GE Energy Smart Meters Empower Swedish Consumers to BetterManage Energy Use

Gothenburg Energy to Install 90,000 GE Smart Meters
COLOGNE, Germany--(Business Wire)--
To provide consumers with information to better manage utility costs, Gothenburg
Energy has ordered and will deploy 90,000 GE smart meters.

The project will meet a Swedish government mandate, which requires all utilities
to have an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) in place by June 1, 2009. The
new meters will provide the utility with real-time data access.

"We are very impressed by the functionality and quality of the GE Smart Meter,"
said Tomas Arnewid, AMI project manager for Gothenburg Energy. "We look forward
to installing GE`s polyphase meter, as well."

Gothenburg Energy, Western Sweden`s leading energy company, is the first utility
in Europe to implement a ZigBee-based communications infrastructure for a full
rollout of an AMI system, which is focused on electricity, but is planned to
include district heating, gas and water meters in the near future.

ZigBee is economical wireless mesh networking. The low cost allows this
technology to be deployed widely, and its low power usage allows smaller
batteries to have a longer life. ZigBee mesh networking provides higher
reliability at a larger range.

"With the new AMI system in place, Gothenburg Energy will be able to provide
accurate monthly bills, even down to daily consumption," said Diarmaid
Mulholland, general manager, GE Energy Services Europe. "This allows customers
to be better informed about their actual consumption and then adapt their energy
usage accordingly."

GE is supplying the meters to NURI Telecom Co. Ltd., which will then install
them for Gothenburg Energy as part of the overall AMI-system. Installation will
be completed by the end of May.

About GE Energy

GE Energy (www.ge.com/energy) is one of the world`s leading suppliers of power
generation and energy delivery technologies, with 2008 revenue of $29.3 billion.
Based in Atlanta, Georgia, GE Energy works in all areas of the energy industry
including coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear energy; renewable resources such as
water, wind, solar and biogas; and other alternative fuels. Numerous GE Energy
products are certified under ecomagination, GE`s corporate-wide initiative to
aggressively bring to market new technologies that will help customers meet
pressing environmental challenges.

About GE

GE is a diversified global infrastructure, finance and media company that is
built to meet essential world needs. From energy, water, transportation and
health to access to money and information, GE serves customers in more than 100
countries and employs more than 300,000 people worldwide. For more information,
visit the company's Web site at http://www.ge.com. GE is Imagination at Work.

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