Siemens Teams with eMeter for Smart Grid Global Centers of Competence

Partnership provides best practice expertise for smart energy services
worldwide

ORLANDO, Fla., June 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Siemens Energy has partnered
with eMeter, a leading provider in Smart Grid management software, to
introduce the first three Global Centers of Competence dedicated to supporting
the growing demand for smart energy services. Designed to facilitate the
transition from the existing infrastructure to an advanced Smart Grid, the
centers will provide new and existing customers with the expertise to
understand, deploy and extract maximum value from their Smart Grid investment.
The centers will be located in Houston, Texas, U.S.; Vienna, Austria; and
Nottingham, England.

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"Forming the very foundation of the Smart Grid, meter data management (MDM)
enables utilities to effectively manage the enormous amounts of data that will
become available with the mass deployment of smart meters," stated Ron Jarvis,
Director of Metering Services Americas at Siemens Energy. "EnergyIP(TM) is the
best-in-class MDM platform from eMeter Corporation and it provides the
flexibility and scalability to meet the challenges of our customers."

Each center is staffed with industry experts from Siemens and eMeter,
providing customers with personalized guidance to design, deploy and operate
their Smart Grid initiatives and meet business goals. Utilizing best-practice
implementation technologies, products and business process automation
techniques, the centers will provide complete smart service solutions to
international customers. The Houston, Texas, center will be serving the
Americas, the Vienna, Austria, center will be serving mainland Europe and the
Nottingham, England, center will serve the rest of the world.

"Siemens' strong position across the energy value chain is the perfect
complement to our expertise in advanced data management, creating a focal
point for best practices that enable utilities to deliver the full promise of
the Smart Grid and reap maximum rewards," said Cree Edward, CEO of eMeter.
"These centers give us the mobility to expand our ecosystem of technology
solutions and offer global support for our services on the ground."

The Siemens Energy Sector is the world's leading supplier of a complete
spectrum of products, services and solutions for the generation, transmission
and distribution of power and for the extraction, conversion and transport of
oil and gas. In fiscal 2008 (ended September 30), the Energy Sector had
revenues of approximately EUR22.6 billion and received new orders totaling
approximately EUR33.4 billion and posted a profit of EUR1.4 billion. On
September 30, 2008, the Energy Sector had a work force of approximately
83,500. Further information is available at: www.siemens.com/energy.

About eMeter:
With over 24 million meters under contract, eMeter enables electric, gas and
water utilities to realize the full benefits of their AMI and Smart Grid
initiatives, through the eMeter Smart Grid Management software suite. eMeter's
experienced professional services team can help ensure project success, as
well as provide strategic consulting services for meter data management,
advanced metering and demand response. www.emeter.com.

SOURCE Siemens Energy

Monika Wood, Media Relations of Siemens Energy, Inc. Power Distribution
Division, +1-407-455-2076, or monika.wood@siemens.com