Ameren Missouri and Nexant host webinar on Utility DSM Business Process Management Best Practices

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 19, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nexant, a leading provider of software and service solutions for utilities announced today that it will host a live complimentary webinar titled, "Digitizing TRMs –Taking Utility Measure Data to the Cloud" on Wednesday, January 20th, from 9:00 am to 10:00 am Pacific Time. The webinar will offer expert advice from Laureen Welikson, Senior Consultant Energy Efficiency Evaluation & Strategy, Ameren Missouri and Nexant on how to drive effective and transparent measure data management for utility DSM programs.

"Utilities and state regulators are increasingly looking to leverage an easier, more effective and secure software automation approach that is capable of streamlining end-to-end DSM business processes including capturing, organizing and managing a comprehensive set of energy efficiency measures," stated Joel Riciputi, Vice President, Product Marketing, Nexant. "In this webinar Ameren and Nexant will explore how purpose-built software applications can help utilities streamline the maintenance and management of the complete set of DSM measures used in their programs."

The webinar will reveal common utility challenges with manual approaches, key benefits of a digital, cloud-based strategy and how this is being automated through new measure data management software.

This informative webinar will specifically cover:

• How to make technical reference database management easier, more effective, accurate and consistent to confidently report and meet compliance requirements
• How to leverage a new software enabled approach to cost-effectively manage measure values used in state technical reference manuals (TRMs)

"We are thrilled to be a valued partner of Nexant and to work closely with them on the next stage in effectively managing DSM initiatives including our program measures database, said Greg Lovett, Manager, Energy Efficiency at Ameren Missouri. The Nexant iEnergy platform provides Ameren with robust, automated measure data management capabilities to streamline the maintenance and updates of technical reference data across our DSM program portfolio. The cloud-based system also helps improve the accuracy and streamline our regulatory reporting."

About Nexant

Nexant offers a comprehensive suite of best-in-class energy enterprise software platforms that transform utility business processes and enable implementation of smart grid, clean energy, and demand management initiatives. Nexant software helps utilities embrace a customer-centric model that aligns strategic planning, grid operations, and demand side management to improve customer engagement, boost operational efficiency, reduce risk, and achieve superior business results.

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