to gain insight into the impacts of voltage reduction on energy savings and peak shaving under multiple conditions and support additional distributed generation.

"DVI is proud to be working with Emera Maine on this project, which will be the first its kind in this region," said Todd Headlee, Executive Director, DVI. "Emera Maine will join our other utility customers who have successfully leveraged their existing AMI infrastructure and the DVI EDGE® platform to deliver reliable energy savings every single day to their customers."

About DVI

DVI is the leading provider of Volt/VAR optimization technology, providing solutions for energy efficiency, demand response, Volt/VAR control, and system reliability. DVI's patented approach plans, manages and validates utilities' grid optimization programs while delivering significant savings to both utilities and their customers (U.S. patents 8437883, 8577510, 9354641, 9563218, 9582020, and other U.S. and international patents pending). For more information about DVI, visit www.dvigridsolutions.com.

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