High Profile Smart Grid Technology Companies Confirm Participation in Municipal Smart Grid Summit

June 2, 2011 - PRLog -- GREENVILLE, S.C. - Municipal Smart Grid Summit (MSGS) has announced Best Buy, Avnet Technology Solutions, Honeywell, Trilliant, Elster Solutions, S&C Electric, SK Telecom Americas, Ecobee, Synaptitude Consulting, Utiliworks, Pay-Near-Me, SD Myers, Tropos Networks and Aviat Networks  as recently added participating vendors at the 2011 MSGS being held in Bonita Springs, Florida July 25th-July 27th, 2011 at the Grand Hyatt Resort.

These participating vendors will join the likes of event sponsors GE Digital Energy, AT&T, Landis+Gyr, Ambient Corporation, Grid 2020, IBEC and other industry leaders more at the only event that focuses exclusively on the needs of the Municipal Utilities. MSGS will host 100 of the most forward thinking Municipal Utility Executives with representatives from all over the country bringing them together with leading smart grid technology executives to determine the needs of the utilities as well as discuss the current and future direction of the smart grid industry.

"We already had some great sponsors lined up for the event, but with the addition of Best Buy, Honeywell, Avnet, S&C Electric  just to name a few, it shows us that the vendors understand the influential  role that Municipal Utilities play in the overall adoption of smart grid initiatives within the electric utility industry" explained, Bill Booth, General Manager of MSGS.

The MSGS event has a unique format focused on business development through private boardroom meetings where 100+ Electric Utility Municipal Executives aggregate to discuss the latest technological advances and solutions in Smart Grid technologies, with participating Summit vendors. Smart Grid technology companies interested in developing business with US Municipal Utilities should contact Colin Martin at Cmartin@munismartgrid.com or by phone at (864) 751-4812.

For Information Contact: Spencer Bisgaard
Email: Sbisgaard@munismartgrid.com