Hence, the company has launched and operated its Energy Platform for utilities large and small, investor-owned and public power, in the U.S and across the world.

“Our secure IPv6 network solutions has delivered over 20 million Silver Spring-enabled devices, which our utility partners rely on, in concert with our software and services, to improve energy management and efficiency,” explains Bell. For instance, Guelph Hydro a sustainable energy producing company dealt with the government mandates for energy reduction and rollout of time-of-use pricing. The company wanted to exceed the requirements, and needed a smart grid infrastructure that would support Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) and achieve its criteria to modernize its energy network. Guelph Hydro also wanted the platform to support hardware and software from a variety of smart grid providers – to avoid being locked into a proprietary solution and to ensure compatibility with existing devices and applications. Silver Spring’s IPv6 network gave them an open, standards-based platform fully interoperable with third-party products and services. In field testing of the AMI, the utility was “blown away” by the speed of the network. Silver Spring’s advanced metering technology enabled Guelph to gather more than 98 percent of its meter data in less than an hour and a half.

Our vision is to create a world where everything is connected and networked

“Our success can be attributed to three essential elements – the vision, persistence, and dedication of our employees; the relationships we have with our customers and partners; and innovation,” stresses Bell.
Over a decade ago, Silver Spring helped various energy organizations achieve better grid reliability and service. Today the company is bringing the multi-application IPv6 platforms to cities to overcome some of their biggest challenges – whether it’s healthy and safety, economic, efficiency and reliability, or energy and sustainability focused. “Our vision is to create a world where everything is connected and networked,” concludes Bell.