SWECO TO STUDY HOURLY READING OF ELECTRICITY METERS

SWECO TO STUDY HOURLY READING OF ELECTRICITY METERS 

For the past year, all electricity customers in Sweden have the right to monthly
reading of their electricity meters. Now it may be time to go one step further.
The Energy Markets Inspectorate has been commissioned to explore the
opportunities for hourly metering - a study in which the inspectorate has turned
to Sweco's energy experts for assistance. 


“We are very pleased to have won the contract, which is naturally a major
acknowledgement of Sweco's expertise in the Swedish and Nordic electricity
market. Experience from other countries shows that hourly metering has excellent
results since the customers can more easily monitor and reduce their own
consumption,” says Eva Nygren, President of Sweco Sweden. 

Sweco and the Energy Markets Inspectorate will study the extent to which the
existing technical solutions can handle hourly meter reading and what upgrades
may be necessary. Together with the client and an external reference group, the
relevant costs and socioeconomic benefits will then be identified.

The results of Sweco's assignment will be ready during the summer. 

Facts:

• As of 1 July 2009, all electricity customers will be billed monthly on the
basis of actual meter values in accordance with a decision by the Swedish
parliament. 
• Sweden's electricity distributors have chosen to meet this requirement by
investing in different types of technical systems for automatic meter reading
(AMR). These systems have different levels of performance and therefore also
varying capacity to meet new requirements for hourly metering and reporting.
• Several other countries have chosen to demand more frequent metering than in
Sweden and have already decided on requirements for hourly metering and
reporting. This has been done with the insight that energy conservation measures
are encouraged if the customers have access to this information.

For additional information contact:
Peter Fritz, Assignment Manager at Sweco, telephone +46 (0)8-695 14 40,
peter.fritz@sweco.se
Rebecka Gunner, Corporate Communications Director, Sweco Sweden, telephone +46
(8) 695 66 75 rebecka.gunner@sweco.se


Sweco is an international consulting group with combined expertise in
engineering, environmental technology and architecture. Sweco has 5,200
employees and recorded annual sales of more than SEK 5.3 billion in 2009. The
company has projects currently underway in some 90 countries worldwide. Sweco is
listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm AB

The information contained herein may be subject to the disclosure requirements
in the Swedish Securities Exchange and Clearing Operations Act and/or the
Financial Instruments Trading Act.