FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 23, 1997
Minneapolis, Minnesota

U.S. Power Awarded Cooperative Research Network Contract

U.S. POWER HAS BEEN AWARDED a contract by the Cooperative Research Network, a Service of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), for the design of a Low-Cost Automation/ Telecommunications System specifically suited to the needs of the electric cooperatives.

The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) represents the nation’s 1,000 consumer-owned rural electric power systems. U.S. Power will work with the rural cooperatives to design a system that will meet their requirements with respect to SCADA, distribution automation, automatic meter reading, and other functions.

U.S. Power, founded in 1992, is part of the Sinesonics group of companies and is dedicated to the development of products that address the cross-functional requirements of the power utility industry.