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News Release
Contact:
Jerome Yakel
Cooper Power Systems
Office: 262-691-8271
E-mail: jerome.yakel@cooperindustries.com
Cooper Power Systems to Offer Wireless Smart Grid Sensor Devices
Verizon Network Certified products leverage both companies’ technologies to help improve electric grid
efficiency
Waukesha, WI, February 9, 2011 – Cooper Power Systems, a division of Cooper Industries, Ltd.
(NYSE: CBE) announced today that two of its smart grid sensor devices are Verizon Network Certified
and available for sale to electric utilities. Using these products, utilities can easily receive the system
performance data necessary to help efficiently operate their electrical grids—thereby, reducing the need
for on-site inspections while also identifying and solving problems that could cause outages or increase
system energy losses.
―Cooper Power Systems continues to invest in the Smart Grid with advanced energy services software
and intelligent device solutions — such as our smart sensor technology, that help to cost-effectively
communicate a utility’s system performance information from the grid,‖ stated Tom Pitstick, vice
president and general manager of the Energy Automation Solutions business unit at Cooper Power
Systems. ―Our work with Verizon shows they share the Smart Grid vision of providing integrated
communications solutions to utilities as well as enabling them to leverage existing communication
infrastructures to efficiently gather information from their distribution system.‖
―Together with Cooper Power Systems, Verizon can bring utility companies the best-in-breed technology
that takes advantage of the Verizon Wireless network,‖ said Michael Brander, vice president, enterprise
sales for Verizon Wireless. ―The two network certified products are just one of the ways we are helping
these companies be more productive.‖
Cooper Power Systems will initially offer two Verizon Network Certified products — an OutageAdvisor™
Fault Location and Detection Solution and a VARAdvisor™ Capacitor Bank Maintenance Solution. The
OutageAdvisor™ Fault Location and Detection Solution transmits the location and other detailed
information about fault conditions over the Verizon Wireless network. This solution capability helps a
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utility to increase grid reliability and reduce the need for current costly, time-consuming methods that
identify fault locations. The VARAdvisor™ Capacitor Bank Maintenance Solution helps a utility to save
time and money by improving the overall energy efficiency of their grid by monitoring the status of fuses
on distribution capacitor banks and notifying the utility of a fuse failure, so they can quickly identify the
failure, replace the fuse, and get the capacitor bank back online—reducing losses. Cooper Power
Systems smart sensor solutions improve system reliability, increase utility productivity, and reduce
energy losses.
Editor’s Note: For additional information, contact Correy Robertson at (412) 394-6611 or
correy.robertson@bm.com.
Cooper Power Systems: Commitment to Smart Grid
Cooper Power Systems has long been a provider of comprehensive reliability and productivity solutions
for utility, commercial, and industrial customers. The Energy Automation Solutions (EAS) group within
Cooper Power Systems is a leading provider of innovative smart grid technologies and solutions that
enable customers to optimize their electrical grid performance. These solutions include Advanced
Metering Infrastructure (AMI), Demand Response (DR), Smart Sensors, Power Systems Engineering
Software and Services, Substation Automation, and Feeder Automation.
About Cooper Power Systems
Cooper Power Systems, Inc., with 2010 revenues of approximately $1.2 billion, is a division of Cooper
Industries plc (NYSE: CBE). Cooper Power Systems is a global manufacturer of world-class power
delivery and reliability solutions for the electrical and industrial markets. Through its Energy Automation
Solutions group, it is also a leading provider of software, communications and integration solutions that
enable customers to increase productivity, improve system reliability, and reduce costs. For more
information, please visit www.cooperpower.com or www.cooperpowereas.com.
About Cooper Industries
Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE) is a global electrical products manufacturer with 2010 revenues of
$5.1 billion. Founded in 1833, Cooper's sustained success is attributable to a constant focus on
innovation, evolving business practices while maintaining the highest ethical standards and meeting
customer needs. The Company has seven operating divisions with leading market positions and worldclass products and brands including: Bussmann electrical and electronic fuses; Crouse-Hinds and
CEAG explosion-proof electrical equipment; Halo and Metalux lighting fixtures; and Kyle and McGrawEdison power systems products. With this broad range of products, Cooper is uniquely positioned for
several long-term growth trends including the global infrastructure build-out, the need to improve the
reliability and productivity of the electric grid, the demand for higher energy-efficient products and the
need for improved electrical safety. In 2010 fifty-nine percent of total sales were to customers in the
industrial and utility end-markets and thirty-nine percent of total sales were to customers outside the
United States. Cooper has manufacturing facilities in 21 countries as of 2010. For more information, visit
the website at www.cooperindustries.com.
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