New System Orders

February 27, 1997, Wayzata, MN....Cannon Technologies Inc. is pleased to announce that a number of new system orders are being installed during the first quarter of 1997:

Farmers Electric Cooperative, Inc. of Clovis, New Mexico
Controlling oil and irrigation wells, and performing extensive remote metering. Using DLC. Farmer's new manager, Tom Husted, had installed a DLC system previously as manager of Lane-Scott REC in Dighton, Kansas. Total system rollout planned.

United Power Inc. of Brighton Colorado
Voltage reduction, automated administration of a FLEX-Demand style rate for large commercial/industrial. First phase includes three subs. Using DLC.

Orcas Power & Light of East Sound, Washinton (San Juan Islands)
Controlling water heaters and some space heat at residential cabins primarily for reducing load on submarine cables. Using DLC, total system coverage. Some residential AMR. System shares communication channels with existing ILEX SCADA system.

San Luis Valley Coop of Monte Vista, Colorado
Will control irrigation wells and some residential water heat with DLC. Planning DLC AMR of irrigation and some load survey, plus SCADA for substations using Harris D-20 RTUs. Notable feature is use of Nova Net satellite for bulk communication to the substations.

Duncan Valley Electric Coop of Duncan, Arizona
First phase of system includes DLC communication at one sub (two separate bus voltages). AMR including service disconnect. Read some meters at over 30 line miles out.

United Electric Cooperative of Savannah, Missouri
Controlling water heaters (DLC), possibly space heat (heat pump resistance coils). Plan some AMR for high-cost reads, and some load survey for research.

For more information contact:
Jim Losleben
Director of Business Development
Cannon Technologies, Inc.
1212 E. Wayzata Blvd.
Wayzata, MN 55391
jim@cannontech.com
651.686.9547