Triacta Wins Conservation Award

The Ontario Power Authority has recognized Triacta, the Rainbow District School Board and the Dearness Conservation Program with a Certificate of Recognition for energy efficiency at Valley View Public School, in Sudbury, Ontario.  Valley View Public School is a model for sustainable development and is a flagship school for environmental efficiency.  As part of its comprehensive conservation initiatives, the Rainbow District School Board has installed Triacta smart meters in five of its school, including Valley View. 

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Product News

The Choice is Yours
Which current transformer do you prefer? Maybe you like the low cost and easy installation of a milliamp. Or does a five amp's long life attract you?

Now you can choose either one without compromising on quality. Triacta has just received approval from Measurement Canada to install five amp current transformers, right along with our state-of-the-art milliamp transformers.

So go ahead. Choose. And feel good knowing you have Triacta's quality and innovation behind you every step of the way.

Good Business

Hydro Ottawa Selects Triacta for Condo and Apartment Smart Metering Project
Triacta smart meters allow Utilities responding to new provincial legislation to avoid high re-wiring costs and physical space limitations.

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Growing Demands for Green in the Desert
Triacta to capitalize on development boom in Middle East

Triacta has partnered with a company in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to distribute Triacta’s leading smart meter technology for multi-tenant buildings in this growing market.   Brayan Sabanz, Technical Equipment Trading Co., based in Dubai, will distribute Triacta products in the Middle East.

Dubai is one of the fastest growing economies in the world and is presently experiencing a massive construction boom.  In a recent report issued by the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, the demand for energy increased 24 percent in 2007, more than double the increased demand in 2006 (11 percent).  For the most part, new commercial and residential development is driving the increase in power consumption.

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FROM THE CEO

Getting the Most from Your Smart Meter
Extracting value from smart meters in multi-tenant buildings
Rob Brennan, President & CEO
Triacta

There has been a lot of hype over the benefits of smart metering for multi-tenant buildings such as condominiums, apartments and commercial buildings.  However, to extract the real value from smart meters, consumers need information that can help them to make wiser decisions and ultimately change bad energy-use intensive habits.

Getting more from your meter
Most utilities and billing companies provide consumers with time-of-use information in one-hour increments.  This is simply insufficient – hourly information does not provide the detail needed for consumers to understand their own consumption patterns.  While the hourly-increment approach reduces the amount of data collected and simplifies the billing process, it actually conceals useful information that would be of great benefit to consumers.

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