The City of Florence Electricity Department has signed a contract with Landis+Gyr to deploy advanced metering and Mesh IP network technology across its service territory. The utility will install Landis+Gyr's Gridstream® platform for advanced metering and grid edge intelligence to more than 43,000 residential and 6,000 commercial customers. Gridstream's flexible network design allows the City of Florence to use Landis+Gyr's omni-carrier cellular for data backhaul, while meters and other devices operate on an RF Mesh IP network.

The utility plans to begin the first phase of deployment in January, with project completion scheduled for August 2025. The utility is also focusing on reliability improvements that will utilize voltage management, power quality metrics and OMS integration. Gridstream will also enable demand response and EV management programs.