Enporion Customers Awarded $247 Million in Smart Grid Grants
Tampa, FL – December 2, 2009 – Enporion, e-marketplace to the utility industry, has several utility
customers who were awarded over $247 million dollars of the $3.4 billion in government grants that will
help build a smart grid. The grants range from $400,000 to $200 million, and will go to 100 companies,
utilities, manufacturers, cities and other partners in 49 states. Primarily the projects are focused on the
areas of Advanced Metering, Customer Information Systems and improvements to the electrical
infrastructure. The utilities are buyers in the Enporion e-marketplace where electronic procurement and
sourcing are offered in a Software-as-a-Service environment.
Enporion’s headquarters are in Florida, the state that had the largest increase in advanced metering
penetration, from less than one percent in 2006 to 10.4 percent in 2008, according to a report from the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Institute for Electric Efficiency. Suppliers are lining up to
transact electronically with the utilities. Itron, Landis+Gyr and GE are leading in deals for next-gen smart
meter contracts according to the report.
About Enporion
Enporion is the e-marketplace to the utility industry buyers and suppliers. The company offers supply
chain management solutions and services that focus on providing strategic e-sourcing and eprocurement software solutions, and related professional services. Enporion’s customers in the gas and
electric utilities, manufacturing and distribution industries represent over $100 billion in annual
revenues and $10 billion in spend. Enporion’s Supply Chain Manager® includes electronic RFx, eauctions, e-procurement, catalog management, supplier on-boarding, spend reporting, and contract
management, all delivered in a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) environment.